Serena now dared not skip the medication because if she didn’t take it, she would be in agony, she had to take it. "Hayden, let me go, that... safety measures aren’t a hundred percent, for safety’s sake, I still need to take the contraceptive pills." She insisted strongly, Hayden glanced at her but didn’t plan to agree, he leaned in to kiss her cheek. But soon, Hayden sensitively noticed the change in her body, because she was slowly turning cold, stiff, like a block of stone. Hayden opened his eyes, a sharp glint quickly flashed through his deep, narrow eyes, it seemed that after she returned from Alani, whenever he touched her, she became stiff. A while back in the City of Aethelgard, he even told her harsh words, saying he didn’t want a log, and didn’t like necrophilia. He had noticed it back then, but on the last night in Aethelgard, she was passionate and fiery, completely different from the stiffness, which dispelled his doubts. Now, once more, she was as stiff as a stone. Hayden slowly let her go. Serena quickly pushed him away, jumping down from the sink, "The contraceptive pills are in the drawer in the room, I’ll go get them now." Hayden’s deep, narrow eyes, as dark as ink, fixed on her, he didn’t speak. Serena felt that he was very dangerous now, Hayden’s silent demeanor made him seem particularly profound and unfathomable. Could it be that he suspected the medication? Serena walked into the room, opened the drawer, and took out a pill, preparing to swallow it directly. But at that moment, a distinct, bony hand reached over, gripping her slender wrist firmly, Serena turned her head, directly meeting Hayden’s dangerous narrow eyes. He followed her, stopping her from taking the medicine. "Hayden, what are you doing, let me take the medicine first." Serena tried to pull back her slender wrist. Hayden looked at Serena, then at the pill, his thin lips pressed into a line, his voice coldly asking, "What is this pill?" Serena felt her heart sink, that ominous premonition just now seemed to be confirmed, he actually suspected the medication. In three years, Hayden had become like an elegant leopard walking through the jungle, as long as he sensed the slightest scent, he’d become alert, she had deceived him once, deceiving him a second time was impossible. She was about to be exposed. If he found out she had to rely on such pills to be intimate with him, he’d definitely fly into a rage, the consequences were unimaginable. Serena tried to keep calm, "It’s contraceptive pills, what’s wrong with you, let go, you’re hurting me." Hayden’s eagle-like sharp eyes fixed on her, appearing to pierce through her like an X-ray, "Serena, I’m giving you one more chance, tell me, what is this pill?" "Hayden, even if you give me a hundred or a thousand chances, I only have one answer, it’s a contraceptive pill!" Hayden gave her a deep look, then let out a low, hoarse, dark laugh from his throat, "Heh." He laughed, revealing a sinister set of white teeth. What was he thinking? Serena didn’t get to finish because Hayden extended his long fingers and took the pill from her fingertips, "Since you refuse to tell the truth, I’ll have someone test the components of this pill now, Serena, if I find out you lied to me, you’re dead!" Hayden took the pill, striding out. He was actually going to have the pill’s components tested, contraceptive and aphrodisiac pills had entirely different components, just a test and it would be exposed. "Hayden, don’t do this!" Serena followed him, stretching out her delicate arms to block his path. Hayden stopped, his handsome brows covered with a layer of frosty chill, "Serena, at this point, you still won’t tell the truth?" Serena’s long lashes fluttered chaotically, she knew she couldn’t keep this a secret, confessing now was better than him finding out. "Hayden, I’m... I’m sorry, I deceived you, this pill isn’t a contraceptive, it’s... it’s..." Serena couldn’t say it. "What is it then?" Hayden’s patience had reached its limit, he shouted at her. Serena turned pale with fear, stammering, "This pill is... an aphrodisiac..." As those three words fell, Hayden’s pupils constricted slightly, a shock filled with sheer disbelief, "What did you say?" "Hayden, let me explain, my body hasn’t recovered well after giving birth, and every time I’m with you, it hurts terribly, so... so I took this pill... ah!" Hayden strode over, grasping her creamy, fragrant shoulders with his big hands and pushing her against the wall, a layer of scarlet already spreading in his long narrow eyes, his handsome face twisted with rage, he questioned her word by word, "Serena, you now rely on this... aphrodisiac to be with me, what do you take me for?" Serena felt pain, his big hands were so forceful, nearly crushing her shoulder bones, and he was terrifying now, the dark and violent aura fully unleashed, like a beast ready to devour her in one bite. Serena could understand him, he was inherently macho, taking this pill was undoubtedly insulting him, his pride, his entire arrogance was shattered by her. But she couldn’t comfort him. There was never any outcome for her and him, his persistent entanglement with her only made both of them suffer. Better a short pain than a long one, she might as well seize the chance to cut it clean. Serena took a deep breath, then boldly looked at him with her clear eyes, not retreating, "That’s right, Hayden, now I rely on such pills to be with you, it hurts every time I’m with you, last time you hurt me, I went to the hospital and got so many stitches, it took days to recover, did you know? You didn’t know, you’re only concerned with your own comfort!" "Hayden, three years without seeing, your skills in bed have gotten lousy, I’ve always wanted to tell you, haven’t you been with countless women in the past three years, why haven’t your bedroom skills improved at all!" "And Hayden, you’ve been with so many women, your body is filthy, your heart dirty, I despise you, I don’t want to be with you at all, just thinking about you being with so many women makes me feel disgusted!" As soon as Serena’s voice dropped, Hayden suddenly grabbed her by the neck.