Ciel could only sigh to himself as he watched Charlie leave the house without any hesitation at all. He contemplated following her, but his feet were stuck to the ground after hearing her words.
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'I only wanted what's best for you,' Ciel thought to himself. Admittedly, he did agree that he had been a bit controlling in some aspects of her life, but that's because he knew the long-term effects of boxing on someone's health and the past she had to endure. Not only that, they had been together for almost three years now. He just didn't want to see her get hurt.
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Ever since they first met and started dating, Ciel has always been supportive of her. He always watches her training sessions and goes to every match that she has, cheering her on from the sidelines. He goes out of his way to help make her everyday life comfortable and easier because he knows how much trouble she had early on in her career based on her stories.
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But ever since she lost the championship belt over a year ago, Charlie has been angrier and more distant. All she cared about now was winning her matches to get another shot at being a champion. And while it's great, she's doing it in such an unhealthy way. On top of that, when Charlie lost her title as champion, she got badly hurt. It was a sight he didn't wish to see ever again.
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Reflecting back on her words just now, Ciel knew that he was being too overprotective and suffocating her, but at the same time, he didn't know what else to do since she just started pushing him away.
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Not wanting to regret anything, Ciel ran out of the house and started looking for her, scared that she might get into trouble. And apparently, he was right, as she was in the middle of a fight with a bunch of drunken men. She was holding up pretty well, but there were too many of them, and when he saw some knives on them, Ciel immediately stepped in to protect Charlie.
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Ciel is no slouch when it comes to fighting, but fighting six armed drunken men wasn't easy in the dark. As such, it was impossible for him to avoid getting stabbed, but as long as Charlie was okay, it didn't matter.
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Once he knocked them all out, he turned to worry, looking over her body for any bruises or wounds, thankful to not find any while three knives were stuck into his body.
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"Thank God, you're safe and unharmed," Ciel said softly as he pulled Charlie in for a hug.