Chapter 193 - New (2/2)
”People can easily misinterpret those words.”
”Indeed, they can. But, the ones involved know exactly what I mean.”
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Following morning
Allen half expected to see a letter stating that he went back on his word and to return Lyn. But, there was no such thing. Why is it not here? Surely they've sent it. His family has many residences in the Snow Kingdom; perhaps the letter is in one of those locations?
”What are you doing here?”
”Spending time with you, I am your fiance.”
Well, he does understand that but, ”You must rest, you're still sick.”
”I feel better,” Lyn sat down beside him, ”Are you sleepy?”
”No,” no sooner had those words escaped his lips, did he feel his eyelids turn heavy and a yawn followed shortly after. Damn, he must look like a fool to her.
Lyn laughed, ”You're sleepy, aren't you? Sleep for a bit.”
Sleep? His gaze landed on the doc.u.ments on the table and then back at Lyn. He might as well, Allen puts the papers down. ”You shall join me.”
”Um? What?” the girl laughed awkwardly, ”I didn't know you would...”
Allen immediately understood the meaning behind her awkwardness, ”I did not mean it that way, you have not had sufficient rest after speaking with him, correct?”
”Last night, I just let him sleep. He seemed tired.”
So that's why she doesn't want to sleep beside him. Allen supposed it was only natural, ”Then, I shall borrow your lap.”
Lyn suddenly turned shy, and Allen blinked. ”Can't I?” he didn't want to do anything she didn't like or made her uncomfortable.
”No, it's just I confessed last night so...”
He's never seen Lyn like this. From now on, instead of those awkward silences, will he see more of her like this? Allen wouldn't mind that. For the longest time, he has been thinking of what he can do to fix his relationship with Lyn. Unfortunately, no matter how much he thought about it. Allen couldn't come up with anything. It always felt like there was a barrier between them. A barrier he could not break, no matter how much time passes by.
Allen laid his head down on the girl's lap, and no sooner had he done so did he feel Lyn's hands caressing his hair. A content sigh escaped his lips. While the two of them seldom got affectionate over the last few years. Once in a while, they would do something like this. As far as intimacy is involved, this is as far as he has gotten with her. It's quite shameful to admit.
”Allen, are we still okay?”
”Of course.”
”I'm worried,” Lyn murmured, ”Those rumors, what do your family think?”
His family? Allen recalled his grandmother's sudden change of attitude and the other uneasy relatives. He can't tell her that. ”They are fine; Grandma thinks it's a fling,” Allen said. After he eased her anger, anyway. At first, it was hard to convince her. His family members are showing contempt on the situation.
When they first heard the news, they remained calm. Everybody thought it was just like the previous case with that Prince. However, as more time went by, they most likely saw what was going on. Anybody who saw how those two interacted with each other would understand.
”My dear,” Allen called out.
”What's wrong?”
”If my family were against you because of this matter, would you blame me?”
Lyn paused but shook her head, ”I understand their concerns, I mean it's only natural to be uneasy...,” she trailed off, ”They are?”
”I apologize.”
”Don't, the two of us are terrible at communicating with each other. I understand very well.”