Chapter 345 - The Kidnap Part 3 (2/2)
'...He's already becoming attached.'
Only a few minutes have gone by, and he's already making future plans. How stupid is he? But, he does want to keep coming here. The two of them sat and spoke for a bit before he headed out again. Lyn tugged on the edge of his sleeves.
”Brother, can I have a hug?”
Maybe that was the first time he looked into her eyes properly since he got here. Since he didn't see it before. This girl is very lonely; in this place, she doesn't have anybody but herself to rely on. Zepher pulled her into his arms. ”I'll come back tonight.”
”Really?”
”Yes, don't wait up for me, though, and sleep.”
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Present
But Lyn did just the opposite, on that first night and the nights afterwards. She would always wait up for him. So Zepher stopped telling her when he would come by. That way she could sleep and then he could surprise her too. When Zepher opened his eyes, he felt a warm hand on his forehead. It belonged to Lyn; she was looking at him with a worried look in her eyes.
”Brother Zepher?”
”...What are you doing here?”
”Brother, you have a fever. So I thought I'd take care of you.”
A fever? Does he? That's unusual. Zepher tried to get up from his chair, but unfortunately, he couldn't move. Lyn extended her hand out. ”I'll help you up, brother.”
”Yeah.”
Eventually, they made their way over to his bed. Zepher laid down, and a deep sigh passed his lips. His entire body felt heavy; it didn't feel like his own body at all. Crud, when was the last time he fell sick like this? How inconvenient.
His thoughts broke when he felt a cold towel on his forehead. ”Hey, Lyn…”
”Hmmm?”
”Sorry about earlier.”
Lyn shook her head, ”No, I was a bit surprised. I want to confirm it, though. Brother Zepher, you like me?”
It surprised Zepher how casually she asked and how casually he responded. ”Yeah.”
”As a woman and not your sister?”
”Yeah.”
”I thought as much,” Lyn laughed. ”I mean, you did kiss me before you left!”
Hah, so he already gave it away back then? ”You didn't push me away.”
”Well, as long as you didn't do anything unreasonable like earlier, I wouldn't.”
This entire thing is messed up. When he first saw her again yesterday, she looked so vulnerable and like a little child. But, of course, she is no longer like that. So much time has changed since they last saw each other after all. Honestly, Zepher never had any intention of telling her his feelings. Even when he learned they were not siblings, he didn't think to do anything about these emotions of his.
The fact that he remains alive in this world is already a blessing enough. He should have died a long time ago. But he survived. He was raised as a Prince of a prestigious family. He lived a wealthy life; he received opportunities that people would only dream of having.
Why would he expect anything more? Back then, he pushed away these feelings as much as he could. It was controllable then. But after not seeing her for so long - and what's more, she's a grown-up now. Zepher cursed. This entire thing is so stupid. Why is he having such strange thoughts? Now he understood why Andrew kept Lyn away from him initially. That man has a peculiar foresight whenever it comes to these things. Andrew must have realized that something would happen.