Chapter 680 - I Tried, But I Cant (1/2)

Rune was busy fiddling with something on a garden bench when he saw his brother enter their mansion's courtyard. He raised his face and smiled broadly.

”So, what happened? I heard from Jan about the rain last night. Did your plan work?” he asked in a cheerful voice.

London just frowned and shook his head. ”Not even close. Somehow it's very hard, to tell the truth to L. Even though I've tried.”

”What happened?” Rune asked attentively. London, who was close to his youngest brother, was always open to Rune. Without hesitation, he told him about the problem. He was not sure that Rune would be able to help, but there was no harm in telling his younger brother to lighten his burden a little.

Runes only shook his head in response to London's story. He understood his brother had missed the right moment to open up about his true identity to L.

L had already had a certain view of her brother, and the girl had made it clear that she didn't like being lied to. All his brother's virtue as a responsible, hardworking, and honest man would just vanish if L felt that she was lied to.

Uhm... hardworking? Wait... London hardly ever pulled a finger, though. All the 'hard work' was done by his staff and people who worked under him.

All his lies, even if they were small and not fatal, would acc.u.mulate and made L doubt his character. As soon as L found out about London's lies, he would assume everything the man was doing was a lie, and she didn't know which ones were the truth, and which ones were lies.

The consequences must be horrifying!

”You must come clean to her as soon as possible ...” said Rune. ”I've never had a girlfriend, but I know that women don't like being lied to. The longer you wait, the worse it will get.”

”You think I don't know that?” London grumbled. ”I have tried to be honest with her twice. TWICE. The first one, I was really unlucky. I had poured out my heart's contents, but apparently, she was not listening. She was listening to music through her earphones. Then, after she said she was willing to marry me, I tried again to tell her who I was ... but ... you know, she said very firmly that she would never forgive me if I ever lied to her. For her, lying is a grave offense. I can't risk making her upset and stressed. L is b.r.e.a.s.tfeeding, and Lily still in critical condition ... Do you understand my point of view? I can't harm both of them.”

”Then how long will you cover your identity?” asked Rune in surprise.

”I will wait for the right time. At least, after Lily becomes healthy and can drink the immortality potion. I will tell the truth to L when she is in a good mood. As long as she is still thinking about the Swann family and her parents' killers ... I can't rest.”

L would be devastated because she felt cheated. She might get furious. London could accept L's anger and suffer the consequences. He was willing to be hated or punished or even beaten if that could make L satisfied, but he was still horrified by what happened last week. L was furious when he learned that London was monitoring her and installed a camera in their apartment.

The incident made L angry and stressed so that Lily was born much earlier. London did not have the heart to make L experience a similar situation, so he was always cautious now.

He was willing to wait until L was ready to accept the truth until Lily was healthy and their family situation was safe. As an Alchemist, he was never in a hurry.

”What if it takes years until L is ready to accept your honesty?” asked Rune curiously.

”I have no problem with that. L is still very young herself. She is not yet 20 years old ... even if I need ten years to wait for her to be ready, I think it's okay ...” London answered in a confident voice.