Chapter 1070 - The answer (1/2)

'D-did Layla just confess to me?' Was Quinn's first thought after hearing those words.

'Ah, to be young and innocent again. Quite the man you are, to force the girl to make the first step, then again, otherwise I bet you would have never realised that she liked you, even though it's been pretty obvious from the beginning if you asked me. Heck, I haven't even been with you the whole time, yet it was obvious.' Vincent teased Quinn.

Quinn still had trouble wrapping his head around it. Sure, there had been times some girls had shown interest in him in a certain manner, but those had been far more s.e.x.u.a.l than anything and could mostly be attributed to his Charm. As such, he had never regarded himself as the type to well… be popular with girls.

In his entire life he had only been confessed to by Helen before today, but even then, he was still unaware whether Helen genuinely liked him or was merely after the position he had ended up in.

”What do I think of you?” Quinn repeated her question as if to find some deeper meaning behind it. Unlike the others, it was far harder to answer the question, not just because the one in question was right before him, but more so because he himself was unsure what the answer to that was.

Thinking about it, Layla had helped him from the beginning, even long before she had been turned. She had always been there and was one of the few people that actually knew nearly everything about him, what he was going through and was of similar age.

When he thought up to this point, he wasn't exactly against the idea, but didn't the fact that he had to ponder over all these facts bear testimony that he himself wasn't entirely sure about it?

Alas, her intense gaze made it clear that she would like an answer now and not some other time, however there was one thing he felt he had to address first....

”Layla, a-are you sure you want to be with me? You know I'm the one responsible for your mother's death, right? Back then you used your ability to save her, but then she used her Qi to save your life. The thing is, my attack would have undoubtedly killed her… she would have died by my hands if she hadn't saved you. Do you really want to be with someone who is responsible for the death of someone so close to you?” Quinn asked.

He didn't choose to ask this question to suddenly change the topic, but he felt that such a thing wasn't exactly something they could both overlook. Perhaps part of him also wanted to show her that she deserved better, that there was someone better for her.

”I know you aren't like that, Quinn. You are one of the most righteous persons I know. I have grown up with my mother, so I know that she herself acted for what she perceived would be for the 'greater good'. She was a woman who cared more about her ideals than her own feelings, even if it was towards her own flesh and blood.”

”I was raised by her, so for the longest time, I believed in those ideals. That my personal feelings would have to take a step back if it was for the sake of others… but I don't want to live like that any longer! I'm aware that you were partly responsible for her death, but in the end my mother chose to save my life and I decided that I wish to find happiness in it, for her sake as well as my own.”

Suddenly Layla came closer and grabbed Quinn's hands.

”I just didn't want to hide my feelings for you anymore. I want to be with you and I don't just want to be by your side. I want to grow old together with you, and enjoy our lives once this whole thing is over.” Layla declared confidently.

Looking into her eyes, Quinn's heart started to beat faster, and his hands started to heat up, but it was only for a few seconds, as a strange energy came over him, and by the looks of it, it came over her as well. The two of them almost pulled away as they both felt a pain in their heads.

'Vincent, what's going on, what's happening to us?' Quinn asked in a panic.

The headache went away as quickly as it had appeared, but the rosy feelings, and his heart beat had returned to normal, and he wasn't being swayed by his emotions as much as he had been before. Even Layla, when looking at Quinn, her feelings seemed a little dulled.

A big sigh could be heard from Vincent in his head.

'I'm sorry Quinn, I had hoped that since you used to be a normal human, it wouldn't affect you. This was actually one of the reasons why I had tried pushing you towards trying to find happiness with others so much. It's to do with the family bond.' Vincent explained. 'Part of your bloodline, the Cursed family bloodline, now runs inside her veins… which means it will be impossible for you two to truly be together.”

”If it had been anyone else in the Cursed family it would have been a different story, but as for Layla… The one who turned Layla was none other than you after all. I'm afraid there is no solution, otherwise I would have told you as soon as I saw her feeling like that for you.

Quinn didn't know why, but he wasn't relieved, in fact he felt greatly saddened by it. It would have been one thing for him to reject her, but for a vampire thing being the cause for this… 'Did I actually have feelings for Layla as well then?' Quinn wondered. 'Are you sure, there is no way?!'