Chapter 747 - Seven Hundred And Forty-seven: Done With Them (1/2)

The third point of view:

Everything she knew about Neon was crumbling. Neon, the boy she accepted and took as her brother for years, has feelings for her? This can't happen.

”How long have you had feelings for me?” she couldn't help but ask. Ailee wanted to know how it happened and what triggered it.

Once, Ailee stumbled upon an online comment that claimed men can't be just friends with females. Either she catches feelings or he does. If it looks like neither caught any feelings for the other, then they're hiding it so well so as not to ruin their friendship.

It seems that had been the case all this while. Neon caught feelings for her and she didn't. Yeah, she was sure of that. It was no wonder he was sensitive to all of her needs, it was only because he liked her.

”Since I grew up or perhaps, when I was younger. Each time I looked at your parents, I knew that was the kind of life I wanted with you, Ailee,” He explained.

They were at the side of the road and though the tension around them was thick and it seemed like a disagreement would break out very soon, passersby didn't bother them.

”No, stop it! Stop it, Neon!” She shouted at him.

”Stop what exactly, Ailee?! My feelings for you or your feelings for me?!” He shouted back at her.

Ailee went pale at that accusation, ”I don't have feelings for you, Neon! Anything I feel towards you is purely platonic,” she was quick to defend herself.

”Oh really?” Neon snorted, ”Yeah, sure, that's exactly why you kissed me back passionately,”

Ailee glared at him, ”I was disoriented, Neon! Moreover, that's my body's response to such provocative stimuli. It's designed that way,”

”For sure, deceive yourself with all the biological bullshit,” He rolled his eyes, and that irritated Ailee so much she burst out,

”Fine let's say I do have feelings for you and then what? We date, have sex, and break up? Is that It, Neon? Is that what you want from me?!”

”You're making this sound much more complicated than -”

Ailee cut him off, ”You might not be my brother but the world sees you as one. We can't just work, Neon and I hope you see that as well. Don't make our relationship more awkward than it is already,” She said and turned away to leave.

”Where are you going?” he asked her.

”A place where I won't have to see you!” she retorted without even glancing over her shoulder.

”Ailee?” There was a worried look on his face as he approached.

”No, stop it already, Neon, you've done enough damage already. You should have just gone to the grave with this secret of yours,” Was the last words Ailee said to him before flagging a taxi down and left him all by himself.

With Ailee gone, Neon just stood at the spot motionless. Then suddenly, he screamed with so much rage that the passersby avoided him thinking that he had gone crazy.

He kicked the car's tire, running his hand through his hair in frustration. Neon knew he shouldn't have kissed her, at least this was not the time nor place. But then, he took advantage of her vulnerability and it backfired on him.