⫷ 38 • Trick or Truth ⫸

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*On the way to Manor*

We have been silent for a while since departing from Mr. Harris' place. He had his usual expression after talking to William. But, he surely had a beaming aura which shows William definitely asked about me along with his business talk.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked William who was sitting in front of me.

"Hmm? Sure." 

"Do you happen to like me?" I stared into his eyes. "..or do you find me interesting?" I continued. According to the stuff I read about him, there's no way he would be attracted to me romantically. Instead, I gave him cues related to the future which grabbed his attention. Although I know I still want to hear directly from him.

What if there's a possibility?

He had a long pause before he spoke.

"To tell you the truth, I have never thought about that. I can say it's a mixture of both." He replied. I was stunned.

"I mean do you have any feelings for me or you just find me interesting?"

"My answer will remain the same."

I stared at him for a while before averting my gaze. It was still not clear what kind of feeling he possessed for me. I sighed and averted my gaze away.

"I don't get it." I replied.

"Then give me your hand." I can feel his stare as he spoke.

"What? Why?" I gave a suspicious glare. He simply brought his hand in front of me without saying a word. I hesitated before doing anything but finally gave my hand to him. 

He chuckled while holding my hand. After that I had the feeling of not doing that in the first place. My hands started burning as he held them tightly. Not just my hand but also my cheeks and ears were burning up. I tried to hide it by lowering my face.

"That's enough!" I tried to snatch my hands back but he pulled me towards him. Before even realising, we were already closer. Looking eye to eye so closely. His other hand was behind my waist to keep me from falling. His crimson eyes were emitting sharp gaze, I can feel his breath on my face. 

I was so shocked due to the fact that he was never portrayed as someone who would do such things which made me more nervous. He is the main character of this story. How am I supposed to deal with him? Is it okay to fall for him? Will he accept me or….

What if he is just tricking me?

"Stop thinking so hard, Jane." His voice sounded different than usual. It was deep and gentle. He left the hand he used to pull me closer and caressed my cheeks with his cold thumb. I closed my eyes at his touch. Somehow, it felt more intense yet comfortable. "Your cheeks are burning." as his warm breath touched my lips, I slowly opened my eyes. His gaze was making me more vulnerable, I wanted to resist but at the same time, I didn't. I squeezed my hands that were resting on his shoulders. 

What are you doing?” I asked while staring straight into his eyes which were bewitching slowly. 

You can push me away if you hate it.” He whispered while moving his hand at my nape to pull me closer. 

Ah! It’s okay. I don’t want to stop. I once again closed my eyes as I saw him doing the same. 

Let’s just stop questioning and go with the flow. Even if it’s just some trick, I’ll gladly fall for it.

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