The mysterious man turned his head, perhaps because he heard the sound of footsteps approaching him.
He didn’t turn back completely, therefore she could only see a little bit of his side profile, but Helen immediately realized it.
He was really the man from the library!
“Excuse me!”
Helen hurriedly rushed toward the man.
She grasped the dress up to her knees with both hands and ran quickly.
The man, who she thought would recognize her and happy to see her, somehow hid behind the tree.
‘Is he avoiding me because he thought I abandoned him?’
Helen became cold, as if her heart was frozen at that moment. The sense of regret and guilt were entangled together and her heart ached as if it was stabbed by a sharp nail.
She had to apologize!
Without wasting any time to think, Helen ran behind the tree and confronted the man over it.
He was behind this tree!
She reached out to the tree and let out a deep breath.
Although she could barely pick up her breath, she stuck her head out slightly and wondered just in case if the man ran away from her at this moment.
She saw the man leaning against the tree.
“I-It’s true….”
Helen looked up at the man with eyes widened in surprise.
Helen grabbed the man’s arm and turned him around. She kept the man standing upright and checked on him.
The man was dragged along without any words and stood beside her.
“I mean it.”
Looking at the man in broad daylight felt like a dream.
Helen’s eyes slid over the man’s body.
“…….’’
He didn’t say anything. He only looked down at her while staring blankly at her.
The reason why she felt that gaze was colder than usual might be because she had done something terrible to him.
“…How did you get out of the library?”
Helen asked, trying to read him through his expression.
She probably would have teared up if she didn’t get any answer again this time.
However, the man smiled with the corner of his lips raised slightly.
It was not a starry smile as beautiful as usual.
It was a scary smile which had a slight sense of coldness and her heart nearly fell to the ground at that.
“I-Is it my fault? I-I’m sorry.”
Helen whined and apologized in front of him.
The man, who would have clung and hugged her almost immediately, showed no response at Helen whose face was wet with tears.
She was so embarrassed that she even put her face in both hands.
He must have been really mad at her!
Honestly, he had the right to be mad.
She said she would help him, but she ended up not going there for days.
Helen has yet to forget the warm energy she felt while exchanging light codes with a man.
‘I have to apologize. If I apologize sincerely, I’m sure he will accept it.’
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A Fake Concubine Was Caught by the Tyrant
RomanceAlternative 가짜 후궁인데 폭군에게 붙잡혔다 Author(s) 한소베 ** ** A Princess, who became a fake concubine in place of her sister. She thought it would put an end to her miserable life. When she was threatened by her father to kill the Emperor, she learned about t...
