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Chapter 102

-Chapter 102-

Killian

"My heart......?"

"Yes......"

There was silence between us for a moment.

I had guessed that Lizé knew how I felt. But saying it out loud was another matter entirely.

Lizé looked calm and yet somehow sad.

"I couldn't pretend to not know," she said, "but because I am an illegitimate child...... I have nothing to give you."

I was taken aback.

'Lizé...... are you saying you were in love with me too?'

If this is true, I had gotten into a very unfair marriage.

"But you and...... Cliff......"

"I am grateful that Cliff finds me adorable, even if it does scare me sometimes......"

"Ha......"

I put a hand to my forehead, feeling my head spin.

Countless moments flashed before my eyes that could have been a sign from Lizé.

Lizé's eyes met mine and in a soft voice, she asked, "If I weren't an illegitimate child, do you think...... things could have been different?"

The question was tinged with sadness, and I stiffened, not knowing what to do.

Really, if Lizé weren't an illegitimate child, if she hadn't been as insecure, if she could have accepted my love more openly, would anything have been different?

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt in this territorial war."

"Don't worry, it's not even something worthy of the name war."

"But if you get hurt...... I......"

Tears glistened in her eyes.

But in that moment, my mind flashed back to Edith.

"I don't want to be a widow already at this age."

Edith had said she was worried about me, but for the silliest of reasons.

But I found Edith's playful expression more touching than Lizé's tearful concern.

At the same time, memories of the past replayed in my mind.

There were many moments when I thought to myself that Lizé was in love with me, but there were even more moments when I realized that I was mistaken.

Her smile was brighter with Cliff than it was with me, the two of them were much more intimate without me, and even with the three of us, I sometimes felt left out.

'And she loved me? That's kind of crazy......'

Then I realized I'd guessed wrong again.

Lizé never told me she loved me, she just said, 'I knew your heart.'

'I've almost made a stupid mistake again. No wait, did Lizé intended to make this illusion......?'

I shook my head, my brow furrowing slightly.

But the moment Lizé stepped up to me, even my usual level headed mind couldn't help but panic.

"Lizé......?"

"Before you leave, can't you just kiss me once?"

It was a temptation that was hard to refuse for anyone.