The villianess will not fall in love?!

I can trust her

Previously in the room when Irene broke the hug and ran out the room sweating and blushing.

" Nonononono....." You wanna know why I ran out the room like that, It's because I'm not good with physical contact, except for  Chihiro, yeah the only person is Chihiro. Others like my friends not so much, Yeah I know it's weird for someone like me but hey, not everyone is perfect. I just hope he doesn't hate me now.

Timeskip: next day

Maria went home when her mother came to collect her that morning and Jasper went home by my carriage.

I was currently in the garden taking a stroll when I saw Vlad sitting on a bench. I walked over to him, he saw me and smiled. " Heya Vlad, whatcha doin?" I ask sitting on the bench.
" Nothing much" he replies looking a bit sad. " You miss those two already?"
He just looked at me then nodded.
I sighed " okay, then why don't we check on them in two weeks" he looked at me " really?".
" Of course" I said smiling at him. 
" thank you, Irene!" He said excited and stood up from the bench. But then sat back down, " hey Irene" he called out, his face sad again.
" Yeah?"
" Can I really trust you?"
" What?"
" Can I trust you!" He shouted abit desperate. " Can I trust that you won't cast me aside!" He clenched his fists, but I just looked at him, tilting my head.
" Well that's for you to decide"
He turned his head to me confused by my answer.
" If you want to trust me, then do so. It's not up to me who you decide to trust. Trust is a very delicate thing, once it's broken you may never regain it again. Have you had your trust broken by someone?"
He looked at me then at his clenched fists " yes, yes I have" he bit his  lip then took a deep breathe as if preparing to admit something dark"
" Then would you still care for me if I told you.....told you that" he closed his eyes hesitant but then opened them looking dead serious " that I killed my own parents!"
My eyes widened, I look into his eyes, I could see sadness, regret and innocence. I know he didn't kill his parents since I played the game, I already know what happened in his past, it's quite tragic. What I don't understand is why he's lying about killing his parents. I looked at him " I can tell by the sadness in your eyes that you didn't do such a thing" His eyes widened as if a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders " y-y-you think i-i didn't do it?"
"Yes"
" I don't think you would believe me if you knew the truth"
" What does it matter" he looked at me confused.
" If you did such a thing in the past, I don't think the crime would have been overlooked. I can tell when someone is lying, the quiver of your voice and the sadness of your eyes are enough for me to realize the truth, right?" Vlad furrowed his eyebrows and bit his lip, "I know you'll tell me the truth when your ready, so when you do regain the courage to speak, my ears are all yours"
" I can trust you then?"
" Yes you can, little by little as the saying goes"
Vlad sighed then smiled at me a genuine smile of happiness " thank you, Irene"
I nodded my finger and tutted at him " I told you before, call me nii-san, okay?" He looked at me then smiled " okay, nii-san" I smiled at him and we took a walk together, talking and laughing on the way, it was about dinner time, so we returned back inside. I was happy that Vlad was opening up to me.

We entered the dining hall and we saw mother and father in their usual seats, I took a seat on the opposite side from my mother and Vlad took a seat beside me.

Vlad's thoughts;
'is she telling the truth? Can I trust this person? I hope I can, because when I look at her. I don't see any ill intensions, I hope she won't cast me aside'