Chapter 215: Jealousy (1)
"That’s surprising to hear because I recall you running out of the training grounds after you threw Teo onto the floor. You were moving quite fast then, or did you forget?" Elijah asked.
"That wasn’t me running away from you; it was me going to get changed to see my father. You should stop thinking everything is about you, Elijah. What reason would I have to run from a man that I can throw on his buttocks?" Rue asked, starting to move away to go to Lily.
"I don’t know. You’ll have to tell me why you were trying so hard to get away from me. You can fight the prince, but you can’t fight me?" Elijah asked, knowing there was more to it. "You’re more afraid of my father than the king?"
"Yes. Wouldn’t you agree that I should fear your father as much as I admire him? For the last time, I left because I had to meet with my father. Why does it matter to you why I left?" Rue inquired.
If Elijah got any closer than he was now, Rue felt the growing need to flip him so she could get away, but she wanted to avoid this so she wouldn’t be the one to ruin the duchess’s gathering.
"I am only curious," Elijah replied. "I am curious about the things you do."
"I suggest you don’t be so curious. The ladies who wish to be courted by you will misunderstand and set their jealousy toward me. There is already one I would like to behead," Rue muttered.
"Who?" Elijah asked.
"That, I will keep to myself. It doesn’t matter how much I say that we are friends; those ladies will get jealous. I am tempted to steal you since they think a woman like me couldn’t have you. Oh, how wrong they are," Rue smiled.