Chapter 170
At those words, Liv’s mouth closed. She felt the thorns that had been raised towards him in her heart slowly crumbling.
When Liv imitated the emperors in history books and said she would grant his wish, she didn’t mean for him to use his wish on such a trivial matter. She had thought of bestowing territory as emperors do to favored subjects, or reducing taxes on his domain, or giving him family heirlooms.
She didn’t expect him to use that opportunity on her own hurt feelings.
"Ah..."
Liv stared at Emmett with her mouth open. Something seemed to ripple beyond his gray eyes. He was clearly sincerely asking Liv not to abandon him.
If he had asked her to forgive him, she might have considered it, but asking her not to abandon him... then Liv had no choice in the end. Liv could never abandon him, and he must have known that fact.
But above all, the reason Liv was perplexed was that she could feel his love for her in Emmett’s words more than ever before. His plea not to abandon him allowed her to feel his desperate feelings for Liv. Liv was always used to being the one giving love, and when she received such great love, she would unknowingly feel embarrassed. Liv couldn’t look him in the eye and lowered her head deeply.
"That’s too much... If you say that, I have no choice but to answer that I won’t."
Words that sounded like whining popped out of her mouth, and eventually she raised her head and met Emmett’s eyes. Liv threw herself into his arms, and Emmett opened his arms to embrace her.
"You won’t abandon me?"
"How can you ask that sincerely..."
Liv mumbled with her face buried in Emmett’s chest.