Chapter 150: Holy Sword
Adeline kept looking at him with wide eyes, did she expect him to invite Lucas over? That was the kind of person Adeline was, she tried to see the good in everyone, right? In everyone except him. Hah.
"I suppose you want me to invite him over," Cassian said, his tone laced with sarcasm. Cassian did have numerous feelings about this half-brother of his, and none of them were positive.
Lucas... Cassian was hiding his powers on purpose sure, but he had kept his true self hidden for far too long. He wore a mask crafted by his mother while Lucas could be himself... And people still liked him. He did not have to be perfect and yet people still favoured him.
Cassian’s fists unknowingly clenched as he awaited Adeline’s answer.
Adeline blinked, caught off guard. "I just thought..."
"You just thought it would be the polite thing to do," Cassian finished, his voice softer now. "That’s who you are, Adeline. You try to see the good in everyone."
Adeline frowned, unsure if his words were meant as a compliment or a critique. To her, they were just children... Seeing a child look at them longing to join... Looking like he was left out made her feel sad.
But she should’ve taken Cassian’s feelings into account, she immediately corrected herself and spoke to him softly, "If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. You are my friend and I want you to feel comfortable."
She hoped he wouldn’t be mad at her, he wasn’t, but she thought he was. She realised that to Cassian, Lucas was his ’rival’. Possibly one of the reasons his mother hit him. How could she insist on inviting the second prince after understanding Cassian? She couldn’t.