Chapter 110: Asking for It
Is she trying to tell me that she’s doing this willingly? Why and what for?
“Do you care about your father’s political career or your family’s social standing that much? I honestly never thought that you wanted to become the next queen,” I said before I cocked my head slightly to the side and stared down at her face.
Regina smiled a bittersweet smile that further confused me. It looked like she was happy but then it looked like she was about to burst out crying at the same time. It was a very strange look that I had never seen on her face before, and it disturbed me.
“I don’t...care about any of that. I just...want to be with you, Leo...” Regina said as her voice shook with emotions.
This wasn’t the first time that someone had confessed their feelings to me, and I had honestly thought that had gotten used to it. Rejecting women and their feelings had become something easy for me. I could reject them straightforwardly and coldly without feeling any regret. I always told myself that it was better for them that way. Swift pain was always better than a lingering pain that refused to stop or go away, that was what I always thought.
“You know that I don’t feel that way, don’t you?” I asked.
Her confession caught me by surprise even if I should have seen it coming from miles away. Even when we were younger, there were talks of getting us engaged and all that. It truly made me feel sick. Why must people meddle to turn something as beautiful and pure as the friendship between kids into something else?
“How do you know that for sure? If you spend time with me...if we spend time together like we used to, I’m sure that you will come to like me...” Regina argued without backing down.
“I already like you. You’re like a little sister to me. It’s always been that way. I adore you a lot and I always let you get away with quite a few things...” I said as I smiled gently at her.