Chapter 723: Confession
"Are you going to say anything, or do I have to keep staring at you?" Dora’s voice was sharp, cutting through the tense silence between them as they sat opposite each other in the coffee shop. Their first ever ’public’ date. And she could not wait to get away from him already.
Kael shook his head at the irony of it and arched an eyebrow, "Me? I’m supposed to say something. Shouldn’t it be you?"
Dora shrugged. "Why would I need to talk? You are the one who was stopping me, getting in my way and asking to talk. So...I assumed you had something to say. If you’re waiting for me to talk then we have nothing to say to each other. Bye then."
Kael breathed in sharply, "Who is he, Dora?"
Dora glanced around as if expecting the person in question to materialise here, and feigning ignorance, casually shrugged. "Who is who?"
Kael slammed his hand on the table, his patience snapping. "You know exactly who I’m talking about! The man who tied your shoelaces just now like you’re some sort of princess!"
"You’ve got memory loss, Kael? Maybe you should get that checked. The emcee introduced him that night at the celebration, remember? Caius Frost?"
"I know who he is! What I want to know is what relation he has with you? Why, when you were confessing to me did you call out his name. You ran to him as if he was your lover! What is he to you?"
"How does it matter to you if he was my lover or not! And confess to you? Who do you think you are? Why would I confess to you? Did you really think I might have fallen for you? We had some fun here and there but that is all. It does not equal undying love."
Kael’s face flushed with anger, his hands balling into fists on the table. "Why does it matter to me? Because you made it matter! Because you matter. You led me to believe—"
Dora cut him off, her voice cold, "Led you to believe what, Kael? That I actually had feelings for you?" She leaned back in her chair, a smirk playing on her lips. "You were the one who assumed, who jumped to conclusions, who pushed me and tried to emotionally manipulate me. I never promised you anything. In fact, I repeatedly tried to avoid this... So, do not blame me for this."