Chapter 204: He Is Insecure
"...." silence followed as Victor stood there dumbfounded. But then a hollow laugh escaped his lips.
"I should have known that! You do not trust me." The voice was full of grief. It forced Nora to look away.
"I trust you. But..." the urge in his eyes left her at a loss of words. "But my life is not that simple. Even if I tell you, you would not believe me." The surety in her voice made him laugh again.
"Try me! Let’s start with the game. Whose idea was it?" He stared hard at her, making it clear that she could not go until she would speak the truth. She smiled wryly.
"You! It was your idea. Now do you believe it?" Victor frowned. The look in Nora’s eyes told her that she was speaking the truth. A strange memory of his childhood where his mother teased her to watch powerpuff girls. And to hide his embarrassment he had told her that he was researching.
He would design a game on it one day. Her mother had laughed it off. She had not believed him. But that day, he had promised to himself that he would make a game out of it one day. That was one of the reasons he was attracted to Nora and her game. It felt like she could read his mind when it came to the game. But..
"You can not read minds. Can you?" even though he felt his question was absurd. Even if she could, he had forgotten about that memory until she showed him her design.
"Sometimes, it is hard to accept the truth. So, now, I ask you. Do you believe me enough to not search for the truth and accept my words as they are?" Nora took a step back and collected her things. She did not pressure him for his reply like he had.
It made him feel like a coward. He was afraid that she did not need him enough. His presence did not matter to her. But she was not at all haunted by those thoughts. Was he the only one struggling?