Chapter 398: Elaine X Esmeray (Part Two)
"What-"
Esmeray didn’t even get the chance to finish speaking as Elaine just walked past him and entered his quarters. Not only that, she even went as far as closing the door and locking it.
"Perfect." She said while appreciating her magical work but the smile on her lips disappeared as soon as her gaze returned to look at the King of Darkness who was staring at her with an ice-cold expression on his face.
"Your Highness..."
"Elaine."
Esmeray stared at her silence at her act of cutting him off just to remind him to address her by her name and not her royal title. "You should leave." That was all he ended up saying in the end, knowing fully well that his words would only disappoint her further.
A small smile appeared on Elaine’s lips but it held sadness instead of any joy. She stared right into his eyes as she spoke - "Mother told me that if I want our relationship to get better, I will need to make the first move and melt the wall that you have created between us..."
A chuckle filled with disappointment worked its way past her like before she continued with her ocean-blue eyes brimming with sorrow - "... how am I supposed to do that when you keep acting like this?"
Esmeray felt his throat drying as not only his eyes took in her grief but even his heart felt the disappointment through the bond. Yet, he couldn’t find enough courage to take one step forward and console her. "You are quite drunk, Your Highness. How about I call your personal maid to..."
"Do you know how happy and excited I have been for the past couple of days?" Elaine once again didn’t let him finish talking. She was tired of listening to his nonsense as he never spoke what her heart desired to hear from him.
Once again, he just remained silent in response to her question, but she didn’t wait for him to ask and continued because if she didn’t let out the words hidden deep in her heart now, she wouldn’t find enough courage to do it later. Maybe it was actually a good thing that she was slightly drunk at the moment.
"As soon as the trials were over, all I could think about was returning and finally spending my days here without worrying about going back to Academy anymore. I kept counting the days as I tried to patiently wait for the day when I would finally see you after so long. But you know what happened?" She asked while making her way toward the giant shelf placed against the south wall of the living room, packed with wine bottles.