Chapter 228: Take advantage
Levi wasn’t lying. He wanted to properly court Mia and even date her despite already knowing how she felt. He truly wanted to treat her right as a woman, unlike before where most often than not, he would tease and bully her to no end.
’Slowly?! But I’m not sure if we can even be together for a long time after all this!’ Mia inwardly frowned. She wanted badly to voice out her thoughts despite how her heart was already melting from hearing Levi’s plans for their relationship.
Without so much as a warning, Levi pulled Mia to the side of the bed for them to sit right beside one another. He then held her hand, his touch akin to someone taking care of something so delicate and gentle as he turned to her and asked, "What is it, Mia? I’ve been working with you long enough to know that something’s bothering you."
Mia’s shoulders dropped as she gave in to her prodding. Looking at him, she said, "I feel like I don’t have much time, Levi. I simply wanted to be with you and make the most out of it while it could last. With King Marcus awake, we both know that we can die at any moment. He just doesn’t trust us anymore." She sighed, "For now, he might be keeping us around in consideration for the Boss, but I’m sure he’ll find a way to get rid of me soon, especially once he finds out that I... that I..."
As Mia found herself choking at her own words, Levi finally got a grasp of what was truly happening. Mia was scared because she knew she had done something that could be construed to be an action against King Marcus.
"Mia, you have to tell me what really happened while you’re at the Convel Society," Levi asked, his eyes pleading for Mia to trust him and share her burden with him. "If we want our relationship to work, we have to trust each other and share each other’s happiness and weaknesses. That way, I can be your strength when you’re weak, and you can be my strength during my tough times," he convinced, gently squeezing on Mia’s hand, who seemed to already be zoning out.
Snapping herself back to reality, Mia bit her lower lip as she started, "Tyrone is Nathan Yue, the King of Convel Society, and I want to help him beat King Marcus so that the Boss can finally get her freedom from King Marcus’s manipulative schemes..."
There was a deafening silence for the briefest of moments. Levi was shocked to hear about what Mia was planning, but it was something that he already expected from her. After all, if he was in her shoes, he probably would’ve done the same thing.
"Tell me exactly what’s going on," Levi sternly demanded, his eyes staring keenly at the woman as he waited.