Chapter 279: When the Forest Went Silent(part 2)
Micah stood rooted in front of Clyde, his mind racing with too many chaotic thoughts. Clyde’s words echoed in his head, and his heart yearned to believe there was more meaning behind them than what appeared on the surface.
His hazel pupils trembled.
He didn’t want to rely on Clyde, his family name, his influence, and his power. He didn’t want a carefully arranged future out of obligation. He didn’t want a shield made of borrowed strength.
He wanted Clyde.
And more than that, he wanted to keep Clyde as he was now. Not as a Du Pont, not as a symbol of protection and power, but as the person who looked at him with quiet eyes and held him like he mattered.
As someone who had seen all his flaws, his recklessness, arrogance, sharp tongue, and short temper, yet still regarded him as a treasure.
If everything else fell apart, if his plans failed, if everything came crashing down, at the last resort, he could still turn to Dean for help. After all, they would be family someday through Aria. And for her sake, he wouldn’t turn him down. He would try to protect them.
But Micah didn’t want to lose Clyde over that. He had already planned everything. There was no need to make Clyde think he had gotten close to him because of Du Pont’s power.
Perhaps he should wait until the chaos settled before telling Clyde about it...
But how badly he wanted to confess everything, to lay it all bare and be free from the burden he carried day and night. To look Clyde in the eyes and say, ’This is me. Will you still stay?’