Chapter 149: Marriage proposal (2)
The old man harrumphed, then sighed and said, "Will you at least be her friend?"
"She’s currently under the influence of a trauma bond, formed as a result of me rescuing her. I believe she is somewhat irrational about me at the moment. Maybe in a few months, the trauma bond will wear off and she can think about me in a more rational light."
The last thing he needed was the rich granddaughter of a wealthy, rage prone old man, obsessing over him.
Almost like the old man read his mind, he said, "Unfortunately, Lily takes after me. She is already obsessed with you and is unlikely to just let you go."
Great, just great.
The little, possibly unstable, Yokorian chick was manageable. The granddaughter of a powerful man, not so much.
He had a feeling that if he spent any amount of time with Lily, his stronger soul, combined with her trauma bond with him, would just compound into something truly terrifying.
Madison was half a step away from lock-him-in-a-basement-so-she-could-have-him-all-to-her-self levels of obsessed and it was probably the soul bond with her that saved him from a real-life yandere horror story.
So, worst-case scenario, he’d just soul bond her. She’d probably react as enthusiastically as Madison. But damn it, he didn’t want a Pokémon harem. He was not interested in catching all the girls.
He wanted quality, not quantity, and something told him Lily was not merely immature, but selfish, well beyond what Fran claimed was typical for girls Lily’s age. Maybe that would change as she grew, but he really didn’t want her in his life.
"Will she turn vindictive if I tell her I don’t want to take time away from my other girlfriends just to spend time with her?"
The old man got a calculating look in his eye before saying, "You’ll need to give her some kind of hope. If you just cut her off, she’ll push and push. But if you give her something, like a waiting period, then she’ll wait patiently."