Chapter 744 - 114 - Date With Zeruel...? (4)
"Ahhhh~ That was so good~!" Selene stretched her arms up with a glowing smile as the sunlight hit her face. Her eyes sparkled with uncontainable excitement, cheeks flushed from joy. "I’m really, really excited to attend this academy as a cadet next academic year!"
Her voice carried pure, innocent enthusiasm, as if her heart couldn’t hold still for what was ahead.
She looked like she was already imagining all the fun she’d have in the future.
She was already living in it, smiling like she belonged here.
"I really can’t wait!" she said again, her tone rising, as if her excitement had no limit. Then, with a teasing grin curling at her lips, she turned toward Leon. "I hope you’ll help me out, okay, Leon?" she added, giving him a playful wink.
That small action stunned me for a second.
I didn’t think Selene even had it in her to flirt like that. But apparently, she was learning—and fast. She was upping her game, little by little.
I was caught off guard. I really didn’t expect her to act that way.
Maybe... maybe I didn’t know her as well as I thought I did.
It was clear now—painfully clear—that she also had feelings for him. But her feelings... they had to be surface-level. Something shallow. She had no idea what Leon’s true nature was. She didn’t know him the way I did.
After all, Leon had always presented himself to her with a kind of brotherly warmth. Protective. Kind. A bit distant.