Chapter 688 - 14.84
"I’ve been thinking about you for a long time. And I feel like Clarke doesn’t deserve you and the kids. So I put a little test, whether he will continue loving you or cheat instead."
"Turns out, he cheated on you in full consciousness. I can’t stretch how disappointed I am. That’s why I want to take you away from him."
Reed’s grieving gaze was so convincing that Gaius was dazed for a good while. He didn’t know how to swallow this truth.
Of course, he knew what Reed did was wrong. He basically intended to ruin his marriage with Clarke, but... even without Reed interfering, the marriage was deemed to fall in the end.
"You... You don’t need to do that much..." Gaius said weakly. He tried to pull his hand from Reed’s grip to no avail. "Y—You can release my hand now...."
Reed didn’t obey such request and tightened his grip on Gaius’ wrist. His gentle gaze showed a hint of lunacy as he asked, "Do you hate me for what I did? All I did is to dispatch Mystica to be Gaia and test Clarke. I didn’t do anything more."
"I did this because I care for you, Gaius. I don’t want you to get hurt...." Reed said as he leaned forward and pulled Gaius in his tight embrace.
"I will never hurt you, Gaius. You might think this was a total bullcrap because it came from someone like me, a playboy. But I’ve been keeping myself single for a while now because...." Reed gulped. He had been thinking about saying this for a while now.
Maybe he had this feeling unnoticed until the moment when Gaius finally slept in his arm last night.
To have someone you prefer to sleep with you, sharing the warmth together... was the best feeling Reed ever felt.
He didn’t know how this feeling grew inside him. But he couldn’t deny it anymore. He mustered his courage and said something so sincere, probably the most sincere he did in his life.