Chapter 135: Empty Promise

PIETRO

Seeing how Lucrezia feels so relaxed under my touch, I knew she had already forgiven me. Her eyes no longer held anger in them, and she doesn’t have to tell me that she had forgiven me to understand that she already did.

“Why are we even arguing about who is going to die first and the things we are going to do in those situation? Haven’t we agreed that we are going to grow old and die together?” I asked aloud to bring both Lucrezia and I out of our upsetting thoughts. 

Lucrezia finally blinks upon hearing my question and fixed herself when she realized that she had been gawking at me. Not that I mind, I could admire her beauty all day long at that close distance between our faces. 

Lucrezia cracks out a smile when my question had registered in her head. 

“We shouldn’t be arguing about these things, it won’t happen anyway,” I added even though I know that someday I’m going to leav