Chapter 27: Ring a bell

DAHLIA

I'm not dumb to not notice the feelings that he had for me. I was just pretending not to notice it at the beginning but now that he comes to ask me why I can't already pretend to be oblivious about what he felt for me.

My eyelashes fluttered as I slowly opened my eyes and happened to meet his gaze that could drown me in those eyes. I immediately averted my gaze from him.

“Kaleid, I can't respond to your feelings.” I directly said without looking into his eyes which almost drowned me in those emotions.

I felt his hand cup my cheeks as he made me look at him. “Why can't you?” he softly asked while his tone was begging.

I pursed my lips and didn't answer.

I couldn't just say that because I couldn't afford to love him again the way I loved him in the past.

I had grown tired of everything and just wanted to rest.

I heard him sigh as he planted a kiss on my forehead and he leaned his head on my shoulder.

“I will wait.”

I looked at him in disbelief and he was also looking a