Chapter 45

Chapter 45

They were filled with silence, staring at each other's eyes. Aemon was ignoring the guild that was knocking on his chest. He was being tempted to tell her the truth, but the fear of losing her is pulling him back.

"Are you hiding something, Aemon?" Lily repeated for the second time. It was a chance for him to tell it to her, but he couldn't speak. He was indeed lost for words that he couldn't utter anything.

"Aemon,"

"I'm not hiding anything from you, Lily." He answered with firmness and truth. That is what he made. Aemon chose not to tell her the truth when he had the chance to. Lily was still eyeing him, not moving from those eyes. She was trying to read his exquisite eyes that were always blank before, like a piece of empty paper. Until now, she couldn't read anything from those eyes. She cannot even tell if he's telling her the truth. He isn't giving her the benefit of the doubt.

"Okay," Lily uttered bitterly.

Their plan to have a boodle fight happened. But then, it