They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, as even Arianna, who had been walking without halting, seemed to pause in that instant. The next second, she turned and continued her stride without wasting another moment.
Within that brief span of time when they stared into each other's eyes, nothing magical happened. There was no sudden spark igniting within their hearts; they had simply looked at one another. Asher hadn't walked forward towards Arianna, and neither had Arianna walked towards Asher.
Asher had to admit that, since his reincarnation, he had never looked at someone for this long. His eyes tracked Arianna as she walked away. She was simply too beautiful.
'It was best we met now. If we met for the first time during the competition, I might have hesitated for a split second because of her pretty face,' he admitted to himself, amused.
