Chapter 1080 – Kingdom of Obsession [Part 2]
Runa folded her fan. "You are my friend. Nothing more."
Kaelmor smiled, but the smile was strained. "You're surprised. I understand."
"I am not surprised. Men do this frequently."
"I'm not men."
"No. You're worse. You should know better."
His eyes darkened slightly. "I have been beside you for years."
"And I never promised romance."
"I helped you."
"I did not ask you to."
That struck him.
Truth should strike when stupidity wore armor.
Runa softened only slightly. "Kaelmor, I care for you as a friend. But I do not love you that way."
He stared at her like the sentence had been spoken in a language he refused to learn. "I can wait. I can prove myself. I can change your mind."
"No."
He laughed, wounded and desperate. "You say that so easily."
"Because it is easy. No means no."
But he did not understand.
Or worse, he understood and disliked it.
The weeks that followed became exhausting.
He confessed again.
And again.
