Pierre shoved Selena aside angrily. "F*ck off! I told you I'm fine. Everything's fine!"

She then realized how his cheeks had turned pink. I can't believe this guy is actually capable of feeling embarrassed! "Is it that hard to admit it when you feel nervous or afraid?" she uttered with a pout.

He realized what she was doing then. This woman is doing this on purpose! All of a sudden, she wrapped her arms around his neck as she whispered, "What are you so afraid of? Are you afraid that I won't get married to you?" Selena could sense how tense and anxious Pierre felt the whole afternoon after Joaquin told her to bring him for a body checkup, and she knew that Pierre was just trying to conceal his worries. "You've done so much for me, Pierre. You know that I would never leave you alone, right?" Tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke. Her heart ached whenever she thought about what the inspectors had said to her earlier. Pierre's identity wouldn't have been exposed if it weren't for my ignorance.

"Alright. Why are you getting all cheesy with me?" he grumbled.

"Did you expose your identity because of me?" she asked.

about how she was related to his leaked identity. It was true that he did it for her, but he didn't want her to be burdened by such knowledge. "It's only a matter

"But-"

that Pierre was merely trying to comfort her, so she pressed her head against his chest as she said in a gentle voice, "I promise I won't drag you down, Pierre. I promise I'll never leave you." She sounded like she was making a solemn

"Aren't you afraid of being in a

afraid as long as you're around," she replied

would have to deal with all her troubles on her own then. He knew how strong Selena was, but

that, she held onto his hand and held it over her heart. "You'll always be around because you'll always be right here in

eyebrows shot up all of a sudden. "What a great speech! I wish

a glare as her

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