Love's Perfect Match

On the other hand, Elspeth didn't bring anything with her when she was kidnapped. At that moment, she wondered what Gilbert had written on the back of the love letter. However, she knew Gilbert wouldn't lie, so she said helplessly, "I understand now."

"You don't understand. If you did, you wouldn't be acting like this toward me now. You wouldn't have fallen for—" Gilbert abruptly stopped speaking, realizing he was crossing a line.

Still, she understood what he was trying to say. "It's been a long time. Let's leave the past in the past. Keeping it in our hearts is also a beautiful memory." That was what she truly believed. Even though she now knew about his feelings for her, it was too late. In addition, she no longer had romantic feelings for him.

"Is that really what you think?" His voice was filled with disappointment.

"Of course. As I said, we're good friends now, and friendship lasts even longer than romance." Elspeth laughed it off, trying to brush the matter aside.

Nevertheless, Gilbert insisted on saying what was on his mind, which was likely due to the influence of alcohol. "I've liked you for a long time, even longer than you've liked me. I kept it to myself so that you could concentrate on your training. Then, when I found out that you had written me a love letter, I was over the moon. That night, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep and wrote a response on the back. Despite this, I never imagined that you would ignore me once you got the letter. I thought your feelings had faded, so I didn't bring it up... I had no idea you never even saw my reply." Gilbert's voice trailed off, and she could imagine the look of disappointment on his face.

However, at that point, no matter how moving and sincere he spoke, her heart could no longer be stirred. "Thank you for liking me." She didn't know what else to say. His unexpected confession caught her off guard.

Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Just take it as my sincere words to you. You don't have to respond."

Nevertheless, he didn't need a response from her. He only needed her to know how he felt, so he wouldn't regret anything.

She immediately felt relieved after hearing that. "Are you drinking outside now?"

suddenly realized he was making a phone call, and she couldn't see his actions. So, he said softly, "Yeah, I'm

after you're done drinking.

"Are you worried about

and I'll have to bail you out." Elspeth

more than an hour had passed. "I'm going to

to get some rest." Following that, she hung up the

wine, whiskey, and even a few sake bottles were scattered over the table. He then grabbed another bottle and started

with a sly

this smile made the woman's heart skip a beat. "Y-Yes, I do," she

her chin and gazed at her rosy lips. "Tell me, what do you

a direct question before, and her face turned

I am good-looking. Does that mean you like anyone who

she shook her head vigorously. "No, it's not like that. I

you like someone who's extremely

off about that question, but she

his free hand to lightly stroke her cheek. "Too bad you're not pretty enough," he said. Soon, his fingers trailed down her

been humiliated like that before, so she covered her face and started to cry.

a cold, harsh tone, "Why are you still