Aurelia was bewildered.

“What… do you mean what I think?”

Her heart thumped wildly. She dared not look into his eyes, yet the space was limited. In addition to his current position, the tip of his nose was going to touch hers… Even if she avoided it, she had little room to move around.

The man’s warm breaths were close to the tip of her nose. They slowly turned into a ball of flame that burned away her rationale.

Aurelia took a deep breath and tried her hardest to stay level-headed. What could she think? How could someone without a status be worthy of him?

“Are you asking the obvious, Aurelia?” Neil smirked. “Have you really forgotten what you said that night?

“I just want to know if what you said is true!”

Aurelia’s throat tightened up. She looked up after a moment of silence and met his eyes. Like a determined warrior, she gnashed her teeth with a made-up mind—she would deny her feelings for him regardless.

If her feelings were a restraint that held him back, she would rather keep it a secret for life.

Aurelia grinned as brightly as she could. “What did I say that night? I’ve forgotten all

dim glint in Neil’s

did say something, I was drunk!

uttered felt like

in Neil’s eyes went out

the

for a while before he darted back to his

chuckled and clenched his fist hidden on his side to the point his

with you too,” he said in a deep tone. “Actually, nothing happened that night. You don’t have to think about recompensing me, either.

“What?” Aurelia was stunned.

word

and her eardrums hurt. It must be because it was

“That’s good, that’s great! We don’t

“Yeah.”

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