The cat's curiosity was awaken

"My feelings are my responsibility, not yours. Don't let it sway you. You can't handle it."

Aries ran her hands through her hair before tugging her scalp in distress. She would go insane with Abel's voice lingering in her head, repeating the words that came out of his mouth today. 

After kissing her with such passion, Abel just smiled from ear to ear, like usual. She couldn't speak a word when Conan and Isaiah, the grand duke of Fleure, arrived in the lake. Their objective was obvious, and they just did that. 

Isaiah and Conan ended up dragging Abel back to his office, while the latter had this stupid grin on his face. She could still remember the ridiculous scene unfolding before her, recalling Abel waving at her whilst being dragged away.

But that wasn't what put her in this situation. It was the words that were already uttered carelessly before Conan and Isaiah arrived. Now, she was a mess.