[Bonus chapter] Sweet Poison

"If not your mother, then your friend?"

".........."

Those words! He had waited to hear them all his life. He wanted to be her son! Her friend said anything that would bring an amicable relationship between them. But could he trust her?

Her sudden change! As if she was a completely different person. But if he would let go of this opportunity today, there might be a chance that he would not get it again.

Wouldn't he regret it if that happened? Even if her love was a lie! He still wanted to have her in his life. Even if she stabbed him later, wouldn't it be better than living a long solitude life?

He gripped his pants tightly and lowered his head as a tsunami of emotions started to submerge in his heart. On the other hand, Katherine continued to stare at him, with anxiety.

It was true that she had rewind the time so that she could have a better relationship with her son and Lennox was just a means to achieve it since Luci only loved one person in his life, that was Lennox.

Maybe because he felt the same solitude and loneliness but looking at Lennox this closely, she realized that the boy needed more love and care.

He deserved more than being a pawn. Now she really wanted to take the initiative of improving their relationship.

"Well, if you are not sure, then.." you can refuse! She tried to find better words to garner the feelings but he suddenly raised his head and nodded.

"I would like to do that." sensing the confusion on her face, he smiled lightly, "i would try to form a relationship between us." yes! I want to be called a fool. Even if your love is nothing but a sweet poison. I would still drink it happily.

'I would be your pawn in exchange for the love you will pour on me. That way, when i would close my eyes, i would be assured that someone would shed a tear for me even if it was fake.;

He smiled when he looked at her dumbfounded expressions.

/So, she knew that her lie was so obvious that I would not believe it. Huh? But what you did not know is.. I am more starved for love than you think.' his clenched hands and heavy breathing showed how anxious he was. Even if it was a weak thread of hope, he wanted to hold it and come out of this darkness full of despair.

He wanted to enjoy the snacks with her and take a walk in the garden while pouring the contents of his heart in front of her.

"Thank you. I.. I will not disappoint you." clueless as she was, since she had been only taken as a pawn too. She did not know how to show emotions.

Everyone she had shown emotions to in the past, had betrayed her, sold and left her to die. That was why she did not know how to express her gratitude to the small kid who had lit a small candle of hope in her life.

A swirl of emotions started to fill her heart and she did not know how to pour them out. So, she looked around while holding her dress so tight that her knuckles turned white.

"Lia, go and bring all the sweets from the kitchen! No, go and ask the chef to prepare the best macarons, cakes and muffins or I would cut his fingers.

I want you to serve the best sweets of this empire." her voice was trembling that stirred his emotions too. "I want Len to have all the sweets he could." Wait, him?

Why did she want to feed him sweets? Last night the food was too sweet too and even at breakfast, he was served sweet fruit pies. Why?

"Umm, your majesty. Do you like sweets that much?" Even if you do, I did not want to share all of them with you but he felt like he would hurt her if he said so.

So, he tried to think of more flowery words when she smiled.

"Of course, I would eat whatever Lennox would like to eat. I did not want to make you feel that you are a guest here. So, I will make sure every meal will be up to your taste!" she nodded her head as she moved her hands to pat his head. But it was such a stiff action, that she took her hands back as soon as touched his hair as if she got a jolt of electricity.

"I like swerts?" Since when? Questions started to flow in front of his eyes when she nodded amiably. She was looking proud that she knew this much about him.

Looking at her proud expressions, he felt at a loss for words. It took him a lot of strength to smile back but the smile was too hollow.

Thank goodness that dense woman did not realize it.

"Who helped you in knowing so much about me, your majesty?" he asked with the same fake laughter when her smile widened.

"Well, I went to your palace and asked from the maids there.

I wanted your stay to be more comfortable so I made notes of their instructions. Why are you touched?" touched? He wanted to laugh at her actions.

Who would believe that she was a cold empress that had never smiled in her life. She was beaming like a little kid and waiting for him to praise her for her smart and caring actions. Even when she was fooled by those measly persons who should have crawled in front of her feet.

"Oh, yes. I am really touched but for once I wanted to enjoy the meal you liked. So, why don't we eat anything except sweets? Your majesty?"

"Oh, are you thinking about my likes now. You silly child. You are a kid here so we will only have what you like. In fact, we will only have sweets till you stay here."