Ch. 25 You Have Beautiful Eyes

Kaylee tried to pull her hand back when she felt like Declan had finished kissing her hand. But she couldn't do it because the man was holding her hand tightly.

It didn't hurt, but Kaylee felt uncomfortable when a strange man touched her hand for a long time.

She tried to pull her hand again, but Declan still held it without any intention of letting go.

"Uhm... can you let go of my hand?" finally, Kaylee decided to speak.

"Since when did you play the piano?" Declan even asked back without responding to her request and still held her hand.

Let go of my hand! "Since I was little. I'm not really…" Kaylee's face became pale as she felt Declan rubbing her fingers and palm with his.

What is this man doing?!

Declan finally let go of her hand to make Kaylee breathe a sigh of relief, but now she was looking at him in annoyance.

Really… what was that man holding her hand and stroking her digits for?

Mister Williams shook his head at what Declan has done to an innocent girl like Roe.

"Deck, don't tell me you're still looking for that person?"

"…"

"Is she the one?"

Declan shook his head in disappointment.

Kaylee stared at the two men with disbelief. Have they both forgotten the fact that Kaylee is still there and can hear their conversation?

"Roe, are you finished?"

Kaylee thanks her creator (the author) for sending a savior to part with these two eccentric men. At least, the author was not as evil as she thought.

[author: told you, I'm not evil.]

"Yes. Let us go home."

"Good evening, Miss Larson. If you don't mind, how about you come with us? We would like to treat you over dinner."

Declan raised an eyebrow at his partner while Kaylee was eager to refuse because she did not want to linger around Declan.

"Not today, Mister Williams. Maybe another time."

Kaylee sighed with relief when she heard her friend's refusal, but her relief didn't last long as Mister Williams offered her something else Wendy couldn't refuse.

"Then, let us escort you to the lobby."

"Sure," Wendy replied, feeling disrespectful if she refused the kind offer from the organizing team leader of this race.

In the end, Wendy walked next to Mister Williams in front while Kaylee walked with Declan behind the duo.

"Is it too late for me to say I really enjoy your play?" was the first conversation from Declan to break the silence.

"No," answered Kaylee softly without turning to the man beside her.

"Why do I feel like you are avoiding me?"

"It's just your feelings, Mr. Black," she replied once again in a polite tone.

"Am I making you uncomfortable, miss Roe?"

"…" If you already know, don't ask anymore. "Do I have reason to be uncomfortable?"

"Because I like you."

Kaylee's footsteps stopped, and suddenly her whole body turned into a statue.

What is this? The man never glanced at Kaylee but admitted that he was attracted to Roe? Is Declan playing with her?

Declan realized that the girl walking beside him had stopped her footsteps and stopped and turned to the girl.

"Miss Roe?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Black. But your joke is not very funny."

"Do I look like I'm joking? I do like you."

"I understand. You like my play on the stage…" Kaylee stepped back without realizing it as the man walked forward toward her.

Somehow the man's aura felt so daunting and overbearing that she didn't dare to fight.

"Is it difficult to understand? I like you as a man."

It felt like Kaylee wanted to run away and hide in a room where no one would find her.

If she were a Kaylee, she would have immediately gone off to run away and would never again meet a man this scary. But now she is Roe. She was so sure that Declan didn't know that she was Kaylee, so she tried to steel herself not to lose under this dominant male influence.

"Is it because I resemble the person you are looking for? I heard your conversation with Mister Williams."

"Maybe. But you are not that person."

"Then... why?"

"Why do I still like you?" guessed Declan while lowering his head to get closer to Kaylee's face, which made the girl seemed to run out of oxygen.

Too close! Their faces were too close, and Kaylee could no longer walk backward because without realizing it, Declan led her towards the wall so that now her back was leaning against the corridor wall.

Kaylee gripped her dress's fabric with both hands as Declan's black eyes stared straight into hers.

"I just realized you have beautiful eyes, Miss Roe."

Kaylee felt lost in the battle. She would never be able to keep up with this man's incredibly majestic aura and inevitable dignity. In the end, Kaylee decided to glance at the side where her best friend had disappeared from her sight.

'Wendy, why did you forget me, ah?' Kaylee could only cry inwardly while blaming her best friend for accepting the men's offer to escort them to the campus lobby.

Declan smiled lopsidedly, seeing the bunny looking scared under his eyes, and decided to end his teasing.

"Looks like I do make you feel uncomfortable," he said as he took Kaylee's hands that were gripping the fabric of her dress as if her life depends on it.

Kaylee's heart was pounding violently when she felt how gently the man opened her grip. His gentle touch was in stark contrast to his terrifying aura that made Kaylee confused.

"These two hands are too precious. Don't hurt yourself, miss."

Gently, Declan let go of Kaylee's hands then walked after his partner, and Kaylee followed the man silently.

Declan glanced backward, and his face showed an amused smile seeing the girl followed him meekly.

After arriving at the lobby where Larson's luxury sedan was waiting, Declan opened the door and ushered Kaylee inside.

"Thank you." even though Kaylee didn't dare look at that man, she still knew how to thank and be polite to the man who had opened the door for her.

It's just… she said it without even glancing at the man.

After Kaylee and Wendy's car drove out of the campus gate, Mister Williams couldn't help but be curious.

"Why are you taking so long?"

"I want to know more about my future wife."

"Ha? Who? Why didn't I know you had a wife? Hoy, when are you getting married?" Mister Williams rushed after Declan, who was already walking towards his car.