âDo you want to go for a walk?â
âYes.â Yernia replied lazily.
She must have been exhausted from trying not to let the water touch her stomach as much as possible.
When Yernia almost fell asleep with her wet hair, Cassian forced her to stand up so that he could dry them with a towel.
âYou look sleepy, Yernia. Why donât you just rest?â
âI want to get some fresh air outside. Itâs frustrating to be indoors all the time.â
âItâs cold out there.â
âIâll be fine. What about you?â
Yernia was a little scared after the incident with Habin.
She was pretending not to, but she was still reluctant to be alone.
She wanted to go for a walk due to her frustration but she was afraid to go alone again.
That was why she talked about it with Cassian.
However, his response wasnât good.
âYou will feel cold.â
âYou are worried about me. Donât be so sweet all of a sudden. I canât get used to it.â
She really couldnât get used to it.
Look at how her heart was beating so wild.
Yernia got rid of that thought so that it wouldnât react this way again.
Her heart was sort of broken these days.
âAm I making you nervous?â
âWhoâs nervous? Itâs just that I donât think youâre the one I used to know anymore. Who are you? Give me back my childhood friend!â
Yernia switched  the subject immediately, pretending she wasnât affected.
She swung an arm around to hit him on the shoulder as a prank but Cassian fell back.
He should have fallen by himself but he had clung to Yerniaâs waist like a water ghost and forced her to fall with him.
It was a relief that both of them had fallen on the bed but she had fallen on top of Cassianâs body.
âThe kid you knew is dead.â
âWhy did you kill him?â
She came here and slept in this position on the first and second day but this felt strange.
Yernia heard and felt Cassianâs loud heartbeat.
Likewise, he would also feel her heartbeat.
âCanât you get used to the new me?â
âI want the old Cassian back. He made me feel unlucky at times but he wasnât that bad.â
âThatâs your problem. However, youâre so nice that itâs making me crazy.â
âDo you want me to be bad? I guess you like bad girls, huh?â
âThen, do you want to fit in my ideal type, Yernia?â
Yernia tried to get up, but Cassian wouldnât let go.
How long are they going to stay like this?
Yernia didnât want him to hear her heartbeat.
âNo. Iâm going to be the exact opposite.â
âHahaha. Too bad. You are my type.â
Cassian must be doing this on purpose.
It was highly probable that he was saying this on purpose to distract her.
Yet, why were her fingertips tingling with excitement?
Why did he have the power to make her feel good for no reason?
The way he made her feel was too wild.
No.
She should get herself together.
â Wake up, Yernia!â
Yernia tried to get rid of distractions.
Thatâs what Jenan usually did.
She must be logical every time her heart and mind told her to do different things.
Yes.
If she was rational, Cassian wasnât good for her.
âI know your taste. Itâs the exact opposite of me. You adore women of exceptional beauty.â
âWho said that? Did some guy told you that?â
âWhatâs wrong with liking pretty girls? It wasnât like you adore me.â
She just had a little crush on him back when they were young.
As she grew up, Yernia had also established her own taste so why did she have too keep seeing someone who wasnât even her type?
Perhaps, she had been guiding Cassian too often.
âLetâs say that what you just said about me is true. However, my ideal type have already changed.â
What was he talking about all of a sudden?
âItâs you, Yernia.â
âYou really need to stop teasing me. Itâs making me furious!â
âWhy are you angry?â
âDo you like me, Cassian?â
Yernia wasnât immune to Cassianâs occasional confusing jabs.
She was certain that he didnât like her so why was she furious about it?
Wasnât she supposed to rejoice that he didnât like her at all?
There were moments when she wanted to tell him about how she felt, but if she did, she would have confessed.
âNo. Never mind. Donât answer me.â
When she thought of it that far, Yernia felt rattled because she was acting too hasty.
How would she react if Cassian told her he liked her as a joke?
These days, Yernia couldnât seem to understand herself.
Because of him, her heart was beating so fast and her emotions were in a constant high and low that she was too scared to think about their future together.
She thought she really liked Cassian but that was before she assumed that he didnât have any reason to be friendly towards her.
She had no idea how to react if he actually said he liked her in this situation.
âWhy donât you wait for my response?â
âI will not know what to do if you tell me you like me. Iâll be glad if you said no.â
âI donât want to go further in this relationship.â She repeated multiple times in her head to brainwash herself.
âI should be glad if he said no. But if he actually said yes, that would probably send me to hell.â
âIâm going for a walk. I want to get some fresh air.â
When she took out her coat, Cassian got dressed properly as well.
Before leaving, Cassianâs face hardened when he grabbed her arm so that he could put a scarf around her neck.
Was he angry at her?
However, the hand that had grabbed her in silence felt nice and warm, so she simply dismissed it as an illusion.
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