Lyn nodded. "I thought Rhys would save me. But I guess things don"t always work out like I fairytales."She watched as the corner of her brother"s eyes twitched, and Lyn sighed. "Did you see Rhys by any chance?"
"I did actually. I saw him following you until a few moments ago."
Until a few moments ago?
Zepher chuckled. "I saw him in the arms of another woman. Are you interested?"
At that comment, her gaze turned cloudy. So those rumors are right after all? Rhys is still meeting with that woman? Lyn thought she could stop them from meeting one another, but it turns out that is not the case here.
Her thoughts broke off when Zepher grabbed hold of her wrist and started walking off. Lyn quickly realized where they were heading.
"Brother, I told you we didn"t have to follow them!" Lyn exclaimed.
"I just want you to see what kind of man the guy you chose is. Besides, this wouldn"t be the first time that he has been unloyal to you."
Lyn sighed when she heard those words. "I already know that." Despite what it would seem like she already knew. "Rhys does not think I am serious about him. He thinks I am only using him until I resolve whatever issues I have with Kazuya."
At the start, it might have been exactly like that. But now things are different. She genuinely wants to be in a proper relations.h.i.+p with him. It seems like they are still off to a rocky start if he is still meeting with other women.
"Besides as long as he--" Lyn sentence fell short when she saw Rhys not too far from where they were. He was indeed with another woman. But she froze when she saw how intimate they were. Rhys was kissing the exposed part of the woman"s shoulder.
"Rhys-sama, nngh, let"s go inside already."
"Mel."
"I am happy that you"re keeping me company today. I apologize again for my selfish request."
"Mmm, it isn"t selfish at all. I keep neglecting you recently."
His endearing expression, his gentle voice and
Lyn turned away and started to walk off, but Zepher"s grip on her wrist tightened. "How could you live with that man if you cannot accept his true colors? Lyn, you are no longer a child. Accept what is right before you."
"Then, you do the same," Lyn exclaimed back. She could no longer hold back her anger. Since earlier, she wanted to say this, but she held it back. "What makes you think you can say all this stuff about me? What gives you the right to intervene in my business?"
Zephers" gaze dimed. "I see, it seems like the moment you left my side you learned to talk back. It looks to me I will have to teach you all over again what it means to disobey me."
At that comment, b.l.o.o.d.y images flashed through her head and that room with no windows. She shuddered at the thought. Back then, she did not get a chance to say this to him, but... "Are you threatening me to stay with you?"
Why is this man so possessive and frightening? Could it be this is the reason why her first brother behaved that way -- her thoughts broke off when she felt a sharp dagger pierce through her back.
Blood spluttered from her mouth in seconds.
"Lyn?!!"
She felt very dizzy and was about to lose consciousness and collapse. Before she could fall, however, somebody catches her. "Kazuya.."
The look in his eyes looked dangerous. She never saw him like this before. She weakly raised her hand towards his cheeks.
"Don"t talk, let me bring you somewhere safe first."
Some-- Lyn paused in mid-thought when she realized something. They were surrounded. Lyn blinked, when did that happen? Despite her blurred vision, she could see people cloaked in black perched on the roof.
"I shall deal with them; you two go on ahead." Zepher suddenly suggested.
....
When Lyn next opened her eyes, she noticed a familiar pair of hands on her forehead. "A bit of a fever, but that"s to be expected. It did not hit a vital artery, but her fever will get worse.."
Kazuya"s angrily yelled. "What were you doing? You said you didn"t need me and Prince Allen around. Why were you not with her?"
"I had a prior engagement."
"Rhys, I told you already if you want to be with Lyn, end things with that other woman."
Rhys sighed. "I know already, dont give me that. I just need to settle the remaining things and make sure she is living in comfort." He turned to her. "I didt think Lyn would see."
"She let her guard down because of you."
He bent down and brushed his lips softly on her forehead. "Yeah it seems like it."
He kisses her so gently and yet it was hard to forget the scene from earlier.
"I will send Melissa home and come back."
With those words said Rhys quickly left. Kazuya chuckled. "Do you want to rant?"
Lyn sighed. "I"m annoyed."
"I can tell."
"Ah really how bothersome. "
"Um Lyn?"
"Why is it that the guys who are in love with me taking such stupid actions? If they like me tell me directly already. What"s the point in being so wish washy? Just tell me straight, and tell me what you want from our relations.h.i.+p. Am I supposed to just second guess what they are thinking? How am I supposed to distinguish between those who want to be given a chance and those who don"t? " she exclaimed. " In the first place, those guys have strange eyes. Why on earth would they fall for a person like me? Even if they tell me it"s because of certain qualities like my personality and my smile, I don"t get it at all. Exactly what is that supposed to mean?"
Lyn never understood the guys who liked her and now Rhys does something like this. He probably did that because of her but she wishes he didn"t.