Chapter 27: Praising The Persistent Guy

~Alexander~

‘I love your eyes and your smile. And I will never forget the way you kissed me at the masquerade ball.’

This line got all my attention; before that, I was teasing her with my words; she disliked me. Is there anything she likes about me? I tried to process the words she blurted at me, but the very next moment, I saw her running away from me.

Again?

Is she going to leave me the way she left me in that ballroom?

No, no, no, I ran after her; I wanted to hear those words again.

But she was not ready to accept it. But I had to be sure of what she said, which was the only way I could find out.

Whenever I closed my eyes, I saw those green orbs surrounded by the masquerade mask. I pulled the scarf and covered her face to see those green emerald eyes, the same eyes that drove me crazy that day.

Fuck, I cursed myself. Why didn’t I realize her presence before?

I tortured her intentionally, shouted at her, and never realized she could be the same girl. With all these confusi