Didn't Plan to Become a Companion (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 71

It was the question I was most curious about at this very moment. Why on earth was he saying these things to me?

“You are to me…”

Walter stubbornly closed his mouth for a brief moment. His teal eyes, desperate to convey his sincerity, looked almost frantic—so much so that it was hard to believe this man had just barged into another noble house and proposed marriage to its betrothed lady.

“Because you are the only one.”

The only one?

I had received a request from the Crown Princess; I expected at least this much of an answer from him. Even if his reasoning might be incomprehensible to him as well, it would still have been better than what I had just heard.

I could tell he was sincere—but I couldn’t grasp what his words truly meant. How could I possibly be “the only one” to him? We hadn’t even known each other for long.

Before I could add another word, he swiftly continued.

“For now, this is the one and only reason—and answer—I can give you.”

The heaven-sent gentleman had suddenly appeared at my home one day, proposed to me, and then calmly departed.

Maintaining perfect courtesy until the very moment he left.

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I fell fast asleep while waiting for Ricardo, who had promised to return even if it was late at night.

Was it because of Walter’s absurd proposal? That night, I dreamed once again—after a long while—of my whole body burning black and turning to ash. Even though I knew it was just a dream, my limbs trembled uncontrollably.

And, as always, that man appeared. With his irritating voice declaring that there was still a chance.

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