Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 174

And before she could even reply, the man spoke.

“This might sound like I’m scolding you, but what I meant was that you surely didn’t come here just because you missed me… Ah, that sounds a bit awkward too.”

So what I’m trying to say is… Idren, who had been fumbling with his words, let out a sigh.

“Of course, I’d be truly grateful if you really did come here because you wanted to see me. But interpreting your visit however I please is another matter entirely.”

“…”

“I asked about the reason for your visit because I didn’t want to jump to conclusions about your intentions.”

His voice grew quieter toward the end.

Idren, his face flushed, lowered his head deeply. Please say something, he murmured in a small voice. It seemed his confidence had waned the more he tried to justify himself.

Ophelia replied to the man who had already finished everything—from beginning to end—before she even had a chance to react.

“I understood what you were saying.”

“…Thank you.”

He was thanking her for the oddest things. Thinking this, Ophelia wondered if that, too, might be part of love. It was one of her recent habits.

At some point, she’d developed a tendency to interpret his every action. Perhaps after spending so much time with him, some of his ways of treating her had rubbed off on her.

But that wasn’t why she’d come here to ponder such things. Remembering her main purpose before her mind wandered further, Ophelia spoke.

“You’re right. I came because I have something to say.”

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