He watched the leave from the balcony in the hallway.
She seemed… in a hurry.
Her reaction… disappointed him for some odd reason.
She didn't look happy or alleviated. If anything, she was upset.
Did she have feelings for the coward? Or was there something else he was missing about their relationship?
Once they were out of sight, he turned away from the balcony and walked to his room.
He had no intention of rejoining the party as it was.
Soon.
Yeren fell face flat on the bed without bothering to take off his ceremonial garment.
He had felt something intensely similar to… pain when she told of her engagement herself.
Had she moved on from him so quickly?
More importantly, did she even have any feelings for him?
Well, he would find out on the morrow, he told himself.
Even if he ended things, she ought to understand that he was doing it to protect her.
And her first reaction was to jump head first into an engagement.
