'Hm?'
Max knitted his brows when he saw her expression.
'Does she really not want to reveal our relationship?' He thought,
As if realizing her reaction was a bit too much, she glanced at Max with an apologetic look on her face, "I—I'm sorry, my Lord. I just feel too ashamed because you were supposed to be my… you know, but here I am…"
She bit her lip, and her eyes turned moist before she lowered her head and muttered, "I'm sorry…"
Right then, she felt two strong arms wrap around her and pull her over.
"You don't need to apologize, and there is no need to announce our relationship to anyone until you are ready." Max said, gently stroking her back and hair.
He then glanced at Mina, but before he could say anything, Mina said, "Don't worry. I won't say anything about it to anyone."
Max nodded gratefully.
Esme calmed down after a while, but her face was red from embarrassment.
