"What!? You accepted it?" Zelda was startled, her eyes widening as she stared at Leon.
Seeing her reaction, Leon chuckled softly and gently pinched her cheek.
"Yes, I accepted it," he said in a tender voice. "Or... did you want me to reject it?"
"No!" Zelda blurted out, hugging Leon tightly around the waist.
Her face pressed against his broad chest as she closed her eyes and breathed in his soothing, fragrant scent. "I didn't want you to reject me. I'm so happy you accepted."
A faint smile slowly formed on her beautiful lips and gradually widened. At first, she had been sure Leon would reject her.
That was why she had already prepared a desperate backup plan—to pressure him and force him to make her his woman.
But what she hadn't expected... was that he didn't reject her—he accepted her.
It meant she no longer had to resort to such a crude method to win him over.
