I Love You, Miss Genius

"I think it's safe to say that you know what I'm going to tell you, Andreas. Did you say what you said to run away from the truth?" Bonnie had all but seen through his thought.

Andreas's eyes shifted uneasily, not daring to meet her gaze.

"T-That's not the case."

Shaking her head, she said, "You say that, but what I said is true. You're trying to run away from the truth."

"U-Um..." He was about to say something, but he just couldn't think of anything to say.

In the end, he decided he'd remain quiet. He lowered his head slowly.

'She's right. I'm trying to run away from the truth. I don't want to deal with this if I can, actually. As far as I'm concerned, Bonnie is my future princess, and we're going to spend the rest of our lives together.

'However, his would-be princess is someone else's fiancé. How am I supposed to accept something like this?'

"Listen to me, Andreas. You might be able to run away from the truth for a little while, but you can't do it forever. At the end of the day, you have to face it. Do you think I'm right?"

to make it clear

his courage. Then, he lifted his head slowly

but he caught the Maybach from the corner of his eyes. Just like that, the courage he mustered up vanished

suggested, "Let's talk in the

Nodding, he said, "Alright."

arrived at the gazebo, Andreas

quiet, too, waiting for

been burning in his chest for the entire night. "Avril told me that you're already engaged to Ivor.

are getting married next month. Is that true?" The light in his eyes grew dim and there was this throbbing pain in his heart. She

Why would you agree to marry him? This isn't

him, she stared

as he thought she didn't intend to talk to him

it slip your mind that you extorted me when you were on the cusp of dying? That's why I agreed to it

even led a

pressured me