Chapter 416

I stared at Soren, a rush of happiness filling me. He was the first person, besides my family, to care so deeply about me. It was precisely because of his deep care that I was so reluctant to pull him into this mess.

Before I could even suggest breaking up, though, he spoke first. “No, please don’t say that. If you leave me, I’ll abandon everything to get you back. I’ll ignore whatever values my family has tried to impose on me. I’ll discard the duties and responsibilities they’ve burdened me with. I will throw all of that away to be with you.”

His words were as gentle as ever, but their content stunned ine.

My eyes widened. “Are you crazy? You’d throw away your reputation and future for love?!”

“I could. I’ve always obeyed their wishes. I do whatever they want, and I do it to the best of my abilities.

“You’re the exception. You’re the only thing I’ve ever fought for on my own terms. You’re something I worked toward because I wanted it.

“If they can’t support that, then this will be the first time I fight for myself,” he replied.

He flashed me a smile.

over me. “Soren, this is terrible. I’d look down on you if you did

to it–things just as rewarding, things that make life worth living. I have my grandmother, my aunt, my company, my coworkers, my best friend, and my other friends. And I

a modern–day aristocrat. You have a powerful family, and you have duties

your girlfriend, but your family, your friends, your employees, and even the people of this country. You’re bigger

blame myself. I’d think I doomed the entire country by

ran through me as I processed my own words.

imagined that someone like me–just a weed flower–would be close to

stature.

to fall into the mud with me, then what did

I just gotten some random, ordinary guy–another weed flower like

until now. But after hearing him say he would give everything up for me, I realized what I truly

was “Soren as a hero.” I loved superheroes, and he was close to that.

mixed with

at me

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