“Just forget about me.”
Five years after telling me to forget him, my childhood friend came back to our hometown.
[Helian’s New Hero]
And he came back as a celebrity. He had a handsome face, a well-built body, and even an earldom.
“Did you see them? Miss Claire and Lord Dante walking side-by-side!”
“They were a perfect match!”
Even the lady I looked up to couldn’t get enough of Dante. That’s how my childhood friend became a person completely separated from me.
* “Why do you keep avoiding me?”
Dante followed me relentlessly, asking. There was an unknown urgency in his usually gruff tone.
“I’m not… avoiding you.”
“That’s a lie. You can’t even look me in the eyes.”
I was walking backward when I flinched, my back hitting a cold wall. There was nowhere left to run.
“And why are you speaking so formally?”
“Well, it’s just… your status is different now, and you’ve gotten a title…”
At that moment, Dante cupped my cheek, making sure my gaze was locked on his.
“So what’s different? Is something different between you and me, too?”
I could see the anger i
n his blue eyes.