Dai was however not feeling the same. He pushed Minh back as kindly as he could and looked straight into her eyes. His voice was sincere with no hesitations.
"Minh, I don't share those feelings. I know you have spent a lot of time caring for me but you remind me more of a sister."
"Then see me as a sister and I'll see you as a brother...Brother Dai"
Minh was desperate, she couldn't take a full rejection So she decided to compromise for now. She believed she could changed his mind in the future. They were still young, who to say he would not develop feelings for her? Until then, she would be the closest female to him. The only one for him. She could continue to eliminate rivals one by one. In the end, he would not have the choice.
CURRENT TIME, UNKNOWN LOCATION
Lily woke up with every inch of her body hurting. It felt she went through hell and barely managed to escape. Her brush up with death really had her scared. She was surprised she didn't die. She tried moving but she wasn't able to move any of her limbs. It was as if it was not her body. Lily started panicking and wanted to force at least an arm or a leg to move.
"Stop moving. You have to rest to heal" The voice was coarse, stormy, masculine but also very cold and indifferent. It reminded her of a rainy day with thunder and lightning.
At the sound, Lily stopped moving. Was he friend? a foe? Did he saved her? She had so many questions for him.
" I am neither a friend or a foe. I was in good mood and decided to help out. It's not good for you to be thinking too much, you should be resting some more"
Lily wondered how he was able to read every single thought in her mind. Before she could utter a sound to ask more questions. A shadow came and covered her eyes. Once the hand passed over, Lily was sleeping soundly.
The shadow sighed.
"Little girl, 5 years ago you were like this, who would have thought that today This Lord would see you again in a state worse than the previous. The past debt have not settled and one more have been added already."
The shadow slowly caressed the face of Lily and sighed some more. The shadow was aggrieved.
"5 years...This Lord haven't see you for so long. This time, unless you pledge an oath with this Lord, you won't be able to go back."
The shadow sighed for a third time and retreated.