Lina felt guilty when she saw the sad smile appearing on his face.
'I did deny him and my feelings for him on multiple occasions.' She readily agreed that she had done just that.
Whenever he took a step forward, Lina would promptly take a step backward.
'I keep saying that I want a flaming hot romance but I keep running away when one is standing right before my eyes!' She exclaimed and facepalmed herself inwardly.
Coming to a conclusion on how she wished to deal with her current predicament, Lina looked into his eyes and held his cheeks with both her palms resting on them.
Reuben leaned into her palm and closed his eyes to feel the softness pressing onto his cheeks.
Lina smiled as she looked at his cute actions and the smile on her face grew bigger.
'He keeps calling me 'kitten' but look at him now!' She giggled after comparing The Devil Emperor Reuben Ming to a tamed house cat.
