"…"
"How the lady allows myself by her side is only the goodness of your heart. For ruthless is what I truly am."
'… Why is he expressing himself like this?' — I thought as I could not believe what he declared with heartless sound. Lifting my gaze to see him frown, avoiding to look me in the eye as his countenance hardened further in dislike.
"Sigh. Even so… What I am is something I do not want to tarnish you with. I needed to inform you of this decision, for I still… somehow… I still wish for you to learn what my hand will do from my own mouth before you see it or hear about it by chance. I believe it is best to save yourself the surprise."
"… I understand what you say, but you still have not given me the real motives." — Without getting my mind to snap out of the blank his palpable selfishness instilled within myself, I blurted out… as cold as his tone had sounded while saying these things.
"… I have just told you."
