Conrad sighed and slumped down on a seat upon going home.
Stella had rejected him so many times. He understood her. But the rejection was still a rejection. Of course, it hurt even if it didn't show on his face. He just wasn't like Aiden who was fine with showing his emotions on his face.
Conrad's mother, the former empress, had trained him to hide his emotions since he was little so it had been so ingrained in him that he could keep smiling even when it hurt as Stella kept rejecting him.
He was already prepared to be rejected so he had another goal in visiting Stella. He was happy that his main purpose was successful but he couldn't help but feel depressed after she kept rejecting him.
"Are you alright?" Fabian teased. He could already tell from Conrad's face how his talk with Lady Stella had gone.
