Lóng Wei's eyes didn't falter even for a second, while Li Hua blinked a few times before turning away. She found he was still behind her. She moved her feet up when Lóng Wei circled his arm around her belly to draw her back.
Her back hit against his chest, and she stiffened. "Don't you trust me?" He asked her.
"I do, Your Highness," Li Hua answered.
"Then, trust my feelings too," he urged. "I never convinced anyone, the way I do to you. You won't find a man like me, Li Hua. That night I couldn't come. Forgive me. You don't know how troubled I was when I didn't find you in the residence."
"Did His Highness bury my family's bodies? I ran away like a coward," Li Hua said, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
"No. I could not do that. I didn't come out of the cold palace for three days," Lóng Wei replied. "However, I was able to save your elder brother," he informed her.
