And, casually poking at his scar, using his past love as a shield— has he spoiled her too much lately?
"You must be feeling too comfortable lately! Watch how you speak!" Although his tone was serious, even he didn't realize— if it was before, anyone who dared to say anything bad about Charlotte Rodriguez in front of him would have made him furious!
But now, it's nothing more than a feeling of discomfort in his heart, and the discomfort was only because— the way she spoke, it seemed like she wanted to escape from him.
In fact, there's a saying that's true: if you want to forget a relationship, the best way to do that is to start a new one.
When a new relationship comes, looking back, the beautiful past, although still lingering in the heart, doesn't have the same feeling as before.
That's how he felt about Emma Smith.