Abelia was surprised by the answer Aileen gave, even though she was very sure that the man would accept her offer, considering that they had the same goal and they only needed to work together to achieve their goal.
"Why did you reject it? We can work together, trust me. I can make this plan work so we can get what we want!" said Abelia.
"Who said that my purpose here was to take Lian away from Dion?" asked Aileen as he folded his arms across his chest. "I'm just here to see Lian and protect her as a knight devoted to my queen."
"Liar! I know you want her back too. You still love her, don't you?!"
Aileen looked at Abelia with a serious look and then replied that he did still love Jillian, and until his death he would probably always love that woman. Aileen's answer made Abelia smile because she could see it clearly from how Aileen looked at and spoke to Jillian.