Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 43

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#43

 

After descending all the stairs, a wide corridor stretched out before them. Gales still held Sonnet’s arm and gestured forward with his chin.

 

“If you walk straight down here, you’ll reach the infirmary.”

 

Sonnet walked alongside Gales. He subtly gripped Sonnet’s arm with force. As if he wanted to feel her skin against his hand.

 

Her patience had its limits, so she lowered her arm, causing Gales to groan.

 

“Ah.”

 

Sonnet pointed to a support rail that happened to be beside them. While lowering her arm.

 

“Wouldn’t it be better if you held onto this while walking?”

 

Gales looked at her as if asking what she meant.

 

“I’m not very good at supporting people. And you seem to be in a lot of pain too.”

 

Gales’ eyebrows furrowed.

 

He looked at Sonnet with an expression of incomprehension.

 

“But I came down here thanks to you earlier?”

 

“Now there’s this support rail here. I thought it would be better since it’s sturdier than me.”

 

While Gales was at a loss for words, Sonnet stepped aside. Being next to Gales, the smell of meat was too overwhelming.

 

‘He should eat less.’

 

Even when Aiden ate a lot of meat, even when he ate jerky in the morning, there was no such smell.

 

Aiden always had only that pleasant mint scent.

 

Sonnet suddenly missed Aiden’s scent. Strangely, the mint scent she used to enjoy when drinking tea wasn’t as fragrant as before.

 

In contrast, the scent she caught from Aiden was deeper yet refreshing and cool.

 

“Sonnet.”

 

“….”

 

“Sonnet.”

 

Sonnet startled and turned her head. Gales wasn’t beside her.

 

Looking ahead, she saw Gales had gone ahead and was looking at Sonnet.

 

“What are you doing? Leaving an injured person behind.”

 

Sonnet hurriedly caught up with Gales. When she stood beside him, Gales looked at Sonnet and opened his mouth.

 

“Why didn’t you comb your hair all this time?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You looked quite different when you combed your hair and kept yourself neat.”

 

“….”

 

“You looked refreshingly new at the charity gala too.”

 

Sonnet had nothing to say.

 

Gales was the first person to speak directly about her appearance. Then she saw a door. Gales walked toward the door first and opened it.

 

The infirmary was small.

 

There were two small beds where one could lie down, with a table and white chair placed between them.

 

On the table were various medicines, mostly pain medication for treating bruises and bandages.

 

Gales sat down on the white chair, limping on his leg.

 

He exhaled a shallow breath and gestured toward the bandages on the table.

 

“Sonnet, could you bring me those bandages?”

 

Sonnet planned to just hand over these bandages and leave.

 

Being in a small room with Gales was unpleasant and she didn’t feel like it at all. With only that thought, she picked up the bandages and held them out to Gales.

 

Then Gales grabbed Sonnet’s wrist and made her sit on his lap. It happened so suddenly.

 

Sonnet tried to get up in surprise, but he gripped her wrist tightly so she couldn’t move easily.

 

He grinned wickedly as he looked over Sonnet’s face.

 

“It would have been more fun if you had caught my eye earlier.”

 

Sonnet felt disgusted and stepped on Gales’ foot. Had he used even Delr for this kind of thing?

 

“Ugh!”

 

Then the door burst open.

 

The moment Sonnet turned her head in surprise, a familiar and pleasant scent brushed past her nose. It was the mint scent Sonnet loved. A subtle yet deep fragrance.

 

Aiden was dressed in practice match attire. He wore a loose, thin black shirt with tight-fitting black pants, and his leather boots headed toward Gales without hesitation.

 

His hair was damp with sweat and fell over his forehead, beneath which his eyes were dark. Like an abyss of unknown depth.

 

Before Sonnet could stop him, Aiden grabbed Gales by the collar and lifted him up. With his unhesitating movement, Sonnet barely managed to maintain her balance and stepped away from him.

 

Aiden’s eyes were fierce as if he would kill Gales at any moment. He immediately swung his fist.

 

Saliva flew from Gales’ mouth as his head turned.

 

Aiden hit Gales without blinking an eye. Gales resisted at first but then stopped struggling under his strength and only let out pained groans.

 

Sonnet urgently grabbed Aiden’s arm. She could feel an insurmountable strength in his solid arm. Nevertheless, Sonnet held onto his arm tightly and said.

 

“Stop.”

 

She hoped Aiden wouldn’t make any more mistakes. Looking at him now, it really seemed like he would kill Gales.

 

When Sonnet almost hung onto Aiden’s arm, the fist heading toward Gales’ head stopped.

 

Aiden breathed heavily and looked at Sonnet. Taking advantage of the brief gap, Gales stumbled backward and fled the infirmary.

 

A moment of silence settled.

 

The fresh mint scent filled the infirmary, but the atmosphere sank as if heavy stones had been laid.

 

Aiden looked down at Sonnet with dark eyes. His chest still heaved.

 

“Why did you stop me?”

 

It was a low voice that seemed to scrape the bottom.

 

When Sonnet flinched and looked up, his bright blue eyes flashed particularly dark.

 

“Anyone could see that bastard was approaching you with dirty intentions.”

 

When Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to speak, Aiden exhaled deeply and lifted his chin. His looking-down gaze was persistent and cold.

 

Sonnet felt uncomfortable and avoided his gaze.

 

“Now that I’m nothing to you, you don’t even want to talk to me?”

 

“No.”

 

Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to meet Aiden’s eyes.

 

She just kept her head down when Aiden came closer. The cool mint scent hit Sonnet’s nose sharply.

 

His solid thigh touched Sonnet’s leg as his deep breath brushed against Sonnet’s lips.

 

“Then why won’t you answer?”

 

It was a voice heavily suppressed somewhere. As if holding back anger.

 

“Since you abandoned me, I’m not worth talking to?”

 

Sonnet saw blood dripping from Aiden’s hands. She didn’t know if it was from his fist or Gales’ blood.

 

Then Aiden cupped Sonnet’s cheek.

 

In an instant, she met his bright blue eyes. His pupils trembled.

 

“Why did you abandon me?”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened as if her breath had been cut off for a moment. His breath, his gaze, were so pitiful.

 

She couldn’t imagine his previous appearance beside his friends or the cold look he used to give Sonnet – he looked lonely as if he had lost everything.

 

Aiden pressed his lower body close and said.

 

“I asked why you abandoned me.”

 

His chest heaved. As if barely holding back his anger.

 

Sonnet felt something surge up inside her.

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

She barely managed to say it, but tears flowed from her eyes without her knowing. Aiden looked at Sonnet, then turned his head and let out a hollow laugh. He stepped away from Sonnet.

 

The mint scent that had enveloped her entire body scattered in all directions in an instant.

 

Aiden looked down at Sonnet coldly and said.

 

“Do you think I came here to hear you say sorry?”

 

“….”

 

“Do you think I came here to see your tears?”

 

Sonnet raised her arm to wipe away her tears. Sonnet hated herself like this too.

 

After saying such harsh words to Aiden, now she was crying and saying sorry. Even she thought she was the worst.

 

Aiden stared at Sonnet intently and said.

 

“I told you. I also abandon those who abandon me.”

 

He frowned and nervously ran his hand through his hair.

 

“Normally I wouldn’t have come here either.”

 

“….”

 

“But you keep making me think of you.”

 

Aiden let out a frustrated breath and frowned.

 

“Why on earth did you abandon me? I didn’t want to be abandoned by you of all people, but why did you….”

 

He looked at Sonnet and opened his mouth.

 

“I told you. Don’t abandon me.”

 

“….”

 

“I said that to you, but you….”

 

Sonnet wiped away her tears and sobbed.

 

“I thought you were using me.”

 

Aiden let out a laugh as if incredulous.

 

“Using?”

 

“I thought you accepted my confession to use me for the purpose of breaking off your engagement with the Princess.”

 

“When did I ever say such a thing?”

 

“I accidentally overheard you talking with Chester at that restaurant….”

 

“Then why didn’t you ask me directly?”

 

Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to do that. No, she hadn’t even thought to do that. After all, she had no experience with this kind of interaction with anyone.

 

Sonnet’s voice trembled from tears, but she managed to get the words out.

 

“Back then I was consumed by the thought that you were really using me….”

 

“At the charity gala, I wanted to break off my engagement with the Princess and marry you. That’s why I hoped there would be no more talk of me being engaged to the Princess.”

 

Aiden’s intense gaze reached Sonnet.

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