My Unrequited Love Is an Absolute Secret - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104

Randy found it difficult to broach the subject of Jessie as well.
What good would come from bringing up an ex-boyfriend to a couple getting along well? Nothing but awkwardness.
Yet he reasoned it was better to convey the objective facts himself rather than let Harry hear it through someone else’s mouth.
“Jessie came?”
“Yeah. There was a play during today’s performance, and JJ was in it. You two left before that, so you wouldn’t have known… The title was ‘Lililand.'”
I was terrified to see what expression Aemerus was making now.
Randy kept his gaze fixed solely on Harry, not daring to look at him.
“It must be based on ‘La La Land.'”
“No… that’s not it.”
Clearly it wasn’t based on a movie title but on your name instead.
Randy was about to say something but held back after catching Aemerus’s expression.
“How was the acting? Did he do well?”
“If you’re curious, watch it yourself. There’s plenty of it on social media. And it talks about you too.”
“It mentions me?”
Harry tilted her head in confusion, then looked at Aemerus.
If she were alone, she would have checked immediately.
But being with Aemerus, she naturally sought his opinion first.
After all, he knew all too well about her past unrequited feelings for Jessie.
“I’m curious about you too. Let’s watch it together.”
Aemerus said this and pulled out his phone.
He seemed intent on finding the video himself.
‘I did the right thing telling him, didn’t I…?’
Randy remained in place, watching the two of them with anxious eyes.
Harry might burst into tears after seeing Jessie’s play, or in the worst case, leave Aemerus.
And there would be no one else to comfort Aemerus then.
But contrary to his worries, Harry’s expression remained remarkably serene even after watching the video.
“I didn’t know Jessie could act so well either. It would be wonderful if he really became an actor.”
Moreover, she treated Jessie’s play purely as a work of art.
Even though the play contained not only their past but also their present and an altered future.
“You… are you really okay?”
At Randy’s cautious question, Harry instead gave him a look of newfound bewilderment.
“Why wouldn’t I be okay?”
“JJ put your story on stage without your permission.”
“Oh.”
Harry nodded her head.
Normally, it would have been something to find unpleasant.
But the way the play handled Lili wasn’t entirely unfavorable.
The play itself seemed like a form of psychological therapy for Jessie.
“I don’t really mind. It’s not like he was insulting me.”
Randy understood from her detached response, as if she were observing someone else’s affair.
To Harry, Jessie was like a book she’d read all the way to the final page and closed.
She might recall it occasionally during her life, perhaps even by chance.
But it was a book she no longer felt curious about, having already learned its ending.
Perhaps someday she would open that book again, reminiscing about the past.
But that would certainly be a distant future.
“Thanks for letting me know, Randy. I almost missed the prom highlights.”
“No problem. But can I ask you one thing?”
“What?”
“How did JJ betray you?”
“Randy Nelson.”
At Aemerus’s cold voice, Randy flinched.
The question had been asked purely out of personal curiosity.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that.”
“No, I’m sorry too. That’s just something I’d rather not discuss.”
I had no intention of publicly spreading what mistake Jessie had made.
It wasn’t lingering attachment—it was loyalty to an old friend.
In any case, that was enough about Jessie’s story.
Harry smiled and turned to look at Aemerus.
Only then did his rigid expression soften.
“I’m a bit hungry after dancing. Let’s go get some kebab.”
“Sure.”
He rose from his seat without hesitation at her words.
“Randy, do you want to come too?”
“No thanks. I’m good. I don’t have the nerve to tag along like that….”
If I followed them around, I’d definitely get a thorough scolding from Aemerus later.
Leaving Randy, who had tactfully excused himself, Harry stepped outside the Country Music Club with Aemerus.
Soon, Harry spotted a food truck and pulled his hand, running toward it.
“Good evening. Can we place an order?”
“Oh, it’s been so long since I’ve seen you two. How have you been?”
“Great! Thanks to you.”
“So, what kind of kebab should I make for you?”
Harry glanced at Aemerus and smiled sweetly as she ordered.
“I’ll have lamb, and my boyfriend will have beef.”
Aemerus’s eyes widened.
He hadn’t expected her to still call him her boyfriend even after watching Jessie’s play.
‘How foolish of me.’
I let out a soft chuckle.
Sensing his anxiety, I deliberately made an excuse about being hungry and slipped away to this quiet spot—and I’m glad I did.
“By the way, Aemerus, I heard you won the ice hockey championship? Your uncle wouldn’t stop bragging about it. Congratulations, anyway.”
“Thank you.”
“I put extra meat in yours today, especially.”
Aemerus politely declined when the Ice Cream Shop Owner tried to give him a free drink, and paid for everything himself.
“Should we eat inside?”
Aemerus asked, holding the steaming kebab.
In the past, we would have driven here and eaten in the car, but tonight was different.
We’d taken a taxi after sneaking away from the party.
I shook my head.
“Let’s just eat here. I’m still warm from dancing.”
As I leaned against the low brick wall that reached my waist, he draped his jacket over my shoulders.
I appreciated these small, thoughtful gestures—the way he made sure my dress wouldn’t get dirty.
We stood side by side against the wall, eating our kebabs.
Standing in an alley eating kebab at this late hour was a first for me, and every time our eyes met, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“I’m full now.”
Halfway through, I reached my limit and gave up.
“I’ll finish it.”
Aemerus polished off the kebab cleanly, without any hint of greediness.
‘If I’m going to support him, I’ll need to make good money.’
The thought crossed my mind unconsciously, and I laughed inwardly before composing my expression.
“Aemerus.”
“Hmm?”
He folded the leftover wrapper and flicked it perfectly into the trash bin, then turned back to me.
“I wanted to tell you that you don’t need to be anxious.”
“…”
“Jessie was my first love, yes. I won’t deny that. But everything with Jessie is in the past.”
What Jessie had done.
How disappointed and hurt I’d been—Aemerus knew all of it better than anyone.
Because he’d always been by my side through it all.
“The person I love now is standing right in front of me—you, Aemerus.”
I nestled into his embrace and looked up at him.
“Is that not enough?”
Aemerus held me close, gazing down at me intently.
If he could, he wanted to tattoo this moment into his eyes forever.
This miraculous instant—the person he loved held in his arms, telling him she loved him.
“That’s more than enough.”
More than enough—it overflowed.
At his answer, I broke into a radiant smile.
His eyes were so dazzling that she found herself momentarily convinced it was early morning.
Standing on her tiptoes, I leaned in to kiss Aemerus’s lips before hesitating.
Then I pulled back and covered my mouth with the back of my hand.
“Do I smell like lamb?”
Of all things, I had to eat lamb meat.
Watching me grumble that I should have made up a different excuse instead of kebab, Aemerus laughed heartily.
I truly, truly, truly adored her like this.
Pulling Harry close, he lowered his head and kissed her.
Their lips met and tongues intertwined.
No matter how deeply he savored her, he tasted only sweetness.
He pressed forward breathlessly until her waist nearly bent, but reluctantly withdrew his lips when her fist tapped against his chest.
“Haah….”
Harry’s face flushed crimson as she rested it against his chest, breathing heavily.
He would need to take her home tonight, but he had no confidence in letting her go.
Had their hearts truly aligned?
Once her breathing steadied, Harry looked up at Aemerus and called to him.
“Aemerus.”
Every time Harry looked at him like this, his heart felt ready to burst.
At this point, he wondered if she knew this fact and was doing it on purpose.
“Are your parents home tonight?”
“No.”
“Then… I’d like to sleep over at your place.”
For a moment, Aemerus suspected he had spoken his thoughts aloud.
Otherwise, how could Harry say such a thing?
‘Could this possibly be a dream?’
He asked carefully, his doubts unrelenting.
“Will sleeping out be okay?”
“But I want to be with you longer.”
Thinking he was about to refuse, she rubbed her forehead and acted cute.
“Besides, I already said I’d be late today, so wouldn’t it be fine as long as I’m back before morning?”
Harry was truly under a profound misunderstanding.
From the start, there was no possibility of him refusing her.
“Let’s go.”
Aemerus took Harry’s hand and headed toward Main Street to catch a taxi.
“Right now?”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you going to tell Randy?”
“I’ll text him.”
Harry giggled, imagining she could almost hear Randy’s cries of “Traitor!”
From their clasped hands, warmth seemed to radiate upward.

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