Scratching the back of his neck, his lips curled into a shy smile.

"I have already eaten those words, haven't I?" He paused for a second, staring me in the eye. "I know I love you then, but I just don't have enough courage to tell you. You're so smart and stubborn that sometimes you could almost eat me alive with your smart mouth."

Tss! Stubborn and smart mouth!

"But you were the one who always had bad comments and horrible words towards me!"

"I know, sweetheart, and I'm so sorry. Back then, I had to be like that, dominant and arrogant in front of you because in case you...