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For a moment, I didn’t know how to react to what he just said.

‘I mean, is he serious right now?’

But something warm crept inside my core. Not that I was glad that he had that kind of feeling. I knew it was tormenting. But that also means, somehow, he invested feelings for me though.

Or maybe it was just me.

“Wait, is this the part that I should shriek in excitement or something?” I tried to joke around.

I knew the real score between us. And I didn’t want any delusions to trick me into something that would disappoint or worse, hurt me in the end.

‘I...