The change in Angelica happened after she and Baek Jimin talked about the queen’s matter on the night after they attacked the big city. Angelica, who had asked about the queen’s strangeness, finally heard from Baek Jimin that the queen seed interested in Aldrian and even tried to seduce him.
After knowing what happened inside the queen’s mind, Angelica seed to beco much different since then, and Baek Jimin also knew why she acted like that.
Angelica had already liked Aldrian for who knows how long, because Baek Jimin had seen the symptoms for the past months. There was no way she would miss the subtle signs of Angelica’s interest in becoming Aldrian’s woman when they talked so many tis with each other.
In fact, Sylphia had already seen it as well, and when she and Sylphia talked in private, they discussed it on a few occasions. They found it unsurprising that Angelica would fall for Aldrian, because he was the one who changed her life completely.
He fixed the problem that had stayed with her since birth, and with Aldrian’s character and his charm as a man, it would be surprising if Angelica did not fall for him. They already agreed that Aldrian’s charm was fatal for won after all.
But then, if they could see it, they believed that Aldrian could see it too. With his sharp mind and his always-knowing character, he would notice Angelica’s signs that she was interested in him.
Then they ca to a conclusion regarding this matter. They would let Aldrian decide what Angelica’s relationship with him would beco in the future. The only one who truly had the power to decide this matter was himself.
Although they knew that Aldrian would ask for their opinion and permission regarding the harem, in the end they would support whatever his decision was. They knew that if Aldrian wanted sothing and needed their opinion and permission, then he would persuade them until they agreed. That was Aldrian’s way of respecting them as his harem.
If he wanted to add Angelica into his harem, then they could only support him.
Angelica was already close to them anyway, and she was a sweet and kind woman who fit to beco Aldrian’s woman. They also knew that if Aldrian wanted to add soone to his harem, he would never bring in a woman with a bad character or bad intentions, so it gave them peace of mind.
They did not want a new harem mber to create discord between them, which could create long-lasting problems in the end.
For Baek Jimin, who at this mont was the only one among Aldrian’s won following him in this war, she also had her own opinion. She would support Angelica if she truly wanted to beco part of Aldrian’s harem.
She simply thought that Angelica was too good for Aldrian to pass on if he wanted to add her to his harem. She also believed that Sylphia would support this as well, since she had the sa opinion regarding Angelica.
At least this was much better than Queen Revania, whose character they still did not know, and the queen was also not close to her. Although Queen Revania had already made efforts to build a closer relationship with her, it was still not enough to judge the queen’s true nature.
There was also Sylphia, who still did not know about this matter, so of course she would support Angelica from behind.
At this ti, she, Angelica, and Aldrian were inside Baek Jimin’s tent. Aldrian had been invited by her to chit chat when the night had already co. The Aster Empire’s troops had already finished building their temporary base for the night.
Baek Jimin inviting Angelica into her conversation with Aldrian was also her effort to give Angelica a chance and help her grow closer to Aldrian. And here they were, gathered around a small table with cups of tea on it.
Throughout their conversation, Baek Jimin always wanted to involve Angelica so she would talk more compared to their usual conversations. She could see that Angelica was also happy because she could gather with Aldrian.
As ti passed, Baek Jimin thought that she needed to push harder and decided to make room for the two of them so they could talk to each other privately.
"Ah, I almost forgot, my father called at this mont. Aish, I don’t know why he asked to et him right now. You guys can continue without ," Baek Jimin said as she stood up and walked out of the tent.
"Wait..." Angelica wanted to stop her, but Baek Jimin had already slipped away from them. Angelica, who did not know what to do, blushed and lowered her head. She was alone with Aldrian at this mont inside the tent. If this had been in the past, she would have acted normally and talked with Aldrian about anything they could discuss.
However, since she had already accepted her feelings toward Aldrian, she could not act normal when they were left alone like this. Moreover, her feelings had beco uncontrollable for the past few days. She really wanted to show her affection to him and did not want to lose to Queen Reviana, who seed much bolder than her.
That was why she had stepped up her ga, which made her quite aggressive lately, sothing she believed Aldrian must have noticed as well.
She blushed hard and did not dare to look at Aldrian.
Then, there was an awkward silence between them.
Aldrian found this situation funny and could not help but think that Angelica was truly adorable at this mont. She pushed herself in front of others in her effort to get close to him, but the mont they had private ti like this, she instantly beca very shy.
He instinctively wanted to tease her, since this was a perfect mont for that. However, he decided to set that thought aside for now, because this was also a good ti for him to talk about their relationship more seriously. The mont was still hot after all.
"Angelica, how have you been recently?" he decided to break the silence first.
"Ah, I’m good, I’m good. How about you?" Angelica lifted her head as she answered him with a slight blush.
"I’m good," Aldrian replied with a smile that made her lower her head again. There was another mont of awkward silence, but then Angelica heard Aldrian move his chair closer to her, which made her heartbeat speed up.
Because she kept lowering her head, she could only see his shadow and part of his lower body that was already near her.
Aldrian smiled, and he did not say anything imdiately. Instead, he observed her quietly.
After a silence filled with expectation for Angelica, she finally heard Aldrian speak.
"Angelica, would you look at ?"
Angelica did not answer imdiately, and she still kept her head lowered. Aldrian did not force her either. He simply waited for her to look at him, the smile still on his face.
After waiting for more than fifteen seconds, Angelica finally dared to lift her head and slowly look at his face. However, Aldrian could see that her gaze still wanted to evade his, so she did not look directly into his eyes.
He could not help but find the woman in front of him truly innocent and endearing, making him want to protect her from the ugliness of the world with the way she acted.
How could he not feel that way when the woman who did not seem like the type to make the first advance forced herself so he would be attracted to her? And now, her real self finally appeared when there were only the two of them.
"Angelica, to be honest, I have wanted to talk to you about this matter for so ti, but I never found the right mont for it. So I think this is a good ti to bring it up."Angelica’s heartbeat kept racing as she grew nervous. What kind of topic did Aldrian want to talk about? Was it about her behavior lately?
She would not be surprised if he wanted to talk about that, because soone like Aldrian could clearly see how her treatnt toward him had changed so drastically.
"I’m sorry if I have to be direct, but do you like romantically?" Aldrian asked.
Badump!
Her heart beat so loudly she could hear it herself. It was a direct question that did not give her any chance to give a vague answer. The only answers were yes or no.
The answer, of course, was very obvious, and she believed Aldrian already knew it as well.
However, knowing it and keeping it inside was different from saying it out loud in front of the man she liked. She stayed silent as she tried to gather her courage, and after she felt she could speak, she finally opened her lips.
"I think you already know the answer," she said in a small voice as she lowered her head again.
"Hmmm, is that so? But I want to hear it from you directly, so I can know that what I’m thinking is not just being too overconfident and embarrassing myself," Aldrian replied, still with his smile.
After another fifteen seconds of silence, she finally gathered her courage and slowly nodded her head. However, Aldrian did not seem satisfied and began to push her.
"I didn’t hear anything, Angelica," he said.
After another brief silence, she finally spoke.
"I... like... you."
Her voice was so small that even the sound of a fly would be much louder.
But Aldrian could hear it clearly.
Still, he wanted her to say it more clearly.
"I didn’t hear you."
"I like you."
This ti it was slightly louder.
"What? Please say it louder."
"I LIKE YOU!"
She suddenly burst out, which made Aldrian stunned. He saw her gaze locked directly on him, with tears already threatening to fall.
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