"Can you teach me a few moves? Like self-defense against attackers, or how to break free from ropes..." she began to list. At this moment, she regretted not paying attention during her university military training. The instructor had taught some basic self-defense techniques, but back then, who took it seriously? She basically learned it and then forgot it.
It was only now that she realized how one regrets not having enough skills when they’re needed.
"I don’t easily teach people." He lowered his head and looked at her, his dark phoenix eyes seemed to shimmer with brilliance, "But if it’s a girlfriend, there could be an exception."
Huh? She blinked her eyes.
"So, are you my girlfriend?" he asked.
She was flustered. Was he asking her to admit that they were a couple?
Although he had said before that he wanted to date her, and he had openly declared in front of many at the school that they were a couple, to her, it still didn’t feel quite real.
But now... was he letting her make the decision herself, rather than forcing it on her?
Mabel Quinn pursed her lips, feeling that once she spoke out, everything might be different. Maybe at first, she didn’t like him; after all, their first encounter was so terrible. But the little things he had done for her over these days made her feel his sincerity.
He wasn’t just treating her as a pastime; he was seriously treating her matters with importance. When her family abandoned her, he stood up for her.
And he just stood quietly in front of her, seemingly waiting for her decision.
"What about you? What kind of feelings do you have for me? You say you won’t fall in love with someone, but if we really date and become a couple, will you fall in love with me?" she asked seriously.
He gazed at her and sighed, "When I was nine years old, I vowed never to fall in love with anyone. But..." He paused, resigning to fate as he said, "I think I might like you, and as for whether I will fall in love, I don’t know. If you really have the ability to make me fall for you, then... so be it."
She was stunned. Nine years old... A person swore at the age of nine never to love anyone for life?! And nine was precisely the age when his mother passed away, and he was brought back to Falling City by his father.
So, is this vow related to the major life upheaval he experienced?
For some reason, at this moment, hearing his words, she felt a pang in her heart. She also realized how rare it was for him to say such things to her now, it meant he was going against the vow he made at the age of nine.
And what about her? Does she like him? She thought she was moved, having gone through all these events, she felt a fluttering feeling for this man.
Back then, her secret crush on Soren ended up being a form of sarcasm. But now, she wanted to fight for her feelings once, not because he was the boss, not because he was the Commander of the Kinston Family, but because of his repeated protection, her heart was stirred by him.
"I am your girlfriend." She blushed and spoke these words out loud.
"Since you’re my girlfriend, then prove it well," he said.
What, prove? She blinked her eyes, then glanced at him, tilting her head while thinking about it. Then she cleared her throat and said, "Then come down a bit." She crooked her finger to signal him to bend down a little.