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…Seriously? Ian should have been born a princess. Louise would probably find her very beautiful too. Ian was annoyed with his gender for the first time.
“Anyway, Dean and Claire are your friends, right?”
“Yes, they are.”
“But even you have different levels of tolerance between your friends.”
“I see.”
Louise’s expression relaxed and she clapped her hands, like a kid who discovered something new. So maybe that was the conclusion. Ian and Louise had different tolerances for each other. Ian was a little upset for it, but he had never seen such a scared face on Louise.
Ian looked again at Louise across from him. She was smiling radiantly under the warm sun and the blue sky, and was now sitting down with her back resting against the railing. That’s what Louise Sweeney was like. After a moment of thinking, Louise opened her mouth to speak again.
“So you kissed my eyes that day.”
Because you were beautiful. You stupid girl.
“It was because you didn’t know what my boundaries were.”
“Well…something like that.”
“But something’s wrong. I don’t know why.”
Ian flinched at Louise’s suspicious glance. Was the excuse too unbelievable? He thought it was a satisfactory solution. They could maintain their relationship and not put much weight on that day.
“Strange though…"
Louise shook her head.
“I’ll take it.”
“The young lady finally learned to be generous.”
Ian answered jokingly and got up from his sitting position.
“It’s not generosity. I just want to concentrate on the test.”
“You’ll do well. “
“I don’t know. There’s so much on my plate.”
“The main character always has to face conflict.”
“Well, the main character–"
Louise shut her mouth quickly. She was about to say "is you."
“Anyway, I don’t want to make another mistake.”
Ian stopped in front of Louise until there were about five steps between them.
“I want you to show me.”
“What?”
Ian answered with a smile.
“Your tolerance for me.”
So, how far he could touch or reach? Was that the question?
“I hope I will learn it it right this time and not be rude to you.”
“Oh, I haven’t really thought about it.”
“Think now. The weather is nice.”
The weather wasn’t of concern, but Louise paid no mind. It would be a very good idea to set a distance between the two. Then her heart wouldn’t beat so hard in the future.
“First…"
Louise looked up at Ian. Then she followed his example and stood up for a moment.
“Well, it’s okay to face each other like this.”
“This distance?”
"…A little closer will be fine. It’s always been like that.”
At Louise’s reply he narrowed the gap at a space of a step or two.
“This much?”
“Yes, that’s about right.”
And he didn’t move. He just smiled at Louise. Like he was waiting for her permission one by one.
A strange idea occurred to her. He had no reason humor Louise this far, even if they were friends. Now that this incident had happened, she had been…she had been thinking the same way as the original Louise in the original story. This man. She wondered if she really had any feelings for him.
…She was probably mistaken. It had to be an undeniable illusion. Everyone, please don’t throw stones at the original Louise Sweeney for her obsession over Ian. If a male friend did this to you, anyone would be mistaken.
Miss Louise of the original novel, I’m sorry I called you names without knowing the circumstances. I regret joining the hate brigade. It was possible to fall for this guy. What a horrible male lead! He got me infatuated with him! I’m a fool!
Louise looked at Ian with a dejected face.
“Tell me, Louise Sweeney.”
But he was waiting with a face unchanged.
“How far will you allow me.”
A face of a lion setting a sweet trap.
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