Chapter 363 - Let her move on

At first, she felt sorry for Lily but over time, she noticed that Lily has already moved on, she was not talking or asking about Lance anymore. And just recently, she accepted a blind date that her mother arranged for her. She probably realized that she is not getting any younger anymore and waiting for Lance to fall for her is like waiting for a drop of rain in the desert.

"Who is she dating?" Lance asked.

J sensed Lance's imploring tone. She finished setting up the robe then she turned around to face Lance. She stared at him with curiosity, whatever it is that she wanted to know, she didn't ask. She is not the type of person to probe on another person's personal matter, even it that person is her best friend. If he wants to tell her, he would tell her no matter what and she will just wait for that time until Lance is ready.

Lance felt defeated. His eyes downcast as he started his confession. "I guess I like her."

J raised a brow. "You guess you like her?" She just repeated what he said in a question encouraging him to open up. Every time Lance would tell her that he like a girl, he was always certain. He will not tell it to her until he is certain. So, she wonders why this man is holding back.

"I don't know… I was interested in her. And when she confessed to me, I was so happy, but after that, she became distant and started avoiding me…" Lance started with a complex of emotions.

So, he does know that Lily is avoiding him and he cares. J thought internally. "She confessed?" She asked because Lily never told that to her.

"Well. Actually, she didn't directly confess." Lance started to narrate what happened that night at the viewing bench of the hotel in Mt. Celandine. After that night, he eventually left the hotel because they were called in for a council meeting at the headquarters of the Robin Hood Society. That was after the announcement of Jacob and J's marriage and they were officially introduced with the council members of the Society.

Unfortunately, Lily was left heart-broken. Lance didn't know that that would be the start of Lily avoiding him.

"I was actually planning to get close to her after that night, but I noticed that she is deliberately avoiding me and she treats me casually like what she said and done that night never really happened. It frustrates me." Lance said as he brushes his messy curly hair with his fingers.

J finally cannot take it anymore so she asked, "Seriously, what are you planning to her? What is your motive? What do you want from her? If you are just interested in her and not even certain with your feelings to her then why do you care if she is already dating someone? If you don't care about her then just let her move on. She probably knew that you don't care about her so she just decided to let you go. I've known her even for just a short time and I know that she is not the type of person to run after a man."

Lance was speechless. He is confused. Though he seemed to be uncertain, he doesn't want Lily to date, anyone. In fact, he doesn't want any man get close to her although that would be quite impossible because of the nature of her job and her personality.