Devon Point of View

Everyone, almost everyone who is sensitive felt the meaning or at least the emotion behind her words.

Including me.

Chameleon?

A creature which changes color as per the surroundings?

Did she mean I am a fickle person or did she mean that I change faces easily?

Either way, why did Illaria say that?

Although, a very small voice in my mind is trying to tell me what exactly this is about, I forcefully cut its voice and snubbed it to the back of my mind.

Because I know it might not be possible for her to know about it!

Almost not possible ~

Grandma and others just cleared their throats and pretended not to see or hear anything as they continued with the engagement rituals while I, who was called a chameleon and was despised by a certain someone, still stood in place, thinking of all the possibilities I could've offended her and the methods pacify her anger.

From afar, I saw her smiling and laughing as usual while she was enjoying every moment of this party and felt my heart pound for several times.

She is just so beautiful and charming!

Sighing, I nudged Ural who was behind me, "Why do you think she is angry with me suddenly?"

"Are you really sure you did not say anything untoward to her?" He whispered back, shaking his brow in question.

"Have you ever heard me talk out of my turn or out of normal tone?"

"Yes. But only in work not out of your work time or place. But you know what, I have two theories here. And it might be any one of them that could be the reason for her anger towards you."

"And they are?" I asked, showing a little interest and excitement subconsciously.

Noticing my anxiety, Ural looked me up and down; amidst all the hollering and hooting around, he asked softly. "But first tell me, why are you so rattled by the fact that she is angry with you? So what if she is angry?"

"Of course, I'm affected! She is my – friend?" I answered, unclear myself for a moment.

"Just a friend?" Ural pressed to which I wasn't able to nod confidently.

Is she just a friend to me? Of course not!

She is something more than a friend and I'm sure the feels involve hints of romance too.

"More than a friend."

"Oh, you actually accepted the truth? Not bad! Now were you able to see that she too had some romantic feelings for you, yes? Don't tell me you were too mercury-less that the bulb in your mind did not went off!" I glared at him for condemning me but when he retorted me with a smirk, I could only nod; this time confidently.

Obviously, I knew right from the beginning that I was more than just a friend to Illaria.

In fact, I could see that she was attracted to me the first time we saw me. It's just that, I did not pay much attention to it before and as we spent time together these past days, many of her qualities that I did not observe before attracted me towards her.

Although, while all the time she was more focus on the work at hand whenever we met, I did notice her stealing glances at me whenever she thought I wasn't looking and distracted.

However, I knew!

I saw it every time and every single time she stole glances at me, my little heart throbbed like a sports car raging on speed.

One look into her eyes, I can easily tell she likes me – heck, she more than like me. She loves me.

And that one look of affection in her eyes was what makes me into a puddle every single time.

Sigh!

"Shut up! What did I ask you and what are you talking about? I want to know why she might be angry at me. Just tell me if you could think of something or else sew you mouth."

"Am I not getting there?" Ural chuckled. "So, my first theory was, she was disappointed that you did not take the relationship any further or she might knew you too had feelings for her and knew her feelings for you but was angry that you did not take a step and instead ignored them."

Uh, I feel that what he same made sense and makes no sense all at the same time.

Because, of what I know about Illaria, one thing I'm sure about is she is the least impulsive person of all the Allard siblings. She will for sure not get anxious just because I did not take measure to confess my feelings or take the relationship to a next level.

Nor is she someone who is so petty to get angry with me just because I noticed her feelings for me and chose to ignore them which I did not.

"Is this the conclusion you arrived at? Is Illaria that kind of a person in your eyes?" I almost slapped him head down.

Isn't he indirectly telling that Illaria is narrow minded?

If it isn't for a festive atmosphere and if we weren't in the public place, I would've kicked his butt for talking nonsense.

"Hey, hey, hey, when did I say she is being petty? I just want to make you realize that women cannot handle one-sided love well. If their love is too much, they get easily disappointed when their feelings are not reciprocated even if the man realized her feelings for him."

Oh!

"Do you think I should tell her I want to be more than a friend with her?" Unlike me, Ural is keener towards romance.

I never had a crush or a girlfriend so although I'm someone with high IQ, when it comes to romance, my EQ is almost zero.

Still, I don't think this has anything to do with me not taking any initiative, right?

But then again, should I just express –

Nah, my job is too dangerous and now is not the time to play mom-dad with Illaria. The mission I'm working on is a bit on a dangerous side.

"Are you thinking about the mission? I say, why don't you just take her on a normal and simple date without any reason and just treat her with some good food or drinks? That will not be too much for a start, right?" I nodded to his suggestion absentmindedly.

I can indeed do that!

Until now, we have only met on the pretext of preparing for our sibling's engagement party. I've never taken her to a dinner or so even on friendly basis.

That is my bad indeed!

But then again, I'm not to be blamed completely because it is only recently that I started looking at her differently. If I suddenly speak something about it, will it not appear to others that I'm a pervert?

Also, until today at the game, we did not held hands or even touched each other much. Obviously, handshakes are not considered touching romantically.

Nonetheless, I think Ural did make a good point right there. As a man, I should be more sensitive and take the initiative to make a move.

"And what is your second theory?" Ural's smile retreated immediately, replaced by a frown of nervousness.

"What?" I narrowed my eyes to which he gulped and opened his mouth, closed it, opened it again to say but no sound came out.

Having no patience right now, I just have his head a nice friendly pat and he finally opened his mouth.

"What if –" He paused. I nodded my head encouragingly to let him complete it.

"What if she came to know the right code for your lock?" Eh?

"I'm sorry?" So what if she guessed the code? What exactly does he mean?

Ural clapped his hands along with the crowd and when everyone around is fully occupied watching the party and rituals, he pulled me a little back until we were standing behind everyone.

"What if she found that out?"

"Found that? What is that?" I say, can't he just tell me directly?

"That –" He leaned in and whispered in my ear. "Your secret. Our secret."

My secret – No, impossible!

"That is impossible. Did anyone learn of my secret until now?" I frown at the ridiculous idea.

It is simply impossible to learn of my secret.

Ural raised a brow with twenty percent of doubt, twenty percent of self-reprimand and sixty percent of mocking towards me.

"Others might not but for a lady who has been interested in you for quite some time and when she is closely working with you all these days; do you really think she did not realize anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you so confident?"

"Absolutely!" Without any doubt, I answered confidently.

"Then why did she –" Ural stopped himself from speaking and looked at me as if I should understand his unsaid words.

"I think she at least doubt the relation between you and Uno Mayhem."

And I say it again, that is not possible at all.

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