Refusing the Love of a Mafia Boss
52. I Love You

"Ilina, are you awake?"

From earlier.

Ilina did not turn her head despite knowing Noah was approaching her.

He had just come out, out of nowhere, yet did not seem to have gone far. There was a distinctive scent that Ilina smelled, making her glance for a moment, but then not react.

Flowers again.

I don't know when he'll do it.

"What are you doing?"

Why did he have to ask such a clear question?

Of course Ilina prepared. The war was in sight and it was time for Ilina to intervene directly. He had already decided to interfere in Noah's game from the beginning, so Ilina would end it with her own hands as well.

Besides, not knowing why, Ilina just wanted to go kill Benedict.

He had a debt to Ilina, and the debt had to be paid at any cost.

Especially a huge debt.

"Ilina's."

Noah's hand suddenly blocked his wrist, stopping Ilina from sticking a poisonous needle into his skin.

"I understand your anger. But calm down first. We can both do it together. I'm with you."

Ilina's head was tilting confused. "angry? Me? Why?"

"...."

Anger was not something that a person like Ilina could do. Didn't Ilina say that?

That principle will not change. Appreciating, valued, hurt, hurt, disappointed, disappointing, all forms of emotion and reaction are not important.

"I did it for myself. I thought about doing it, then I did." Ilina pulled a hand from Noah. "And since when did I say I'm taking you with me?"

"Ilina—"

"From the beginning I didn't see you. The least."

Ilina was busy doing her job.

"I came just to take over Palmer. You die, you're beside me, you do anything, it won't affect me. Senior Mahesa just asked me to help you."

"Then?" Soon he moved, passing through Noah and the carnations in his hand. "I'll love you back if your flowers don't wilt until I die. I see it's still impossible."

...*...

Noah stared at the void of the sofa where Ilina had just sat, and left with a painful sentence on her tongue.

Though secretly already knew that the heart of Ilina who was a new stone was slightly scratched by some of the flowers she gave. Obviously it won't be that easy even if they've made love.

She was a girl who would do anything for herself. Not that he liked Noah when he received his watch.

But being rejected is painful.

Those eyes, that cold expression, Noah could understand it.

There can be no emotion.

That is what Mahesa taught.

But .... Just a little, can't Noah accompany him?

Dealing with people similar to her was frightening. He did not waver at anything that should have made him waver.

Then how did Noah win Ilina's heart?

After killing Benedict, Ilina would definitely return to that village.

"Ilina's." Noah dropped his head on the back of the sofa. Staring at me I faintly empty air still left a trace of the scent of the girl. "I'm just like you."

They will always be the same.

Always was.

He insists on getting what he wants, doing whatever it takes to get it, and Noah will get what he wants.

He'll get the girl, even if he has to scrape the contents of Benedict's brain.

Noah had a lot of patience after years of hiding.

Just as Ilina deceived herself into thinking she did not care about the sadness of her servant's death, Noah knew how to deceive himself into not getting hurt.

Because the goal is only to have Ilina.

...*...