Can I Hold Your Hand?

Nicolae's heart was struck by Aleksis's explanation. They had never talked about the mysterious Alaric Rhionen before. Even when Aleksis stayed at his place for two months, Nicolae never asked her, let alone urged her to tell him about her relationship with Alaric.

In his heart, he now felt more depressed. He now knew how sincere Aleksis' love for Alaric was. The girl paid no attention to the age difference between them and did not even care if his face had been disfigured.

He did not know whether, one day, Aleksis would love him that much.

"I didn't know your relationship with him was like that," he said quietly. "He sounds like a complicated person."