Chapter 36 Why Do I Feel Like I’m Being Abandoned?

• Yoel was standing guard at the entrance. Upon noticing that Arielle had come out, he walked over to greet her immediately. “Miss Arielle, uhm... No matter the circumstances, please try your best to cheer up during your engagement dinner tonight...” As he was the one who drafted the agreement, he knew all about the terms it encompassed, so he was hesitant to speak to her.
• After all, he didn’t imagine that a girl would take kindly to the fact that she was told during the day of her engagement that it was all but an act to please the elders. This basically meant that the relationship would most probably not progress any further than its current state. Arielle was just a girl, so he was legitly worried that Arielle might not be able to handle the disappointment.
• However, all she did was blink in confusion. “I’m feeling great! What’s wrong?”