The Masked Vampire King's Accidental Bride
Chapter 144: Was it not love?

Chapter 144: Was it not love?

"So? How did it turn out, sir?" Lucas asked, and Sebastian cracked his bones before closing the laptop.

"I have asked some people to spy on this Marcello guy now. I have gotten intel that he has connections in the black market, and he can be of great help to us. It would be better if we get the results before this trip is over, or I’ll just go and knock on his door myself. I wonder if he would like it though," Sebastian said.

Lucas looked at his Prince’s dark eyes and bit his lower lip.

Having the youngest prince knock on your door when you are a suspect of something is the worst thing that can happen to you.

His youngest prince’s interrogation is 10 times harsher than any royal interrogation so far.

"By the way, how is Princess? Is she still with her friends?

Wait. I asked you to keep a look at her, didn’t I? What the hell are you doing here?" Sebastian looked at Lucas, who widened his eyes.

"Sir, have you forgotten? You were the one who mind-linked me to get that Red file," Lucas said, and Sebastian narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, I called you, but why did you stay for so long? How long has it been 30 minutes?" Sebastian mumbled, and Lucas nodded.

"Yes, sir. Please be rest assured. I will go and have a look right away, sir," Lucas stepped forward from his place, but Sebastian shook his head.

"Don’t bother. I’ll go and check myself. I want to walk a little too," Sebastian said before walking out.

As he was passing by some of the rooms, he heard something from one of the rooms whose door was ajar open slightly.

Normally, he wouldn’t have stopped if he hadn’t heard Elliana’s name mentioned in the conversation.

"Why are you not answering me, Dexter? It’s Elliana you are drawing, right?" Melony asked, and Dexter hid the portrait behind himself with narrowed eyes.

"Drop it, Melony. This is not your room. Get lost in your room," Dexter’s eyes turned red, and Melony sighed.

"Why are you becoming all defensive? I know it’s her. In fact, everyone knows you deeply care about her. Are you in love with her?" Melony asked, and Sebastian leaned on the wall with a casual expression.

"What does it have to do with you? Why the hell are you not leaving my room in the first place?" Dexter asked before he turned around and started stroking his canvas with his brush once again.

He didn’t need to hide it anymore. Melony was quite persistent with her beliefs, and it wasn’t like she was wrong either.

"I won’t tell Elliana anything. I know you are not like Daniel who would express your likeness towards her just so brazenly with a portrait and -"

"She knows," Dexter turned to Melony, his answer, making Sebastian smile coldly.

She knows?

"She knows that I like drawing her. She even told me if she gets rich someday, she would buy all her portraits," Dexter smiled at the fond memory before chuckling.

"Do you think Elliana’s and mine friendship is just a month old like you guys? I have known her for two years," Dexter said, and Melony looked at him amazed.

"Two years? You have loved her for two years?" Melony asked, and he rolled his eyes.

"Why are you imposing an emotion on me that I don’t feel? She is my first and only friend. She is someone I look up to, and the one who held me close and together when I was calling apart," Dexter smiled before stroking the hair of the girl.

"Guys fall in love with her beauty. I fell for the mystery around her.

When I first saw and met her, she was covered from head to toe. Not even a single inch of her skin was visible. But even after that, she was so cool. The way she stood there confidently with her trophy in hand was so -" Dexter paused when he realized he was sharing too much.

"Anyway, I only care for her as my best friend because deep down, I don’t know why, but I have this feeling that she is taken already.

Jeopardizing this friendship over some emotions is the last thing I would want. So you better stop saying I am in love with her," Dexter said, every word he said piquing Sebastian’s curiosity.

"So? Where did you meet her? We all met her here at the university," Melony asked, amazed at how skillfully his hands were moving as if he had done this work all his life.

"I met her when she was bullied so badly that she was going to commit suicide by performing a few stunts, but she survived.

You must’ve heard it by now. The place we met was her sweet escape from the world. It’s ironic how she saved me even when she was hanging on a thin thread," Dexter chuckled awkwardly.

"I don’t know how her new guardians treat her, but her old guardians had created a personal hell for her. There was this one time when they locked her with a hungry and angry lion, threw her to a bunch of boys to enjoy, and whatnot. But even after that, she never said she would die. She used to say, she will find her mom and then disappear into nothingness," Dexter chuckled before shaking his head, shocking Melony.

Everyone in the group knows about it? Why the hell did no one tell her anything? How come that poor soul suffered so much?

"That’s what I like about her the most. Even after everything she has suffered, she can joke around like she is the happiest girl in the world. There is a reason she is not scared of us even when the other humans don’t even want to be near us. She doesn’t fear death," Dexter said before stepping back.

"Now if you have gotten your answers, can you get lost? I don’t like being disturbed when I am painting. What if it turns out bad and she doesn’t buy it?" Dexter said, and Melony looked at the guy before shaking her head.

This prick can deny all he wants, but the truth is, he is undeniably and madly in love with Elliana, even if it means it’s platonic love.