Though Sinyeong clearly doubted it, he sounded like he wanted to believe it. The eunuch nodded with conviction.
“People are often not what they seem. A person who appears wild on the outside might have a soft, shy heart.”
The more he heard, the more Sinyeong found himself nodding.
Yes... that could be true.
People who act tough often hide a deeper vulnerability.
Maybe—just maybe—she’d fallen for him at first sight and was too embarrassed to admit it. Maybe that’s why she picked fights with him all the time.
“So when she threw her shoe... that was a sign of affection?”
Maybe even the time she threw her shoe at him and scaled the wall... that had been a cry for attention, too.
He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, but the eunuch hesitated, sensing things had veered off course.
“She threw... her shoe?”
“Right at him.”
Seeing the look in Sinyeong’s eyes, the eunuch caved and offered the answer he clearly wanted.
