The moment when Asheron had called her disgusting was deeply etched in her mind. She could be going on with her daily life only to remember that incident. Together with that memory came the shame she had felt at that instance, the absolute feeling of wanting to bury her head in the ground to never show her face to the one who had humiliated her was strong.
But what is this? Asheron was saying that he never meant to call her disgusting. Instead, it was himself that he was referring to. Elia didn't know what to think. That man, that handsome beyond words man, thought himself to be something disgusting, something that was worthless. Why would he think like that? She felt guilty beyond measure. That night, she behaved immaturely by throwing away the food he was eating. All because she misunderstood him while he had no idea about it.
Her heart hurt thinking of how he must have felt. Poor guy...…he was enjoying the food so much. He even asked for seconds and she threw it away.
