Speechless, Dhein let himself stare at Shina who was still blushing intensely. The girl noticed this, so she threw him a glance.
Moments later, she spoke with a slightly pained tone.
"It must be one sided... I know."
He shook his head and then responded.
"No, I'm just... How do you know you love me? Just over a week ago, you were so desperate to escape the palace because you didn't want to be my bride, right?"
If they really thought that he was going to win the tournament, then the whole purpose of Shina leaving the capital was because of Dheinyrus. It was clear that she didn't want to marry him at that time, so he found it hard to believe she loved him.
Shina's face turned serious all of a sudden.
"I was wrong. Completely wrong about you," she blurted.
