Chapter 40 - Ch. 40 Her Heart Beats For...

In the end, Kaylee agreed to Declan's dinner invitation. She was already taking pain killer medication, and she felt that her cramp was not as painful as this afternoon, so she agreed to the man's invitation.

When Declan offered to pick her up, Kaylee firmly refused. She didn't want him to know where the apartment was and managed to persuade him to meet in person at the dining area.

Kaylee wore a black dress with white open shoulders collar. She combined it with a white pea coat and elegant mini heels shoes.

She let her hair loose and tinted her lips so that they wouldn't look pale.

Even though Kaylee's body was currently not in her prime, she never showed people that she was sick. Apart from Wendy and Nick, who often see her weak when sick, Kaylee refused to show her weakness in front of others.

That's why Kaylee preferred to go home rather than the rest of the campus, knowing that she is sick.

If Kaylee were sick in her past school days, she wouldn't need permission because no one would notice her. No one would ever know that she was ill nor cared about her. It was only Wendy to know about it, and it was enough for her.

But at M University, Kaylee befriends almost all the students. Starting from a fellow class majoring in guitar, friends from piano class and girls from singing class also know her.

Sometimes they invited Kaylee to practice together when she had free time. At first, Kaylee felt uncomfortable with the presence of so many people around her, and it felt like she wanted to run away.

But after undergoing her three months of college, she became accustomed to her campus life. Without realizing it, her character, who couldn't open the conversation or was awkward towards strangers, began to change little by little.

Even when Declan called her for the first time, Kaylee felt neither awkward nor panicked. If it had been Kaylee who had received Declan's call for the first time, she would not have picked up or refused the man's invitation to dinner.

But now, she could speak fluently as if meeting strangers was her daily meal. She didn't even mind accepting the man's invitation.

Plus, Declan Black was her idol, whom she craved to meet ever since she got to know the name 'Black Moon.' Which stupid girl refuses to have dinner with her number one bae?

Unfortunately, the innocent Kaylee doesn't notice the changes herself, let alone her own feelings.

After reaching a restaurant where Declan was waiting for her, Kaylee stepped inside. She took off her pea coat while one of the waitresses greeted her.

"Good afternoon miss, have you made a reservation?"

"Yes. It is Mister Declan Black."

"Please follow me."

Kaylee followed the waitress and went up to the second floor, where the visitors were quieter. No. It wasn't quieter, but it was more like almost no one here. She only found a man sitting by the window with his gaze looking out over the night view.

The man was wearing a black shirt with a long black coat. It seemed that Kaylee had never seen this man wearing anything other than black.

Well, except for the hair. The man's hair was dark brown, which almost looked black if there was no light.

Kaylee walked over to the man, and her heart was pounding when the man turned towards her as if he had noticed her presence without any notification.

Declan rose to his feet and took a few steps to reduce the distance between them, then took her right hand as if it was the most natural thing to do.

"Good evening, Miss Zouch." Declan brought her hand to his lips, and he gave a light kiss on the back of Kaylee's hand.

Kaylee lowered her face to hide her blush and couldn't help but ask, did Declan Black kiss the hands of all the girls when he met them?

She remembered Declan kissing her hand when she appeared as Roe for last weekend's piano competition.

Kaylee breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Declan treated all girls the same. She thought that Declan was pretending to be approaching her and doing whatever he wanted to because he wanted to corner her.

She thought Declan was angry that she had replaced James Wong, the man's choice of pianist, when the pianist from China got injured.

But now, she felt sure that Declan did not get angry at her because of that replacement issue. Nevertheless, why did she even disappointed that Declan treated all women the same?

Little did she know, Declan never kisses any woman's hand. Declan was cold, aloof, and distant as if he built a high wall every time a woman approached him.

The first girl that made Declan fascinated was Roe. When Declan met Roe for the first time, he immediately recognized the girl as his mother's dream daughter-in-law.

That was why Declan wasted no time trying to get close to the girl and grabbed her hand.

Now Declan meets Kaylee Zouch face to face, making his interest reached a high note. He couldn't find any signs of a face like that of a noble princess Roe on Kaylee's face, but the girl still looked beautiful with her simple makeup.

The girl's voice was the same as Roe's, and the scent of her hands… like a rose that had just blossoms in the morning.

There was no mistaking it. Kaylee is Roe, the mysterious girl who replaced James Wong last Saturday night. Even this girl's skin was the same as Roe, and Declan was sure of it because he never forgot how it felt this girl's hand on his palm.

Declan smiled to himself. If his hand felt comfortable touching Kaylee's skin and wanted to be with this girl, wouldn't that mean he was a straight guy?

[author: Or you are a bisexual XD]

[Declan: I wish I could kill you someday]

"Thank you for coming, Miss Zouch," Declan said without letting go of Kaylee's hand because he felt so comfortable holding that tiny smooth hand.

The man had no idea that a heart attack was currently striking the poor 'rabbit' in front of him.

Why does her heart always flutter when she comes face to face with Declan as a girl?

This time Kaylee was very sure. Her heartbeat was not due to fear as she had been feeling. It's because of something else, but she doesn't know what words are suitable for her feelings right now.

What is this?