Declan couldn't understand the meaning of the tense vibe around the balcony when he arrived, bringing a drink for Kaylee. He didn't even expect that Kaylee and Jacob knew each other.
Even though he acted obliviously in front of Kaylee, he was no fool to notice the adore look from his nephew at his bride. He could sense Jacob had a thing toward Kaylee, but he gave no care because he believed Kaylee doesn't have the same feeling as the young man.
However, Kaylee looked disappointed when he drove her home and when he saw a surprised look when he guessed whether Kaylee liked Jacob, his heart burned with intense jealousy.
He didn't care if many people admired Kaylee because that girl deserved admiring glances from everyone in this world. After all, he was sure that, no matter how many would chase Kaylee or circle her like bees, the only man who would stand beside her was him.
But, it would be a different story if it turned out that this girl actually liked someone else.
That's why his heart became jealous, and he was too jealous to realize Kaylee's following answer.
"It was you. It had nothing to do with Jack."
Declan only noticed how Jacob's name rolled in his bride's tongue and didn't hear the word 'it was you.'
"Declan, please hear me out."
Fortunately, Declan was still thinking clearly and decided to hear the girl's words.
"There is nothing between Jack… Jacob and me. I don't feel sad because of him. It was you that making me down."
Her explaination brought him nothing but further confusion. Since when did he ever make her sad? He knew he used to tease the girl to the point of making her flustered and wanting to run away from him. But he never did make the girl sad nor hurt her.
He loved her too much to see her in pain, but he loved to see her various expressions every time he 'bully' her.
"What did I do?"
"You... you did nothing." was the doubtful answer from the girl making Declan gritted his teeth in dissastified.
In an instant, the jealousy he felt a moment ago disappeared, replaced by a thousand other questions.
He tried to remember everything he did besides kissing her out of her soul without her consent. Well, the girl didn't resist him, so it slightly possible because of the kiss.
Then what did he do to make his bride so gloomy? The girl said he did nothing but precisely because he did nothing that makes her sad.
He tried to dig his memory and recalled that the only thing he did was hold himself to hold her hands.
Could it be... his little bunny felt lost when he didn't hold her hand? So she felt sad because he tried to keep his hand to himself?
How could he resist her charm if she admits that she felt gloomy because he was too afraid of scaring the bunny away due to his awakened desire?
Declan looked at his little bunny in a new burning passion look. That girl still refused to look at him and preferred to see outside view as if there was a scene more beautiful than him.
How adorable. Declan decided to do something, opened the door, and got out of the car, making Kaylee turn her head in confusion.
The girl's heart accelerated when she saw the man circling the car, and the door on her right was wide open.
Kaylee couldn't think and didn't notice that the man pressing the button next to her made her chair move backward. That man hovered her now half laying on her seat, made the girl hold her breath.
Both Declan's hands trapped her head, making it had no escape for her.
"There. Finally, you looked at me."
"Wh... what are you doing?"
"I want an answer. What did I do to make you feel gloomy?" Declan already found out the answer, but he still wanted to hear the answer directly.
"I… I told you. You did nothing."
"Then?"
His face was dangerously close above her, causing her to feel the man's breath tickling her skin.
Kaylee tried to shove the man with both hands by pushing the man's chest. But the man didn't flinch, and she didn't know if this man was too big or because she didn't have the resistance to push this man away.
"It because you did nothing that I felt sad." Kaylee blurted out without her brain's command. The moment she realized her mistake, Kaylee covered her mouth with her hand to prevent it from opening and spoke something she didn't want to reveal.
"What do you mean?" the poor bunny didn't know the man rejoiced in his heart but still act oblivious.
Kaylee shook her head as if telling the man, 'It was nothing,' but the man wouldn't buy it.
"You feel sad because I did nothing, right? So if I do this…" Declan gave a feather-like kiss on her forehead, making a certain heart jumped out of its place. "Would you feel better?"
Kaylee couldn't respond as she was busy controlling her pounding heart.
"Or this…" Declan gave the same feather-like kiss on her both eyes, making the girl closed her eyes. "How about this ..." he did it again on her nose before pulling her hand away from her lips. "Or this one." he landed his lips above her lips and lingering for a long time there.
It was not as passionate as before, but Kaylee could feel his affection from his gentle, loving kiss.
"Tell me, sweetheart, are you feeling better now?"
"I… I'm not. I'll get better if you take me home now."
Indeed, Kaylee got smarter with words against this sly and shameless man's trap. It made Declan hopeless to lure this not so innocent bunny to his game.
"But I don't want to take you home."
"Declan," begged Kaylee as she didn't know how much longer her sanity would be intact if this man kept seducing her with his expert kiss.
How could this man be so good at kissing her?
'I'm a good kisser, aren't I?'
Well, this man indeed a good kisser.. Noted Kaylee.