[ -At the rooftop of the orphanage- ]

A surprised look was painted all over Selene's face.

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She could not believe that Lance has feelings for her.

"I think I am in love with you, Selene …" Lance gathered all his courage in confessing his feelings for Selene.

Selene could see the sincerity and honesty of the words from Lance.

His nervousness was apparent and she noticed how difficult it may have been for him to finally confess his feelings towards Selene.

But Selene must be clear and honest with him as well.

…

…

After thinking about how to respond on such a shocking confession, Selene has decided to tell Lance her own feelings as well.

"I am sorry … but … I am in love with someone else. I think you know and you have an idea who I am referring to. There is someone else fated to be your one and true love. And that is not me." Selene tried her best not to hurt Lance with her words.

An awkward laugh and smile were Lance's response to Selene's words.

"Prince Alcyd is truly a lucky guy. Sometimes I think, life is too unfair for giving all the best things to Prince Alcyd." Lance realized he is mumbling too much already.

Then he started to think of something else just to excuse himself.

"Ah, I think I just heard Scarlett call for me! I have to go check on her …" Lance made some excuse and left Selene on her own.

They both know that Lance just wanted to leave and avoid getting humiliated further.

It was a plain rejection.

Selene felt bad at the sight of Lance running away from her.

Lance totally lost his cool and ran as fast as he could.

Others wondered why Lance suddenly started running.

What they do not know is that he just got rejected by the first girl he fell in love with.

'I am so lame … So lame …' Lance told himself as he ran fast as he could.

Then accidentally, he bumped into Scarlett.

-Thud-

"OW!" exclaimed by Scarlett after bumping with Lance accidentally.

"I am sorry! I did not mean to." Lance explained himself.

Unknowingly, there were tears already dripping from his eyes.

Scarlett saw this and immediately she grabbed him …

To avoid someone else seeing his manly tears,

She pulled him to the stock room which was the closest room that Scarlett could hide Lance with.

In his curiosity, he wanted to ask why Scarlett would help him and hide him in the stock room.

A cramped space they may be sharing at the moment but Scarlett could not just leave Lance get humiliated further.

"I may not know the reason behind it … but cry it already! It is already embarrassing to see those tears so just let it out already. No one will see you here. I will just guard the door from the outside to prevent someone from opening it." Scarlett told Lance and left him inside.

As soon as Scarlett closed the door and stood behind it,

Manly cries could be heard.

He started crying out of rejection.

Even though it is understandable that he fell in love with someone who has already fallen to someone else but he could not help himself to wonder,

What could have he done to make it possible and be on his favor?

But there was nothing … No right answer because whatever he does, he knows that he could never have something which already belonged to someone else.

Only tears and pain were the things he could accept at the moment.

It was indeed a first-time experience that he will never forget. An experience of a failed attempt in love.

All the time he was crying and pondering on his feelings.

Some kids passed by and could not help but ask Scarlett who was inside …

"Miss Scarlett, who is crying inside? And why is he crying?" one of the orphan kids asked.

"Oh, it is nothing! My friend failed in the test and it seems that it is too painful for him to accept that he failed. So just move along! Headmistress Elaine has started already her lecture." Scarlett's reply to the kids.

She heaved a deep sigh in regards to the situation of Lance.

There was only one thing that Scarlett could think of because the last person that he seen Lance with is Selene.

A realization crept in and thought to herself.

'Poor boy, you fell in love with someone who is madly in love with someone else!' silently thought by Scarlett.

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Meanwhile,

[ -At the residence of Chloe- ]

Callisto attempted to visit Chloe and have a moment with her.

By some odd twist of fate, their path crossed …

There was no need for Callisto to ring the doorbell because Chloe was on her way out as well.

"Chloe, can we have a second? Give your father a chance to talk?" Callisto sounded as if he is already begging for Chloe's permission.

"Do you have the right to demand something like that if you chose to walk out of my life? Where were you all this time? And you decided now to appear in my life?" Chloe's reply and left her father standing outside their porch.

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