Chapter 109

Jonathan noticed I was upset. He softly sighed and reached for my ear. I instinctively pulled away, and his gaze softened. He explained, "With the Zimmer family in such a decline, helping them does nothing but hurt me, but Alicia and I grew up together. Her grandpa once saved mine, and they were comrades in war. With everything he has done to us, they are special." All I knew was that their families were close, but I didn't realize it went this deep. Seeing me go quiet, he held my neck and leaned in closer to my ear. "Are you still going to throw a tantrum?" I looked at him in confusion. "Tantrum?" He remarked, "You're mad at me because of Alicia, right?" Jonathan sighed. "I've told you before. I only see Alicia as a younger sister. Stop overthinking and getting upset, okay?" I barely held back my urge to roll my eyes at him. After everything, he still thought I was being dramatic. He really believed that saying a few words about Alicia being just a "sister" was all it took for