Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

That afternoon, Chleo had no appetite for meals. She stared at her food while playing her spoon over her plate. Chleo kept a sullen face even though her lover was pinching her cheeks playfully.

"What's wrong with you? You're not hungry anymore?"

"Not after hearing you're leaving me," she grumbled like a child.

Chleo did have reason to frown. Without preparation, Max suddenly announced that he was going back to England this week. Of course, this made her down, plus the man's behavior recently was bizarre.

Max was still gentle and understanding to her, just like always he was. It was just… he wasn't teasing her anymore or being nonsensical, like giving her an absurd choice or something.

It was as if the man keeping his distance from her? Or is it just her feeling only?

Now Chleo was getting more and more nervous when she heard the man was going back to England. If he hadn't changed and kept on teasing her, maybe Chleo wouldn't have been this restless.

"I'll be back when my business there is done."

"You're going to teleport here?"

"I could have done it, but it would take a lot of energy to teleport to a different mainland. I think it will take some time."

Chleo pouted again and fiddled with her food in laziness. She should understand the man, but for some reason, her little heart rebelled and persuaded her to keep him from leaving her side. She knew she shouldn't be so childish.

"Chleo, you still won't talk to me?"

Chleo put down her spoon and shifted her seat to face Max.

"Well, if you want to go, I can't force you. But I want you to answer my question honestly."

"Go ahead," Max answered without hesitation.

"Have your feelings towards me changed? You don't like me anymore?"

Max was speechless to hear that unexpected inquiry. He smiled slightly, then brought his face closer to the girl's face.

"Chleo, you are the first and last girl to live in my heart. Even if one day your feelings change, I'm sure my feelings for you will never change."

"What do you mean my feelings will change? My feelings won't change either."

Max just smiled sadly at his girl's tone filled with confidence.

"Max, before you go, can you meet my parents? They… they want to see you again." Chleo fiddled with her fingers nervously.

Actually, she didn't expect her parents to meet Max officially this soon, but since Max would be returning to England soon, she had to bring them together at least once so her father wouldn't change his mind when he found out that Max was no longer in America.

"You want me to meet them?"

"Of course. I want to introduce you to my family as my boyfriend. I thought you were eager to meet them officially." somehow, Chleo was disappointed to see the disinterested expression on Max.

Chleo had told Max about her identity as Chleora Regnz. Surprisingly, the man didn't seem surprised when she revealed her tiny secret. Instead, Max confessed that he had seen Diego's face as a potential successor to the Flex group in a business magazine.

Because of that, Chleora's identity was revealed from the start when Max met and got to know Diego as her brother for the first time.

Chleo didn't suspect anything and accepted the man's answer, which of course, wasn't the truth.

Now that they both knew each other's secrets, identity or social position was no longer necessary. What is essential for them is to think about how to uphold their relationship toward an unknown future.

Max, who has regained his memory, was haunted by feelings of guilt and anxiety waiting for Chleo's memory. While Chleo felt that there was something different about Max that she couldn't figure out. And yet, Max would return to England, which would make them rarely see each other as usual.

Unbeknownst to them, the separation and the distance between them was one of the trials they must face when they both want a second chance in their new life.

"Max, you really don't want to meet them?"

It's not that Max didn't want to. But he felt that the time was not right for him to meet Chleo's parents now. He couldn't face Vincent and his wife as long as Chleo hadn't remembered her past life.

Plus, he was pretty sure this rogue Vectis was watching his movements. He was worried that if he got back in touch with Vincent, the Vectis would feel the cold energy that he had sent on Vincent when Vincent was young, putting Vincent's life in danger as well.

Now they have targeted Kendrich, Kinsey, and Katie's firstborn; Max couldn't ignore the warning from the unknown voice. As the first child, the energy of the red king transfused into Kinsey automatically passed into Kendrich.

If the warning was valid, it's no wonder that the boy would have several accidents from now on.

"I don't think now is the right time. I'm sorry."

Chleo couldn't hide her disappointment, but she couldn't force him either. All she could do was find a way to explain it to her father.

"I understand." Chleo spun around again in her sitting position facing the table, then continued her barely touched food.

A few days later, Chleo, accompanied by Evie and Dietrich, escorted Max to the airport.

Max laughed amusedly, realizing Chleo didn't want to let go of his arms.

"Haish, Chleo. If you don't take him off soon, he'll miss his flight." teased Evie, who was also amused because it was the first time she'd seen Chleo's clingy manner.

"I don't think I can go back to England this way," added Max in a humorous tone making Chleo look up with a twinkle in her eye.

"So you're not coming back?"

"You know I have to go back."

Chleo pursed her lips again, making Max's heart warm. Ah, if only the old Chleo were also this adorable.

"I'll call you every day."

"Hmm."

"I will give you flowers every morning."

Chleo tilted her head in confusion. How did the man give her flowers every morning?

"You forgot that I can always see you even if you can't see me? I will grow the same flower in front of your house in exchange for my existence." Max whispered after leaning his foreheads against her. "Are you happy?"

Chleo smiled happily, hearing that, then closed her eyes, asking him something.

Of course, Max happily granted her request and kissed Chleo's lips very gently. There was no lust or haste in his kiss. But Max kissed her as if he was pouring out his heart and longing for his wife.