The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 598: BEING HONEST

”You- you— what are you doing?”

Reas put his hands in his pockets and answered nonchalantly, ”Iʼm just clearing up your misunderstanding.”

”B-but you said--”

”That Iʼm interested--”

”Stop!”

Lauren quickly shouted before Reas could finish that. If he repeated that sentence again, he might just go into shock.

He glared at Reas and became even more annoyed because of his expression. Here he was, almost at his witʼs end, and the other still looked like what had just happened had nothing to do with him. When, in fact, he was the source of it all!

As he continued to glare at the other, a startling realization dawned on him. What if this guy was doing this just to tease him? It was the most plausible explanation. With this thought, his heart finally began to calm, and he even felt his blood cool down.

He didnʼt waste time and just ask directly, ”Is this a new form of teasing? Because if it is, I will throw you out and I will not be polite about it.”

Reas raised an eyebrow before a dry laugh escaped his lips. ”How did you come up with that? Honestly, I canʼt tell if youʼre genuinely innocent or just completely oblivious.”

Lauren frowned. ”What do you mean by that?”

”Ask yourself this: in all the time youʼve known me, have I ever been the type to tease you like this?” Reas countered.

Hearing that, Lauren tried to say ʼyesʼ but the word wouldnʼt come out. Because even his stupid mouth knew that the answer was ʼnoʼ. He felt a bit embarrassed. But if he was wrong, then whatʼs the reason behind Reasʼ action?

”Then why are you doing this?” he asked straightforwardly.

Reas stared at him, as if searching for something in his expression. Then he sighed. ”Didnʼt I already explain? I wanted to clear up your misunderstanding. I hadnʼt planned on saying any of this today, but your weird assumptions forced me to confess my true feelings just so you wouldnʼt get the wrong idea. So, essentially, this was your fault.

But now, youʼre acting as if itʼs mine. And now, itʼs just making me feel really shitty.”

Lauren wanted to say, ”How is that my fault?” but his mind fixated on one part of what Reas had said—the part about confessing his true feelings.

”Y-you-- are you telling me that you l-li- like--”

”That I like you?” Reas finished what Lauren seemed to be unable to say completely. ”I do. Iʼm just in the initial stage, though. No, maybe Iʼm more than halfway there. What I wanted to say is, even though I do like you, Iʼm still not sure how deep these feelings are. But I know for sure that youʼre very special to me, and that probably wonʼt change for a long, long time.”

Lauren blinked. Reasʼ expression still didnʼt change. It still felt like he was announcing the weather or something similar. And yet Lauren could still feel the sincerity in his words. Probably because his gaze never left him as he said those things.

Being stared at by the other like that, as if he was the only one he could see, as if he was the center of his universe, Laurenʼs whole face heated up. And itʼs not the normal rising of his temperature thatʼs causing that. He could literally feel all the blood in his body flowing to his face. Maybe steam would even rise on the top of his head any minute now.

He didnʼt wait for that to happen. He turned around and just ran straight to his room without responding to what Reas just said.

Reas watched as Lauren ran like he was being chased by some axe murderer.

At first, he was dumbfounded, then he burst out laughing. If the media saw him like this, they would definitely be thrown for a loop. After all, this was the actor they had labeled as a playboy. Yet, his first reaction to being confessed to was to blush profusely and then run away.

Just with that, one might think that he had never been confessed to once in his life. With those looks, and being a popular actor as well, thereʼs no way that could be true. Thinking that only his confession had this kind of effect on Lauren made Reas quite happy. Because it meant that he was also special to Lauren in some way.

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Maybe being honest with his feelings was not that bad of an idea. Should he do this more often?

Truthfully, just like what he said earlier, he had no plans to confess anything today. But hearing Lauren accusing him of liking some unknown person just made him snap. And before he knew it, he had already said what he said.

Since he had already done it, might as well go straight ahead instead of going in circles, which could lead to even more misunderstandings. Itʼs always better to be direct and clear rather than fabricating lies to avoid saying things he didnʼt want to reveal.

Although he did feel a bit regretful. Because heʼs still not sure about the level of his feelings for Lauren. It would have been much nicer if he could straightforwardly say that he loved the other. A different venue with a more romantic atmosphere would also be better.

But whatʼs done was done. Since he had already taken this step, he should make sure that he wouldnʼt do anything that he would regret later on.

Reas glanced in the direction where Lauren had disappeared to. The other probably locked himself in his room or some other room. He walked back to the vegetable heʼs chopping.

Since Lauren wouldnʼt be going anywhere anyway, he should finish cooking. He still owed Lauren a meal, after all.