Tangled By Fate

553  LOVERS QUARREL

"Please don't work with her anymore. I don't like her."

Ovior was astonished as he stared at his beloved. He couldn't understand what might have happened between them for her to dislike Zinnia so much. No matter how Zinnia acted toward men, she was fairly kind toward women, especially anyone weaker than her. Never in his life had he heard from any female magicians complaining about her.

However, his beloved whom he knew the kindest of them all badmouthed Zinnia. Not only that, but she also repeatedly emphasized that she didn't like her. She wanted him to promise not to work with her. And why was it? It was because she was dressing properly and the way she talked made Dorothy irritated.

"She doesn't dress properly…" he focused on that. "What do you mean?"

Dorothy's face flushed in embarrassment. "Did you not see how she dressed? It's so inappropriate!"

"Was it?" Ovior was in deep thought. He tried to recall what Zinnia was wearing. She was wearing a red blouse and tight leather pants. She liked wearing high-heeled boots. It was easy for her to hide her shurikens. Other times, she would wear skirts to cover her weapons underneath. Her weapons for to protect herself and others. It was nothing unusual. "What's exactly wrong with her clothes?"

With his repeated questions, Dorothy was dumbfounded. "How… how can you not see? She is showing too much of her skin."

"Oh… about that, you don't have to worry how she dresses up." He was relieved that it wasn't anything serious. "She's always like that. If a guy tries to take advantage of her because of how she dresses up, she will take care of it by herself. We are also used to how she dresses up."

"You are used to it?!" Dorothy's voice raised subconsciously. Her eyes widened in surprise and her mouth was wide open. Ovior was flabbergasted. He understood that he had misspoken and caused her misunderstanding. Her reaction said it all. She was bewildered by his comment.

"Dorothy, I said it wrong," he started nervously.

"Dorothy didn't seem like she wanted to continue this conversation. She clutched her skirt and bit her trembling lower lip. Her eyes were tearing up. She stared at him with her accusing eyes. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

His heart ached for her. He didn't mean to hurt her. "It was a slip of the tongue," he hurriedly said to resolve the misunderstanding. He tried to hold her hand.

"That's enough! I don't want to hear anymore!" She moved her hand away from him and stood up. Before he could say another word, she turned around and ran away leaving him confounded on the couch.

A few minutes later, Zinnia knocked on the door and came inside. Seeing him on the couch, she asked, "Why are you there sitting like a statue?"

Eventually, Ovior moved. He looked at her with a blank expression.

Zinnia frowned. She dropped a brown envelope on the tea table and sat on the couch across from him. "What happened? Did you get any ill news?"

Ovior finally focused on her. He let out a deep sigh. "We cannot work anymore."

"…" Zinnia raised an eyebrow. It was so random that she didn't know what to say.

"Dorothy… did you two fight when you were showing her around?" Ovior slowly asked. He needed to inquire about what happened between those two women before he could take the next move.

"With your lady? Nothing much." Zinnia shrugged. "We had different opinions on literature and how I lived my life. I don't mind it. I had a feeling she didn't like me much. It's not my duty to make people like me."

"She doesn't want me to work with you anymore," Ovior stated.

Zinnia was surprised. "…And so, you decided not to work with me anymore?!" She never thought the stoic, heartless, pitiless and icy-headed man like him could be lovesick – to the point he acted illogically. "Do you want to share what exactly happened? There is no way we can just stop working together and you know that very well. If there is a problem, we can try solving it together."

As she encouraged him to speak, he took a deep breath before sharing the issue. He started from his teen life to her tragic death and didn't miss talking about their recent conversation. She was a good friend to both Arthur and him. He knew he could trust her with his secrecy.

"I don't know how to act in front of her. She is very sentimental. I hurt her with my words. I don't know how to make it up to her. I never did this kind of thing before," he shared afterward.

'I wasn't expecting him to be so loyal!' Zinnia was amazed after finding out the history of Ovior and Dorothy. Her respect for him even increased. Moreover, as the Second Head of the Magic Tower, he had lots of responsibilities. He didn't care what he had to say and didn't need to bother with how people looked at him due to his behavior or actions.

She said, "It is understandable that you will make mistakes considering you never dated before and you don't know what can make a woman angry. Since she died at the age of eighteen, her age stopped there. She will act like a teen. Teens are more emotional than a grown woman. "Oh well, any woman in love can be this emotional as well. Think about Veronica. She jumped off the cliff after thinking Arthur cheated on her. Do you remember how much we all suffered because of it? Arthur slept with many women but he never loved any woman before. Veronica was his first.

"Both of them took romance and marriage like a fairy tale. As a result, they had to face lots of trials and look at them now. They cleared up their misunderstanding, understood their wrongdoings and they are the most loving couple who support each other. They are finally being a responsible married couple…"

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