Bab 916: Chapter 916 Learning to Refuse (6)_1

"Madeleine, I'm not joking with you anymore. I'm serious this time." As Rusell Henris spoke, his expression turned particularly serious and solemn, as if he was discussing an extremely important matter. Looking at Madeleine, he said in an even tone, "Madeleine, stop playing dumb with me. You've always been a smart girl. You must know that my feelings for you have always been different from others. Over the years, you've pretended not to know, and I've played along with you, acting clueless, saying ambiguous jokes. I know you never took them to heart, but, Madeleine, do you realize, every single one of those ambiguous jokes, how important you are to me, that I would take care of you, and if you really couldn't get married when you are old, I would be with you... and so on, each of those words is my heartfelt truth."