Kingdom

66. Laws of Magic (5)

Mira stops and turns around abruptly. "I will ask you directly because this situation is driving me crazy - do you remember anything about this morning?"

Jungkook blinks a few times, confused."No..."

They are not more than a few steps away from Jimin's home, yet Mira can't take another step without asking. She can't stand how this man is so calm about everything, while she has been burning on the inside the moment he stepped into her room.

"How about when we met before?" she says, raising her voice."What about when you got drunk with me all those years ago, Jeon Jungkook?"

The guard expression gets even more confused, his eyes wide and worried. "I got drunk? Oh, I must have embarrassed myself terribly. I am sorry. I do not remember that journey."

Mira throws her hands in the air. "How can you not remember?"

Jungkook clears his throat. He looks too much like a young nobleman - handsome and elegant, to make anyone believe that his past drunk self was begging Mira to love her forever. She almost doesn't believe it herself. Yet, it is true, it happened, and he can no longer pretend it didn't.

"My Lady, whatever I did to embarrass myself, it must have been pretty bad. I am sorry." He steps towards her slowly. "I hope you can forgive me. I really don't remember it. I erased that memory. I used a magic item to do so."

Mira's lips part open in astonishment. "You erased me from your memory?"

Her heart stings and grows heavy in her chest. Why would he do such a thing? Did he hate her? Did he regret everything that happened?"

"I apologize if I have wronged you in some way," he says, with that sweet, kind voice of his. His big innocent eyes look at Mira with an honest concert. He did erase her. He moved on. He lived his life happily without a single moment of regret or longing over what had happened.

"How convenient...." A dark smile crosses over Mira's face.

"I am sorry, I —"

"All is good." Mira raises her hand to shut him up."If you have forgotten all about it, so will I. Let's forget everything that ever happened between us."

"My Lady, I —"

"Don't worry. I won't be making scandalous suggestions anymore. I won't do a thing. You won't remember even if I do."

"I —"

"Let's just walk, please, we have a lot to do."

Mira turns around and leads the way, not stopping for a second to check if Jungkook is coming after her or not. She has never felt more confused in her entire life, her emotions changing from shame, anger, regret, fury ...to hope. Hope.Where this annoying feeling comes from. She should not be having any hopes towards Jeon Jungkook who chose to erase her from his memory. She should not wonder if him not remembering is giving Mira another chance to win him over and make things right. Things can't be right between them. She should stay away from this man.

"My Lady," he calls for her.

"What!" She turns on her heels, annoyed by the very sound of her voice.

"This is for you."

He is standing there, under the sunlight; dressed in deep blue colors; gorgeous, attractive and annoyingly charming. And he holds a little small bouquet of daisies he must have picked by the road. If he did not look so damn adorable, Mira would have thrown those flowers into his face.

"What is that for?" She nods towards the flowers.

"I don't know how I have offended you. But I hope you can forgive me."