Unwilling Bride: The 1V5 Love Drama novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168 Honest Confessions

Chapter 168 Honest Confessions

Ava nodded. She watched him sit down on the stool, relaxed. One long teg rested on Ne floor. The other rested on the bar of the tall stool. His fingers moved lightly over the strings. A slow, gentle tune started to play. Then his voice followed

Ava listened quietly. She watched him with care. This was a side of Ryan she had never really seen before. He looked calm and at ease. He sang with complete focus. His eyes stayed on her the whole time. They were full of warmth and feeling

There was no doubt that his voice sounded great. She didn’t understand singing skills or vocal control. She only knew that sounded good.

The way he looked while singing felt very different from his usual self. His focus made it hard to look away.

When the song ended, Ryan stopped and asked, “What do you think?”

Ava smiled with her eyes curved. She spoke with real feeling. “It sounds really good. I don’t understand singing, but I feel like you were born for this. I don’t think the name K sounds childish now. K is you. You are K.”

She added honestly, “I’m kind of looking forward to your concert.”

Ryan didn’t expect such high praise from her. He froze for a moment. Then happiness hit him all at once. This was the person he cared about. He wanted her to stay in his life for a long time.

Ryan understood his family background well. People talked a lot when he went into entertainment instead of business. He didn’t care. He didn’t need to take on the family’s responsibility. Ethan fit that role better. He only needed to live how he wanted. Other people’s opinions didn’t matter.

Still, he cared deeply about what Ava thought of him. Even a slight hint of dislike from her felt heavy to him.

“Ava, I really, really like you. I hope that in the near future, you will like me too,” Ryan said. His feelings came out before he could stop them. He didn’t want to hide them. He wanted her to know what he felt.

He looked at her without looking away. Ava felt caught off guard by how open he was. She wasn’t made of stone. Still, his direct confession surprised her.

She stayed quiet for a moment, and Ryan waited for her to speak.

The light in his eyes slowly faded. He spoke in a softer voice. “I know you don’t like me yet. That’s okay, I like you, and that’s enough. As long as you don’t push me away, just let things stay like this. I’ll keep moving closer.”

Ava let out a slow breath. She spoke gently. “Ryan, you are really good. You truly are. I just can’t open my heart fully right now That’s my issue.”

She paused. Then she looked into his eyes. “It’s not just you. I’m like this with everyone. Because of some reasons, I can’t get past this part of myself yet.”

Ava lowered her eyes. Her mind and body both felt unwell. She hadn’t decided whether to tell him.

Ryan only heard that she said he was good. That was enough to lift his mood again. He looked lighter night away. “That’s fine We haven’t known each other for long anyway. You don’t know me well yet. It’s normal for a girl to be careful”

Then he kept singing for her. He sang seven or eight more songs. Ava finally said. “Okay, stop singing. Drink some water r’ll ge support you at your concert. Do your best.”

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a smiled at her, clearly happy. “I’ll save you the front and center seat

nst then, someone started a video call on his Holoband. He looked at it and cut it oft A few seconds later, it rang again. He out to cut it again when Ava Said, “Go ahead and take it. I won’t talk”

yan didn’t hang up this time. He answered with a face full of annoyance. “Say it fast. What’s going on?

ren finally got through and spoke fast. “Ryan, you’ve been gone for way too inng. It’s like you disappeared. Can you please ut and show up for work? I’m begging you.”

kept talking. “Even the company leaders came to me several times to ask about you. I’m so stressed my hair is turning wh ave to make excuses for you, too. Dolly said that if you don’t come back soon, she’s cutting my pay”

ren sounded like he was about to cry. He worked so hard. He managed three stars. The other two were behaving. Ryan kept anishing and ignored everything.

van frowned when he heard the complaints. “Didn’t I tell you before to move some of my work away? I want to free up some time this year.”

oren replied, “You make it sound easy. The sponsors only want you. That’s why they don’t go to someone else. Those jobs were agreed on long ago. Many are with old partners. You should think about past favors, too. Do you think investors are easy to offend?”

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