Chapter 54. The Same

There was nothing strange about Wilda's obvious surprise. It was human. In fact, if Wilda had reacted differently, that would have been strange.

Wilda seemed confused. You could almost say she was dazed when she forced her eyes to blink once. Then she asked Garrett to make sure her ears were still working well. Or to make sure that Garrett didn't misspeak.

"W-what? What did you just say?"

With that question, Wilda turned away. She looked at Elice, who looked pale. It was exactly the same as Wilda's expression. There was almost no difference.

"I want to marry Elice."

Without feeling bothered or offended, Garrett repeated his words. This time he even raised his tone a bit.

Wilda turned back to Garrett. She took a deep breath, as deep as she could. She needed to be calm for this very surprising thing.

"Do you want to marry Elice?"

"Yes. I want to marry her. I know it's too sudden, but that doesn't mean I'm not serious. More than