"DO YOU really want me to answer that question, Neoma?"
Did Neoma really want to know if her previous self still chose to love Rubin Drayton in the end?
Heck no.
She thought she would be tempted to know the answer, but she was wrong. To her surprise, her heart and mind agreed that she didn't need to know about her past self's love affair.
"No, don't answer my question," Neoma told Ruto firmly. "Who "Neoma Quinzel" loved in the past has nothing to do with me."
Ruto tilted his head to one side as if he was waiting for an explanation because he didn't get what she just said.
"Neoma Quinzel was a sad person," she said in a gentle voice. "Even if she ended up loving Rubin Drayton, the bastard who hurt her, I couldn't blame her. Neoma Quinzel was deprived of love, and Rubin Drayton was the first person who paid attention to her, except for Duke Quinzel. Of course, she'd get attached to him. That's how it is for victims of domestic abuse."
