“What?” Chrollo asks, sitting across the couch in your house. “It’s not like I wanna marry you either…” he added, turning his head away from you.

Your families were the heads of major companies, and they were going to collaborate. So the choice (which you didn’t have) of marrying you two was inevitable— but you weren’t close at all in any means. They decided to try and get you guys in a relationship, then after a while, you would be sent off to marriage. And besides, it would be best for the companies’ sake.

He acts as if he doesn’t care about any of this, ~~about you.~~ But he does. He’s been desperately in love with you since you were kids, wanting to marry you when you two grow up. But it’s not like you remember anything, right?

“Just don’t bother me ~~for now.~~” For now?