Evangeline couldn't help sighing.
"Are you going to take me away quietly?"
Hearing Evangeline's words, Zion didn't object or say anything. Evangeline knew that she was right.
"Won't this be too much for Barney to accept? I can tell that you care about her very much."
Although Evangeline was unhappy that other women were thinking about her man, she felt that Barney was not bad. Moreover, Zion did not have any feelings for her. On the contrary, she felt that Barney was suppressing her feelings and did not want to destroy their relationship.
The previous uneasiness made Evangeline a bit confused. However, when Zion went out and had a meal with Barney, Evangeline could see that although Barney's feelings for Zion were not pure sibling affection, she just wanted to be someone who secretly liked Zion.
Therefore, Evangeline didn't want Zion and Barney to end up in a hopeless situation one day.
Furthermore, leaving here without saying goodbye would hurt her the most.
Zion paused and looked at Evangeline with mixed emotions.
"Don't you mind her?"
"I do mind."
Evangeline didn't avoid this question, nor did she lie.
"But I care more about you."
Evangeline sighed again, put her arms around Zion's neck, and said softly, "I know your feelings for Barney, and I also know that you really treat her as an elder sister. Barney doesn't intend to destroy our relationship. No matter what kind of love she likes you, she won't bother you. I admire such a woman in fact. Besides, you said that without her, there would be no you. I just don't want you to be separated from your favourite sister. Also, I don't want you to feel sad and regretful because of this."
Hearing Evangeline's words, Zion didn't know what to say.
He placed Evangeline on one side of the swing and gently pushed her. There were mixed emotions in his eyes.
"Actually, the reason I wanted to leave this place is not only because the complicated emotions that you were talking about. I never doubted that Barney wanted to protect me. It's probably because she wants to maintain this sibling relationship, but it doesn't matter. But I found out that Barney has a secret, and she doesn't intend to share this secret with me. I don't want to think of Barney as someone evil, so I want to leave."
"In fact, you want to escape, don't you? You're afraid that your relationship with Barney will be ruined once you learn about her secret. Zion, you're not a coward. Why are running this time?"
In the face of Evangeline's question, Zion couldn't say a word.
Why?
Because he was afraid!
He was afraid that Barney would change his mind because of her feelings and hurt Evangeline.
Zion was stunned.
Barney had always been the person that he was least worried about. She was also the most open- minded person and Zion could even give up others' safety for Barney, but Evangeline was an exception.
He really didn't know that Barney had feelings for him. If he knew about it, he wouldn't have brought Evangeline here at all.
But now he knew about it. Although he knew that Barney would not do anything that bothered him, he just felt uneasy.
It seemed that after knowing Barney's love for him, this place had become a dangerous place. Meanwhile, Evangeline was the one who was constantly in danger.
He was even more afraid that if Barney really attacked Evangeline one day, he would not know what he would do.
Barney had accompanied him for his whole childhood. Evangeline had been with him for the whole youth until now. Two of them were equally important, but he had made a choice between them subconsciously.
Looking at Evangeline's confused eyes, Zion sighed and said, "Let us leave first. Is that okay?"
"Okay."
Evangeline wanted to say something else.
She was afraid that Zion would have a grudge against Barney because of her thoughts, but since Zion really wanted to leave, she would naturally listen to him.
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