He fake-confessed just to embarrass me—but I took his flowers and proposed to someone else.

#lovestory #drama #romantic #novelshorts Novel Synopsis: Martin deliberately showed up on my birthday with a bouquet of suggestive red roses. Amid the crowd’s teasing and cheers, he slightly lifted his chin, looking proud and aloof, yet he didn’t bother to explain a single word. I knew exactly what he was doing. He was waiting for me to speak first—stringing me along with that ambiguous atmosphere. Only after I got carried away by the moment would he casually drop the line, “Don’t get the wrong idea, these aren’t for you,” shattering every illusion I had. Unfortunately for him, I no longer have any expectations of him. Holding the flowers given to me by the person beside me, I smiled faintly under Martin’s shocked gaze. “The roses are beautiful,” I said, “but I like lisianthus more.”