Forbidden Heat R18 Chapter 531-535

Chapter 531: Reiner – Endless Guilt
It was clear that Reiner was their favorite and not me and I had gotten very used to that fact. It didn’t bother me at all, but I did find it funny and always entertaining to watch Reiner play with the children. Whenever work got busy for Reiner or whenever he returned from a trip away to the main island, the children were always super excited to see him.

“Look at this, Knight…” A boy waved a handmade figure of clay at Reiner.

“Did you make this? It looks cool!” Reiner complimented as he bent down to get a closer look at what the boy was holding.

It was amazing how a little reaction of interest from Reiner brought so much joy to the boy’s facial features. The boy couldn’t stop beaming proudly up at Reiner as he explained what his inspiration behind the figure was.

At times, I couldn’t help but wonder if Reiner was really happy living with me on this random island with the children as a way to be with me while I worked hard on the mission that I had chosen for myself. I didn’t have it in me to bring it up and ask him, though. Honesty, I was scared of his answer. If he told me that he wasn’t really happy and was just sucking it up for my sake, what would I do then? Would I just pack up our bags and fly back to the main island and forget everything about this place?

The more I thought about it, the more scared I got of facing this issue head on. It made me feel so guilty whenever I thought that I may not be prioritizing our relationship as much as Reiner had. I knew without a doubt that Reiner’s life was more of a struggle now that he was working remotely from this island. There were issues of time differences and other challenges with working online. He also had to fly back and forth quite often at times.

Sometimes, I felt like I didn’t understand Reiner and what he truly wanted to pursue in his life. Did he even like the work that he was doing for King? Would he be happy once he takes over the company from King just like he’s supposed to in a few years’ time?