Reborn With a Money-Making System: Ruined Actress to Nation's Treasure-Chapter 94: A Precious Gift (2)

"Besides," he added quietly, avoiding my gaze, "people might look at us differently if we don’t wear one."

Oh, so those women’s comments at the mall must’ve made him think about this. Or maybe it was because I once joked that the bracelet he gave me was a replacement for a wedding ring?

Did that mean I accidentally made him worry about something so silly?!

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the ring. It was the most beautiful thing anyone had ever given me, but I never wanted him to feel pressured to do anything because of me. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"You don’t have to care about what people think," I said softly, lowering my gaze. "I’m sorry if I made you feel like you had to give me a wedding ring."

Lando quickly shook his head. "No! It’s not like that!" he said firmly. "Sure, I didn’t want people to judge us for not having wedding rings, but honestly... I’ve been planning to give you this for a while. It just happened to be finished yesterday."

I gasped, eyes wide. "You ordered a custom wedding ring?"

He nodded and pointed at the ring. "Our initials are engraved inside."

I blinked in surprise, then quickly slipped the ring off to look closer. There, beneath the diamond, were the letters "L" and "H."

Warmth flooded my chest, and tears welled up again because the letter "H" could mean either Helcia or Helena; both were me.

Lando might not know that I’m Helena, but somehow, that made me feel even more touched because it felt like he was also appreciating someone who had never received this kind of warmth before.

"Husband... why are you like this?" I covered my mouth with my hand as tears started falling down my cheeks.

"Why are you crying?" Lando leaned toward me, his hands hovering nervously as if he didn’t know how to comfort me. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No!" I shook my head, smiling through my tears. "You’re just... too sweet!"

I lifted my gaze, looking deep into his blue eyes. "You’re always kind to me, even though we haven’t known each other that long. You don’t even know much about me."

He didn’t even know I had another identity, or that I had been using him to complete my missions and earn rewards.

"I might not know everything about you," Lando said gently, taking both of my hands and squeezing them softly. "But I know you’re someone I can trust with all my heart. And if you think I’m being kind to you, it’s only because you’ve been kind to me first. I just treat people the way they treat me."

"Other people might get angry or disappointed if they found out their soon-to-be husband was disabled," he said quietly. "But from the very first time we met, you never once mentioned my condition." Then, he smiled warmly at me. "Helcia, thank you for being so kind to me all this time."

"Of course I’m kind to you!" I cried, my voice trembling as tears spilled down my cheeks. "Why would I ever treat you badly or feel disgusted by you? You’ve never done anything wrong."

He was just sitting in a wheelchair, and it wasn’t his fault. Out of everyone, Lando was probably the last person who wanted to be stuck in such a painful situation.

He never asked for that accident to happen. He never wanted any of this. So why did people have to treat him like he was to blame for something completely out of his control?

I held his hands tightly. "Husband, let’s just stay together for the rest of our lives. I don’t even care if you’re impotent!"

Lando went silent for a moment after hearing my words. Honestly, I was shocked too because I hadn’t meant to bring up his inability to fulfill his duties as a husband in bed.

But I just couldn’t hold it in anymore! That thought had been stuck in my mind for so long. I just wanted him to know that I didn’t need any of that to be happy. That even if we could never have sex, I still wanted to live with him, to be by his side forever.

Wait, hold on! Doesn’t that mean I can’t raise his favorability to a hundred percent if he’s impotent?! Then why on earth did Penny suggest having sex in the first place?!

Doesn’t she have even a little bit of sympathy for this poor man?!

"I..." He opened his mouth, then closed it again before finally saying softly, "That’s really kind of you, Helcia."

I patted his shoulder and smiled brightly after finally managing to stop my tears. "Besides, don’t worry! We can still be friends forever!"

"Friends... forever?" His face suddenly went pale, and for a second I thought he might be feeling unwell because of the chilly wind near the pond. But when I touched his neck, his temperature felt perfectly normal.

"Yes!" I nodded eagerly. "We can stay friends forever and do all the fun things friends do, like watching movies together, eating together, holding hands, and even hugging each other! Doesn’t that sound nice?"

Honestly, why did Penny even suggest having sex when we could just keep our relationship simple, sweet, and friendly like this? After all, Lando didn’t seem like a pervert, or maybe he just wasn’t that interested in my body.

After all, Helcia was a bit flat-chested since she often starved herself. I might need quite some time to gain a little more weight, at least enough so I wouldn’t look like I was made of nothing but skin and bones.

"Yes... that sounds nice," Lando said softly. "Really nice... for friends."

"Alright then!" I clapped my hands cheerfully. "Where’s your wedding ring? Let me put it on for you!"

Lando reached into his pocket and pulled out another small ring box before handing it to me.

His ring was much simpler than mine. It was a thick gold band with a small, square-shaped diamond in the center. Yet somehow, when I placed it next to mine, they looked like they truly belonged together.

Then, out of nowhere, he asked softly, "Do friends... also exchange wedding rings?"