He had experienced it before during youth and the moment a woman confessed to him, he automatically got turned off by it, so it the end there's no progress because he didn't take part in such things. He was direct and would express how he felt immediately, not leaving the other party hanging around, so she could spare the effort and change the course of her sight from him.
The General Who Hates Me
Urban · Eustoma_Reyna
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