[ Valmont quite agrees with this assessment. Feelings are unnecessary at best, an active hindrance at worst. He's been entirely happy avoiding them until now, thank you... and yet. And yet. ]

I enjoy her company rather a great deal, as it happens.

[ Jealous, is it? His mouth quirks upward, just a touch. ]

Oh dear, we wouldn't want that, would we? Then again, I haven't yet seen you when you're jealous. It might be... exciting.

[ Hopefully he's not tempting fate here. ]