Chapter 54: Confession
"This girl is very stubborn. Isn’t it okay if you let her accompany the Saintess? What’s wrong with allowing her to be in that secret meeting?"
For some reason, a sigh escaped Scarlett’s lips upon hearing Aurora’s words. Even though Aurora’s point was reasonable, Scarlett didn’t want to disrupt William’s plans, which could destroy the cooperation between the Lionheart Kingdom and the Moonlight Kingdom.
As the master of William’s parents, Scarlett had long been acquainted with King Moonlight. Therefore, Scarlett did not want to betray the extraordinary support from King Moonlight over a trivial matter.
Both William and Saintess Aria had the right to represent their respective sides. Moreover, Saintess Aria was one of the saints chosen directly by the Sun God. From Scarlett’s point of view, being directly selected by the Sun God was no different from being given full rights to stand on the Sun Continent.
In the past, Scarlett would show her respect for the saints who were chosen directly by their gods. For a powerful expert like Scarlett, who had reached the pinnacle of world power, she knew how powerful those gods, who had been the custodians of every life throughout the world, truly were.
Fighting the Orthodox Churches does not mean challenging the Sun God directly. On the contrary, what Scarlett did in the past was a form of revenge for what they had done to the people she loved.
Every good person will always have evil within them. Likewise, the people in the Orthodox Church were no different. In Scarlett’s eyes, there was no difference between evil and good nature. Maybe that was also the reason why Scarlett wanted revenge against those who had dared to plot against her.
"You may not know, but... His Majesty always has his own plans. Since he was revived a month ago, he has awakened his intelligence as a competent leader and can always solve every problem in the kingdom. You should already be aware of that."
Initially, Aurora wanted to reply to Scarlett’s explanation about William. But remembering William’s change in attitude a month earlier made Aurora unable to say a word. With that, Aurora decided to accept Scarlett’s explanation about William.
The current development of the Lionheart Kingdom is the result of William’s hard work after he revived from death. All the concubines understood what had happened after William rose from the dead. But it also made the concubines unable to contain their wariness while they were in the palace.
"You have a point. Therefore, I must reevaluate that boy’s intelligence. He’s also the only person capable of overthrowing King Blanc and even successfully conquering his wife."
The word "conquering" that came out of Aurora’s mouth made Scarlett unable to hold back her cough. The thought of William loving a married woman had long occupied Scarlett’s mind. Even though William’s wish was strange in Scarlett’s eyes, she didn’t want to interfere too much in William’s personal problems.
A slight frown appeared on Marie’s face. Listening to Aurora and Scarlett’s conversation didn’t calm Marie’s heart completely. On the contrary, what Marie was feeling right now was far worse than what she had felt about the dangers that had befallen Saintess Aria in the past.
’That man is dangerous! I have to immediately get Lady Saintess away from that man. Otherwise, I’m afraid Lady Saintess will be lured by that man’s good looks and then become his woman!’
Returning to the back garden of the palace, William, who had now ended the cooperation strategy between the Lionheart Kingdom and the Moonlight Kingdom, decided to sit alone with Saintess Aria in a small pavilion. The sight of Saintess Aria under the full moon gave William a feeling of comfort.
"Is your childhood friend, who was with you in the past, okay? I hope nothing bad happened to her."
"You mean Selena? She’s fine. But I’ve always ignored her until now. I hope Lady Saintess won’t tell His Majesty what happened to his daughter."
Silence suddenly fell between them. William and Selena’s relationship in the past was no different from that of childhood sweethearts. But the attitude shown by William today was much different from how he was in his childhood.
"It’s okay. No problems will occur as long as the princess is fine. Then, I’ll excuse myself..."
For a moment, when Saintess Aria wanted to walk away, William’s voice sounded behind her again. William, who had been walking closer to Saintess Aria, now began to bow like a respectable young nobleman.
"Lady Saintess... I mean, Ms. Aria. If permitted, I would like to pay a small tribute before you leave the palace. Is that permitted?"
"A small tribute? But that..." The meaning of the tribute that William wanted to pay was fully realized by Saintess Aria. This was the first time Saintess Aria had seen a man boldly wanting to pay her a personal tribute. Suddenly, Saintess Aria’s right hand touched William’s left hand.
Bringing Saintess Aria’s white and smooth hand in front of him, William, without hesitation, immediately kissed it. This was William’s strategy to attract Saintess Aria’s attention to him as a man.
No one would know when Saintess Aria and William would meet again in the future. Therefore, instead of accompanying Saintess Aria out of the palace gates, William decided to leave behind a beautiful memory by kissing her hand.
Saintess Aria’s emotionless face began to turn deep red. No man other than William had ever dared to kiss the holy hand of Saintess Aria. Even though Saintess Aria was very angry at William’s sudden kiss on her hand, she decided to accept the gesture of respect shown by William.
"You shameless man... do you realize what you have done now? This is tantamount to defiling me as a saintess."
"So what if you have been defiled by me? I don’t care at all about what your identity is. I only know that you are an innocent woman who has been detained just because of your title as a saintess! You are a beautiful and charming girl, if only you showed that smile more often."
"You are really... You are really interesting. Since I first obtained the title of saintess, this is the first time I have seen a man in this world who dares to be impolite in front of me. However..." Bringing her face closer to William’s ear, Saintess Aria now whispered some words that she had wanted to say for a long time. Every woman has her secrets after meeting a brave man like William.
"I don’t hate your attitude. I actually became more passionate because of it. Even though I’m a saintess, I still harbor feelings of affection for men who try to chase me. Like you..."
Kiss—
A kiss landed on William’s cheek. The trace of lipstick left by Saintess Aria’s kiss could be seen clearly on his cheek. For some reason, William’s reaction to the kiss that Saintess Aria gave him did not make him lose his expressionless face.
A woman like Saintess Aria is one of William’s types of women. Saintess Aria’s cold nature and brave character completely made William unable to forget her figure. A small part of William screamed as if he wanted to take Saintess Aria to bed.
Luckily, William was a man who had a lot of common sense. Being influenced by lust did not reflect William as a former god. Therefore, William would not behave badly before he could completely conquer Saintess Aria’s heart and make her his woman.
A small laugh involuntarily came out of William’s mouth. Saintess Aria kissing William’s cheek did not make him completely immersed in happiness. Even though William was happy to gain recognition from Saintess Aria indirectly, he decided not to think too much about what had happened and chose to forget it.
Outside the castle gate, Saintess Aria, who had been in the palace garden, walked out from behind the palace garden. Seeing Saintess Aria survive William’s grasp made Marie unable to contain her happiness. Walking closer to her young lady, Marie, without hesitation, immediately examined every inch of Saintess Aria’s body and intended to check what William had done to her before.
For some reason, nothing strange could be seen on Saintess Aria’s body. Even though William’s scent had stuck to Saintess Aria’s clothes, there was no way Marie would think of it as abuse that William had done to Saintess Aria.
Luckily, Saintess Aria had removed the traces of William previously kissing her right hand. Likewise, she had hidden the trace of her lips kissing William’s cheek. She had prepared everything from the start before walking away from the palace garden.
A servant like Marie would not be able to tolerate William’s attitude of boldly trying to win Saintess Aria’s heart. This was something Saintess Aria had realized after being with Marie for a long time.
As the only personal servant of Saintess Aria, Marie had a proactive attitude towards her and would always keep her away from any members of the opposite sex.
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