CHAPTER 92: LUCIEN DID WHAT?

Now that Lucien looked at them carefully, Liora’s eyes were quite beautiful.

Those innocent eyes seemingly moving without deceit, those long eyelashes fluttering restlessly as he grabbed her chin, honestly, they looked even more beautiful than Sera’s and Lilith’s.

"Do you really want me to let go?"

Lucien suddenly asked, not caring about her struggle.

"Or do you want to do something else?"

He asked, tilting his head downward toward her luscious lips as if he was about to kiss her, right here, right in front of Lilith.

"Lucien, don’t you dare!"

Liora was truly shocked by Lucien’s close face and hurriedly used her mana, forcefully breaking free from his arm.

Fortunately, this time Lucien didn’t stop her and let her go, only smiling a little. He looked quite amused by her panicked expression.

"You... when did you change so much?"

Liora quickly pulled away, composed herself, and met Lucien’s smiling gaze, unable to stop herself from shouting.

Seriously, if she had been a step late, she felt that this guy would’ve surely kissed her.

’How could someone be so shameless? He was just doing that with the princess. Now, forcing me like this. What will she think?’

Liora thought and glanced at Lilith, only to see her watching them with a faint smile.

From her teasing look, she didn’t seem to care at all about what Lucien was doing to her.

Heck, she even seemed a little interested in their relationship.

’Both of them are crazy.’

Liora quickly looked away after seeing Lilith’s encouraging gaze. She felt that not only Lucien but even this princess seemed shameless.

’It seems the rumours are true.’

"Okay, let’s not talk about this. Why are you here? And where is Sera?"

Lucien didn’t want to waste too much time. He was just playing around with Liora, nothing more.

What he wanted to know now was, why the heck was Liora here all of a sudden?

Didn’t he ask Sera to look after the door? How could she enter this place so easily?

"Sera?"

Liora asked, confused.

"Yeah, where did that bitch go?"

At that moment, Lilith, who had been quietly observing like a bystander, couldn’t hold back any longer and cursed upon hearing her sister’s name.

She was currently so angry that if Sera showed up now, she would attack her without hesitation, even if she was no match.

She never thought her sister could be so careless. It was fortunate that it was Liora who saw them, someone acquainted with Lucien. Otherwise, things could have gotten much uglier.

"Yeah, did you see her? Was no one outside when you came?"

Lucien was also curious about her whereabouts. In his opinion, she shouldn’t have been this reckless.

"Umm... no, there was no one outside when I came."

Liora gave a weird look at Lucien and Lilith as she finally realized that the person they were talking about was actually the Eldest Princess, Sera.

’But... how can they disrespect the Eldest Princess like this?’

She couldn’t believe her ears, as someone would dare to call Sera a bitch, even if that was her sister.

"That’s odd... she should be there. Where did she go?"

Lucien raised his eyebrows in confusion. She couldn’t just disappear in thin air, could she?

"Oh... actually, before I came here, Madam Seraphine sent Garrick to summon you. But when I arrived, I didn’t see him. Maybe she went with him?"

Liora suddenly realized and spoke. She had been wondering why she hadn’t met that guard; now it made perfect sense.

"That bitch..."

When Lilith heard Liora, she suddenly bit her red lips and cursed under her breath, causing both Liora and Lucien to twitch their mouths.

This girl always seemed prim and proper, but when it came to anger, she didn’t even care that it was her sister she was cursing.

She had practically given Sera "bitch" as a nickname.

’She must have gone to meet Lucien’s mother. No wonder she disappeared.’

Lilith was very sensitive to emotions, and she could feel how Sera treated Lucien.

From how she called her a slut as an agreement with Lucien, to kissing him on her own initiative without caring about her presence, and even allowing Lucien to have her, she could easily tell Sera absolutely loved Lucien.

Although she didn’t know why, she could now at least tell that her sister must have gone to meet Lucien’s mother after hearing Liora’s words.

"Oh? My mom is here?"

Lucien raised an eyebrow, ignoring Lilith, and nodded as if understanding.

"Then she must have gone with Garrick. Okay, let’s not worry about that. First, tell me, why are you here?"

Lucien asked, curious.

"Wasn’t Garrick already sent to summon me?"

Since Liora was here even after Garrick had been sent, she must have something to say to him. Lucien was in a good mood, so if she brought up her previous request, he might agree.

Only, Liora wasn’t in the mood.

She still hadn’t gotten over seeing Lucien with another woman, let alone how frivolous he had been toward her.

She felt that he had changed too much and no longer carried the same feelings she used to sense in him.

Honestly, if she was heartbroken before, now she just felt sad.

Even after seeing him in such a compromising position, he didn’t seem to care or offer any explanation, as if it wasn’t necessary at all.

’Heh... why would he explain? We aren’t that close, after all.’

Liora thought dejectedly, forcing herself out of this whirlpool of emotions.

She felt it made no sense to indulge in such complex feelings now. It would only make her appear miserable and nothing more.

"No need. It’s nothing serious, and there’s no need to talk about it anymore."

So, she waved her hand, deciding not to ask Lucien for his money anymore. She would think of ways herself.

"And Princess Lilith, you don’t have to worry about anything getting out that happened here today. I, Liora Evergreen, swear in the name of my family that nothing I’ve seen or heard here will leave this place."

Liora was from a noble family, after all, and knew how the real world worked. Although it seemed Lilith had let her go due to Lucien’s threat, there was no guarantee what she might do afterward.

So she directly turned to Lilith, bowed deeply, and swore in the name of the Evergreen family. Besides a direct contract, this oath was considered the most sacred in the Edoria Kingdom.

No one took their family name lightly. It was clear Liora truly didn’t want to get into trouble because of this accident.

"Hehe... girl, you don’t need to be so scared."

Lilith suddenly smiled like a flower and waved her hand, signaling Liora to put aside the formalities.

"Don’t worry, I know it wasn’t your fault. It was just an accident."

Lilith seemed to have calmed down a lot as she softly giggled, showing her charm and elegance.

"In fact, even if I wanted to do something too, this guy wouldn’t let me. Didn’t you see how angry he got when I just thought about hurting you?"

Lilith lightly pouted as if she were complaining.

"In fact, now that I think about it carefully, it isn’t your fault at all, it’s all this guy’s fault."

She suddenly pointed at Lucien, as if every problem stemmed from him.

"He didn’t even check what kind of place we were in and just grabbed me, forcing me like that."

"Didn’t you see how he tried to force you, too? I should really warn you, don’t be alone with him under any circumstances. This guy is a beast."

Lilith shifted all the blame onto Lucien, leaving him stunned.

’Wasn’t she the one who caused this? If she didn’t use that mark, would we be like that in the first place?’

He thought speechlessly. Then he became even more speechless when Liora actually looked at him suspiciously, as if believing Lilith.

"Okay, stop this nonsense. Let’s go now. My mother must’ve been waiting a long time."

Lucien had no patience for bickering with this cunning princess and strode straight toward the door.

After all, he was quite busy; his plan for farming stats was still underway. He couldn’t afford to waste too much time.

"See how he acts? And you’ve still seen nothing of how forceful and ruthless he can be. You should really be careful around this guy."

Only, Lilith’s soft, gossipy voice constantly warning Liora nearly drove him mad. This girl was clearly trying to keep Liora away from him by any means.

’Wait till we’re alone. Then I’ll show you how forceful I can really be.’

Lucien thought with a dark expression, already planning to show this slut just how ruthless he could get if he wanted. But for now, he let her have her way.

*****

"Lucien did what?"

In a spacious, luxuriously decorated room, the scent of wafting tea and subtle incense blended with an air of serene stillness.

The silence, however, was suddenly broken by the loud, surprised voice of a mature woman, cutting through the calm like a blade through silk.

The woman was none other than Seraphine, who was sitting with her husband, Cedric, both waiting for their son.

And in front of them sat none other than the Eldest Princess, Sera, who had arrived earlier with Garrick, full of excitement. Now, though, she was sipping tea gracefully, exuding the unmatched elegance befitting a princess of the kingdom.

She seemed so composed and refined that even the slightest movement carried a sense of nobility.