Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 52

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#52

 

Around them, cheerful laughter echoed as everyone took pictures and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

 

Tester paused for a moment before speaking.

 

“Actually, I’m really proud of you.”

 

When Sonnet looked at him puzzled, Tester smiled awkwardly.

 

“You’re a commoner like me, but you worked hard until the end and even graduated as valedictorian.”

 

“You’re graduating too.”

 

“I’m different. I just lived here picking up information from around those guys.”

 

“Still, you’re better off than not graduating at all.”

 

Tester nodded and looked at Sonnet.

 

“True, even nobles gave up halfway and couldn’t graduate, but I’m graduating.”

 

“Right, what makes you any less than them?”

 

Tester smiled happily.

 

Sonnet felt her hardened heart soften a little. Though she was still worried about Aiden.

 

Sonnet finished the graduation speech she had prepared and looked around. At least she didn’t tremble since she had practiced a lot.

 

Applause rang out loudly from all around.

 

Sonnet felt proud that her efforts were finally being recognized. Looking up at the sky, everyone threw their graduation caps high, painting her vision black.

 

Sonnet smiled with overwhelming emotion, thinking of her grandmother.

 

How hard had she worked to achieve first place while enduring the nobles’ contempt? And so she finally achieved first place and graduated as valedictorian.

 

Sonnet smiled brightly and came down from the podium.

 

As she made her way through the crowd, somewhere in her heart felt unsettled. It was because her mind was still full of Aiden.

 

Sonnet quickened her pace. As she walked, taking off her cap and graduation gown, everyone around was laughing and taking pictures. Sonnet wasn’t in the mood for any of that.

 

Her mind was already filled with Aiden. In fact, even while giving her graduation speech, she kept thinking about Aiden. If she hadn’t practiced enough, she probably would have ruined the speech.

 

Sonnet hurriedly hailed a carriage. There were hardly any people pouring out of the school yet as they were still enjoying the graduation ceremony.

 

Sonnet quickly told the coachman.

 

“Please take me to Delrod.”

 

Throughout the carriage ride, her palms were sweaty and she trembled.

 

With an anxious heart, Sonnet looked at the letter Aiden had sent from her pocket. The old paper was tattered, but the words he had written remained the same.

 

[…I love you]

 

Sonnet stared at those words for a long time when a thought suddenly occurred to her. She remembered something Aiden had said out of the blue before.

 

“Even if I lose my memory, you’ll remember me, right?”

 

Thinking of those words, Sonnet froze and only breathed quietly.

 

‘He couldn’t have really lost his memory, could he?’

 

If not, there was no way there would have been no contact all this time. With an ominous feeling, Sonnet hurriedly pushed the thought away and looked out the carriage window.

 

Outside the window, the weather was exceptionally clear. Perfect for an outing.

 

Sonnet felt even more depressed. She drew the curtains on the carriage window and leaned back.

 

She tried to suppress her ominous thoughts as much as possible and hoped that Aiden would be safe.

 

The carriage that had been traveling for a while eventually came to a stop. While Sonnet wondered why, the middle door of the carriage opened.

 

“Student, from here on it’s the Rosefield Family Mansion. Do you want to continue going this way?”

 

“Yes, please continue.”

 

The coachman immediately drove the horses. Sonnet looked at the familiar trees. The well-maintained trees on both sides of the road were still a magnificent sight.

 

‘When I first came here, I thought I’d never come again.’

 

Back then, she was always thinking about the end with Aiden. But strangely, even now her heart didn’t feel very good.

 

Most of all, Aiden hadn’t replied all this time, and his current condition didn’t seem very good either.

 

“Nothing will change even if we get married. Rather, if we marry, we can be together even more.”

 

She remembered when Aiden’s eyes had shone vividly as he looked at her.

 

‘Should I have gotten married?’

 

Strangely, when it came to anything related to Aiden, Sonnet always felt regret too late.

 

If they had married, she might have known about Aiden’s news faster than anyone. Since she would have become his spouse.

 

Sonnet even had such thoughts before letting out a soft sigh. Still, it might be fortunate that they didn’t marry. She didn’t have confidence to navigate Aiden’s surrounding circumstances yet.

 

When she was at the Prestigious Academy, she had somehow suppressed the nobles with her studies, but not now. First of all, Sonnet had less money than them and her honor was infinitely low.

 

Moreover, even when she was at the Prestigious Academy, she heard talk behind her back, and if she married Aiden, she would continue to hear such talk.

 

Sonnet looked out the carriage window with mixed feelings. When she was dating Aiden, even the sharp sour taste felt sweet, but now she could only taste bitterness.

 

Furthermore, Sonnet felt like she was gradually losing herself. To the point where she couldn’t remember how she lived before she started liking Aiden.

 

Sonnet looked at the lined trees with a hardened gaze. The trees were all trimmed exactly the same without a single disorder.

 

‘If I’m not by his side, Aiden’s life would be like that.’

 

Sonnet unconsciously had such thoughts and her expression gradually hardened.

 

The carriage ran down the road for a while before stopping.

 

A large black gate was blocking the carriage. As Sonnet was about to open the middle door, the coachman opened it first.

 

“Do you happen to have a visiting permit for this estate?”

 

“Just tell the butler that Sonnet Carlisle has come, and that should be fine.”

 

The coachman nodded and spoke to the person blocking the front. After a moment, the closed iron gate opened.

 

The coachman spoke through the open middle door.

 

“Thanks to you, student, I get to go inside here.”

 

Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to smile. Somehow she felt there might be a reason why Aiden hadn’t replied, and ominous thoughts kept occurring to her.

 

Perhaps this was also why her inferiority complex had raised its head throughout the journey here.

 

Strangely, whenever it came to anything related to Aiden, her inferiority complex wouldn’t subside.

 

Soon the carriage came to a complete stop. As soon as Sonnet got out of the carriage, the butler greeted her warmly.

 

“I hope the journey wasn’t too difficult for you?”

 

“It was fine. How is Aiden?”

 

The butler’s face hardened. Sonnet felt ominous and asked urgently.

 

“Is he very unwell?”

 

“Well….”

 

Just then, the manor door opened. A maid hurriedly approached the butler. She quickly said something in the butler’s ear and then stepped back.

 

The butler couldn’t easily speak. Sonnet felt frustrated and said.

 

“When I came here before, you said you couldn’t receive any replies. You actually knew, didn’t you?”

 

The butler sighed with a hardened face and looked at Sonnet. Worry was written on his face.

 

“Actually, Rosefield Duke ordered us to control it. I was truly sorry about that time.”

 

The butler bowed his upper body deeply. Sonnet wasn’t angry. She knew the nobles’ duplicity well anyway, so there was no fault on the butler’s part.

 

When Sonnet looked at him silently, the butler glanced around and quickly said.

 

“Please come inside first.”

 

Sonnet obediently followed the butler. Since she had come this far, she wanted to see Aiden’s face before leaving. Even though her heart felt very uneasy.

 

As soon as she entered the manor with the butler, laughter echoed.

 

An old man and a young woman came down the stairs, and their faces were strangely familiar. As if she had seen them somewhere before.

 

When Sonnet hesitated and looked, the young woman’s eyes lit up as she looked Sonnet up and down. When Sonnet frowned with displeasure, the woman smirked.

 

The old man coughed and hardened his expression as soon as he saw Sonnet. His face looked familiar so she kept looking, when suddenly her mind flashed.

 

It was Rosefield Duke, whom she had encountered when she went to a banquet with Aiden before.

 

And the woman next to him seemed to be Aiden’s fiancée. Her childhood appearance that she had seen in Aiden’s photos strangely remained.

 

Rosefield Duke gestured to the butler. The butler hurriedly went to him and said something. The Duke looked at Sonnet with a displeased face.

 

Sonnet went in front of him without being mindful and said.

 

“I came to see Aiden.”

 

“….”

 

“I haven’t received any reply from Aiden either.”

 

Since the Duke must have been blocking news about Aiden all this time, there should have been replies too. The Duke frowned as he looked at Sonnet, then spoke to the Princess.

 

“Your Highness, please wait in the drawing room for a moment.”

 

“I’m busy as well.”

 

The Princess smiled and walked past the Duke and Sonnet.

 

Sonnet followed her retreating figure with surprised eyes. It was somewhat unexpected. Perhaps it was because she was a princess.

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