Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 53

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#53

 

The Rosefield Duke’s face hardened further. He looked at Sonnet and spoke with displeasure.

 

“In exchange for letting you meet Aiden, don’t come looking for this place anymore.”

 

The Duke spoke down to Sonnet as if revealing his true nature. When Sonnet didn’t respond, the Duke turned around and went up the stairs.

 

Then the Butler approached Sonnet’s side.

 

“Miss Sonnet, please go up first.”

 

Sonnet let out a small breath and climbed the stairs. Memories of coming here with Aiden before came flooding back.

 

Back then, instead of walking alone, there were times when she had gone up carried in Aiden’s arms.

 

Sonnet felt downhearted and walked looking only downward. The place where the Duke stopped was in front of Aiden’s room. He paused for a moment and knocked on the door.

 

“Yes.”

 

At the short, low response, Sonnet’s heart beat rapidly. The voice heard from inside was definitely Aiden’s voice.

 

‘Is his body better than I thought?’

 

A small sense of anticipation bloomed softly in her heart.

 

As she nervously looked at the door, the Duke signaled to the Servant with his eyes. The Servant quietly opened the door.

 

As soon as the door opened, the Duke entered the room first. When Sonnet hurriedly followed, it was exactly the same as the room she had seen before.

 

However, there was a faint smell of medicinal herbs. Sonnet couldn’t move any further for a moment.

 

Even without trying to look for him, Aiden’s figure immediately caught her eye.

 

The moment she hesitated and looked at him, their eyes met directly.

 

His deep blue eyes were so deep they seemed like they would draw her in.

 

It was Aiden, whom she had missed so much all this time.

 

Sonnet held back the tears that were about to come and spoke.

 

“Aiden.”

 

Her voice trembled. Seeing him after so long, her heart swelled so much that she couldn’t tell if it was a dream or reality. Aiden was sitting on the bed reading a book.

 

She could guess what book he was holding without even looking. It was a weapons-related book he used to read often.

 

Aiden looked at Sonnet without even blinking. He had a calmer yet colder atmosphere than before.

 

His jawline had become sharper and his gaze had grown colder, but he was still the Aiden she knew.

 

Sonnet hurriedly approached Aiden.

 

“Are you feeling alright?”

 

Aiden only stared at Sonnet intently but didn’t answer. In his deep blue eyes, there was no sign of joy, but rather a cold wall as if he were looking at a stranger.

 

Sonnet felt uneasy somehow. It seemed like the situation she had vaguely anticipated before, the outcome she never wanted to imagine, was unfolding.

 

When Sonnet just looked at him silently, Aiden slightly raised the corner of his mouth.

 

“Do you know me?”

 

For a moment, Sonnet felt like she was seeing the Aiden she used to know. Except for his words.

 

When Sonnet looked at him blankly without saying anything, Aiden smiled faintly.

 

“I heard I lost my past memories, but you are…”

 

Then the Duke came to Sonnet’s side.

 

“Aiden, rest for a while. They say if you try to recover memories all at once, it could interfere with your existing memories, so don’t overdo it.”

 

Aiden chuckled.

 

“Since when have you worried about me, Father?”

 

“Aiden.”

 

“Yes, I’ll stay here without overdoing it.”

 

It was an affectionate tone, but it strangely sounded sarcastic. It seemed even more so because he was raising the corner of his mouth at an angle.

 

The Duke signaled to Sonnet with his eyes. Sonnet had many things to say to Aiden, but she held back and followed the Duke out.

 

As soon as they entered the corridor, the Duke spoke.

 

“Don’t act like you know Aiden at all.”

 

As soon as she heard those words, Sonnet’s expression hardened.

 

“I already acted like I knew him earlier.”

 

“That’s why I’m saying don’t act like you know him anymore. Don’t stir up the fact that you were lovers.”

 

When Sonnet looked at him with furrowed brows, the Duke frowned and said.

 

“In Aiden’s current state, if too many memories suddenly come in, his existing memories could also deteriorate, and the memories he had with you have no particular value anyway…”

 

“Did Aiden say that? That being with me was worthless?”

 

“He didn’t exactly say that, but seeing that he only lacks memories from when he was at Rosefield, isn’t it obvious?”

 

“So he only lacks memories from when he attended Rosefield?”

 

Sonnet’s eyes wavered. Was it really that his memories with her were so worthless to Aiden that he wanted to forget them?

 

“Yes, he only lacks memories from that time and his other memories are perfectly fine.”

 

The Duke’s expression was sullen as if something displeased him.

 

Sonnet couldn’t find words to say. She didn’t know for certain whether those memories were truly worthless to Aiden, but she didn’t feel good about it.

 

‘Why did he forget the memories with me?’

 

The more she thought about it, the more dejected she became, as if sinking into a deep abyss.

 

Why did it have to be those memories? When Sonnet looked like she was about to cry, the Duke said something.

 

“If you just cooperate, I won’t interfere with your position at the Royal Ancient Research Institute and will leave it as is.”

 

Instantly, Sonnet’s eyebrows twisted sharply.

 

“That position is something I earned entirely through my own hard work and studying.”

 

“Don’t you know that position could disappear with one word from me?”

 

“So you’re going to kick me out of that position?”

 

“Didn’t I already set a condition? If you cooperate well.”

 

Sonnet was so absurd she couldn’t speak. It felt like she had hit the wall she had always worried about.

 

She thought it was fortunate that she hadn’t married Aiden.

 

If they had gotten married, she would have had to keep hearing such words by her side.

 

The Duke spoke naturally as if it were nothing.

 

“Right now Aiden can’t remember only what happened at Rosefield Academy, but fortunately he remembers very well the war he fought in Meriden.”

 

Sonnet became even more dejected, as if dark clouds had gathered in her heart.

 

When she just listened with a hardened face, the Duke continued.

 

“If you don’t bring up that matter unnecessarily and don’t appear in front of Aiden anymore, I’ll invest a lot in the Royal Ancient Research Institute. For your research funds.”

 

“…”

 

“If you keep appearing in front of Aiden now and keep bringing up memories, I can’t just stand by. Currently Aiden is engaged to the Princess and Aiden knows it that way too…”

 

“Even without me, Aiden wasn’t pleased with his engagement to the Princess. And the Princess didn’t seem to like it much either.”

 

The Duke snorted.

 

“That’s just what appears on the surface. Looking at Aiden’s current position, he needs to marry the Princess to get the First Kingdom Army he wanted, so would he give that up?”

 

Getting the First Kingdom Army was almost equivalent to having everything military in his hands. Especially the First Kingdom Army commander position was one that controlled the Second and Third Kingdom Armies as well.

 

It was such a powerful position that not just anyone could easily rise to it.

 

Sonnet thought about Aiden’s dream. He liked fighting wars with new weapons.

 

Seeing that he had even gone to Military Academy, Aiden was someone who would achieve what he wanted to achieve by any means.

 

Sonnet wanted Aiden to do well. Though her heart broke and she felt sad thinking that he had no memories of her, from Aiden’s perspective, it might actually be a good thing.

 

When Sonnet was by his side, she only felt inferior and kept comparing herself to the nobles.

 

Sonnet let out a small breath.

 

‘When I thought about parting with Aiden, I never imagined it would be a situation like this.’

 

Perhaps it was a good thing since only she was sad.

 

Sonnet held back the tears that were about to come and said.

 

“I want to say a final goodbye.”

 

The Duke looked at Sonnet with displeasure, then nodded.

 

Sonnet immediately entered the room. Aiden was reading a book.

 

When he looked up, Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to meet his eyes and went to the bedside.

 

The faint mint scent that she hadn’t noticed before brushed past her nose.

 

Sonnet’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears, but she barely held back and looked at Aiden’s arms and legs.

 

His long legs that seemed to stick out of the bed and his firm arms with bulging veins showed no signs of injury anywhere.

 

Though she could see faint scars. The moment she saw them, her heart inexplicably stirred. It reminded her of when they went swimming together.

 

Sonnet barely composed her emotions and opened her mouth. Aside from his memory, there seemed to be no injuries, but just in case.

 

“Are you feeling alright?”

 

Aiden didn’t respond.

 

Sonnet tilted her head slightly in confusion, and at that moment their eyes met directly. His deep blue eyes shone with unusual vividness.

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