Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 59

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#59

 

Actually, she had wanted to sit in Gellen’s seat, but there was nothing she could do about it. The place she sat was particularly close to Aiden.

 

Gellen couldn’t hide his amazement at the unfamiliar food and the splendor around him, his eyes widening. He looked around with an overwhelmed heart, then bowed his head when he saw Aiden.

 

“Commander, thank you for inviting us like this. But I heard it was a welcome banquet, yet there are so few people…”

 

“I thought it would be awkward if there were many people you don’t even know.”

 

“Ah, that’s right. As expected, the Commander thinks deeply.”

 

Aiden only smiled faintly and looked back at Sonnet.

 

Sonnet stared at the carrot soup with a stiff expression. Looking around, she noticed there were unusually many dishes containing carrots on the table.

 

“Please try it. It should suit your taste.”

 

At his confident tone, Sonnet looked at Aiden with puzzlement. Aiden was drinking wine when their eyes met, and he slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

 

Sonnet averted her eyes with a stiff expression. There was a subtle mint fragrance.

 

All this time, she hadn’t even looked at the mint that grew in the Itar Region because it reminded her of Aiden, but as if ignoring her feelings, the mint scent persistently stimulated Sonnet’s nose.

 

Sonnet deliberately tried not to pay attention to Aiden and focused on eating her food.

 

Perhaps thanks to the moderate wine and the relatively comfortable atmosphere, Gellen spoke without hesitation.

 

“Commander, do you happen to know my senior? Since you went to the same school as her, I thought you might know…”

 

Aiden looked back at Sonnet. Sonnet tensed up as if her body was stiffening under the focused gaze. It was when she had barely swallowed the sautéed carrots.

 

“We were friends.”

 

At his casual tone, Sonnet looked at Aiden in surprise. He stared directly into Sonnet’s eyes and curled up the corners of his mouth.

 

“Right, Sonnet?”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened for a moment. She couldn’t hear the surrounding voices and could only see Aiden’s face.

 

When their eyes met, he raised the corners of his mouth. His characteristically handsome smile stood out particularly well.

 

Aiden didn’t take his eyes off Sonnet. As if he knew something.

 

‘No, does he know?’

 

Sonnet couldn’t figure out how to react. Clearly, when he had lost his memory and was at the manor, she had told him.

 

That she was someone who liked him and bothered him by following him around.

 

Come to think of it, when they met at the hot spring, Aiden had said they were friends when he saw Sonnet.

 

‘Could he have found out about me?’

 

Sonnet’s heart raced. She really shouldn’t have come here. Coming here for no reason only made her feel rushed and foolish inside.

 

Gellen couldn’t hide his surprised eyes.

 

“Senior, really? You were friends with the Commander?”

 

Aiden calmly leaned back in his chair. He leisurely gazed at Sonnet.

 

Sonnet’s mind raced. Surely Aiden had spoken with intention.

 

Even now, he seemed to be testing her.

 

‘If Aiden knew everything, he wouldn’t go this far.’

 

In any case, Aiden still hadn’t recovered his memory and seemed to be trying to find out something from Sonnet.

 

Sonnet didn’t know exactly what it was, but she didn’t want to be swayed by him like before.

 

Sonnet calmly collected her thoughts and opened her mouth.

 

“Aiden was always popular from the beginning. So I was just one of the people who liked him. Being friends is ultimately in that context too.”

 

Aiden showed no change in expression. As if those weren’t the words he had expected.

 

“Senior! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Before, you seemed to be subtly angry, so I thought you and the Commander had some bad history…”

 

“When did I get angry?”

 

Sonnet spoke stiffly, feeling somehow guilty.

 

“Come to think of it, when coming here too, you acted like you didn’t want to come, as if there was an ex-lover here.”

 

Sonnet’s face stiffened. Perhaps because alcohol had gotten to him, Gellen’s words flowed freely. He looked back at Aiden and continued.

 

“Commander, my senior didn’t want to come here, so we had a really hard time persuading her.”

 

Aiden’s smile had disappeared at some point. He seemed to be listening out of courtesy, showing no particular interest. Sonnet became even more puzzled by Aiden’s different attitude from before.

 

She had expected him to enjoy hearing such talk smugly, but he looked somewhat displeased and regarded Gellen with disapproval.

 

Gellen looked at Sonnet and continued.

 

“If it weren’t for me, senior would probably still be in the research lab.”

 

Gellen smiled as he looked at Sonnet.

 

Aiden’s gaze turned cold. In the chilly atmosphere, Sonnet felt as if the surroundings had become cold and a chill was seeping in.

 

Gellen looked back at Aiden as if he had thought of an interesting story and opened his mouth.

 

“Commander, our senior…”

 

“You must be very close.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Is it because you’re together every day?”

 

It was a strangely sarcastic tone. In the coldly settled atmosphere, Gellen’s smile also stiffened, but he answered quickly as if he had just found something to say.

 

“That’s true. I do assist my senior.”

 

“I thought research was usually done alone.”

 

Aiden’s voice was quite low. His gaze also looked as cold as midwinter. Gellen gradually began to read Aiden’s mood and spoke.

 

“That’s right. Research is usually done alone.”

 

Gellen’s mouth corners rose awkwardly. He smiled broadly then bowed his head deeply and ate his tomato salad.

 

Sonnet felt even more uncomfortable because of the sunken atmosphere. She hadn’t liked that Aiden had created this welcome banquet in the first place.

 

Sonnet finished chewing the roasted carrots and looked at Aiden. Since she had come this far anyway, she wanted to confirm his intentions.

 

“Thank you for hosting this welcome banquet, but is there something you want from us?”

 

Aiden looked at Sonnet intently and chuckled. His expression relaxed for a moment.

 

“Rather than wanting something, there’s something I’d like to know.”

 

Sonnet’s heart sank for a moment. What exactly did he want to know? Sonnet was about to ask but couldn’t bring herself to open her mouth.

 

So far, looking at Aiden, she couldn’t even guess what he might say. Sonnet didn’t want to provoke Aiden further.

 

She chose silence and didn’t speak to Aiden anymore. On the other hand, Aiden didn’t take his eyes off Sonnet and stared at her intently.

 

“Even though you said we were friends, you draw lines as if treating me worse than a stranger.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m also curious about what happened between us.”

 

Sonnet spoke without looking at Aiden.

 

“You want to know a lot of things.”

 

Aiden laughed softly.

 

‘I thought so.’

 

Aiden seemed to have been hiding such intentions all along.

 

“I’d also like to recover the memories I lost.”

 

Sonnet’s heart skipped a beat for a moment. She unconsciously looked at Aiden, who seemed lost in thought as he gently swirled his wine glass.

 

Sonnet lowered her head. Had Aiden been trying to recover his memory all this time? If he still couldn’t recover it despite trying… thinking that far made her feel concerned.

 

From Aiden’s perspective, it must be very frustrating. No matter how perfect his surroundings were, the lost memory would remain a deficiency for him, and Sonnet’s sudden appearance would seem strange.

 

Moreover, with his father desperately blocking those memories, it wouldn’t be easy to find them.

 

That might be why he was more curious. Besides, Sonnet knew about the memories from Rosefield School. But it was too late to turn back now.

 

Sonnet looked at the table with mixed feelings.

 

‘Anyway, Aiden will marry the Princess.’

 

His future was already predetermined. If only Sonnet stepped aside, his life would become perfect without a single flaw. All Aiden had now was the status befitting a high noble and a marriage to match.

 

Sonnet picked up her fork with a dazed mind. When she looked at the table, there was hardly any food left. Gellen seemed to have eaten a lot, starting with the alcohol.

 

Gellen had started nodding off at some point. Aiden saw him and called a nearby servant.

 

“Guide him to the guest room.”

 

The servant politely woke Gellen. Gellen got up half-asleep and left the dining hall with the servant’s support.

 

When Sonnet was about to leave as well, Aiden also stood up.

 

“I’ll escort you.”

 

Aiden spoke politely as if to a stranger he was meeting for the first time. Sonnet exhaled briefly and said.

 

“I can go by myself.”

 

“I’m heading that way anyway.”

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