Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 65

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#65

Sonnet spoke while thinking of that time.

“You said you weren’t close with the Princess and didn’t like her.”

“Yeah.”

“Then why do you smile at the Princess and show her affection when journalists are around?”

Aiden smiled brightly.

“Are you acting like this because of that right now?”

“That’s not it…”

“That was something I agreed on with the Princess. Since we don’t like each other anyway, we decided to act affectionate in front of journalists.”

“Why?”

When Sonnet looked at him intently, Aiden smiled faintly and spoke slowly.

“Because it’s advantageous for raising each other’s value.”

As expected of people from prestigious families, they were quick with calculations. At the same time, Sonnet became worried for no reason.

“Won’t the honor and status you have now be lowered if you marry me?”

Aiden laughed as if amused.

“Seeing how much you worry about me, it seems like you only have me too.”

Sonnet spoke feeling wronged for no reason.

“How could I like any other man while meeting you? There was no one like you. You’re my first and last.”

Aiden’s face gradually darkened. He stared at Sonnet with a hardened expression.

“The last time with me, was that when I first met you back then?”

His voice was unusually low. Sonnet didn’t want to recall that time which was the worst summer, but she spoke for Aiden’s sake.

“Yes.”

“You wouldn’t have done that on purpose, your father made you do it, right?”

Sonnet’s eyes widened.

“How did you know?”

“Father has never been helpful to my life, not even once.”

“Still, he left you the family name and honor. Some people want it but can’t have it.”

Aiden gazed at Sonnet steadily.

“Do you want it?”

“Huh?”

“If you marry me, you’ll have it all.”

Sonnet couldn’t say anything more. Aiden smiled lightly and served food in front of Sonnet.

He served carrot soup along with roasted carrots and tomato salad, and meat marinated in soy sauce.

The plate was full of carrot dishes that she particularly liked.

“How did you know I like carrots?”

Sonnet felt secretly excited. She wondered if Aiden had regained even a little bit of his memory.

Aiden answered as if it was nothing.

“I asked that bastard to find out what you like.”

“That bastard?”

“The guy who’s uselessly clinging to you.”

His voice was cold like winter wind blowing. It seemed like it would freeze Gellen solid with one word if he were in front of him.

Sonnet’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“Why are you like that to Gellen?”

“How long have you been with that bastard?”

There was a strange coldness in his calm questioning tone. His gaze was also persistent as if trying to figure something out. Sonnet spoke feeling frustrated.

“Originally when you’re a researcher, you get juniors too…”

“So how long were you together?”

“Six months.”

Aiden’s handsome eyebrows furrowed sharply. He looked displeased. Sonnet couldn’t understand why Aiden was going this far.

Anyway, it was natural to have juniors come in while being a researcher, and with Gellen, they were just colleagues to the extent that no other relationship could be imagined.

“So you’ve been together continuously since I lost my memory.”

“…”

“For six months.”

His words fell low. As if trying to solemnly discipline someone.

Sonnet shouted feeling wronged for no reason.

“You didn’t even think of my existence for six months. And when I went to see you out of worry, you had lost your memory and didn’t recognize me…”

“I’m sorry.”

It was words that spread with a low sigh.

Sonnet couldn’t speak for a moment. Something welled up from somewhere deep in her heart. Sadness, longing, and resentment mixed together, and tears filled her eyes for a moment.

It was also something she had wanted to hear from Aiden all along. When she was living difficultly because of Aiden, she had hoped he would acknowledge it.

Sonnet’s eyes looking at Aiden wavered. Aiden looked at Sonnet quietly and spoke.

“I want to treat you well now, as much as I couldn’t for six months. I don’t want to lose you anymore either.”

Sonnet had many thoughts. Aiden still hadn’t completely recovered his memory. Would marriage be right in this situation?

The reason Sonnet had hesitated about marriage with Aiden before was because she had work to do as a researcher and it was too sudden.

But if she could just finish the research currently in progress well, she would be able to achieve great results as a researcher. Her status as a commoner could rise higher too.

With that thought, Sonnet’s mind was somewhat settled. She didn’t want to suffer around Aiden anymore anyway.

While thinking deep down that Aiden wanted to marry the Princess, she always felt miserable in a corner of her heart.

Sonnet looked at the half-eaten sandwich, then looked at Aiden. He stared intently as if waiting for Sonnet’s words.

Sonnet thought of the Princess and Aiden from before and slowly opened her mouth.

“If we get married, won’t your reputation get worse?”

“What reputation?”

“Articles already captured all the affectionate moments between you and the Princess, so if you say you’re marrying me now, everyone will curse behind your back.”

“I don’t care what others think.”

“Still, you…”

“Anyway, the Princess also received a lot from being involved with me and won’t care much more.”

At those words, Sonnet felt relieved but also thought of the person who had always been behind Aiden. It was also the biggest cause of their breakup.

“What about your father?”

“I’m not in a position to be swayed by father anymore.”

“Is it really okay?”

“Yeah.”

Come to think of it, Aiden had risen to Commander of the First Kingdom Army even without marrying the Princess.

“Sonnet.”

When Sonnet looked up at his low, calm voice, Aiden slowly spoke.

“Don’t think about other things, just think about me.”

“…”

“Can you live without me?”

“No.”

“I’m the same. I hate having another man next to you more than death, and I don’t want to marry anyone but you.”

At times like this, Aiden seemed just like when they were in Rosefield. Aiden looked down at Sonnet’s hand and spoke low.

“Let’s stop being apart now.”

His gaze was still on Sonnet’s hand.

“When I think of the time we were apart, it feels wasteful and unfair.”

“…”

“I could have treated you better during that time.”

Aiden frowned slightly and spoke low.

“The time we were apart is even longer than the time I met you in Rosefield.”

Sonnet couldn’t even fathom how she had endured that long time. She only had memories of it being difficult and painful.

Though her heart did stabilize a little when winter came.

“Don’t think about abandoning me.”

Sonnet looked at Aiden in surprise, and his eyes were dark.

“Because I don’t want to be abandoned again.”

As soon as she heard those words, Sonnet’s heart filled with guilt. The careless words she had thrown at Aiden to hurt him. Though it was due to a misunderstanding, she never wanted to make such a mistake again.

She hoped Aiden wouldn’t recover that particular memory. Still, Sonnet felt his words seemed to carry multiple meanings, so she asked carefully.

“Your memory hasn’t returned, has it?”

“I’m going to recover my memories slowly. Since you’re here with me.”

Sonnet nodded. For Aiden’s sake too, it seemed their marriage was something that would have to happen eventually. However, thinking of Aiden’s future, Sonnet said.

“Let’s not get married right away. Let’s marry one year after your engagement with the Princess is broken off.”

Aiden’s brow furrowed.

“One year?”

“If we get married right after you and the Princess break up, people will talk behind our backs.”

“Sonnet. Don’t worry about me…”

“I know you’re telling me not to worry, but rather than getting married early and hearing such talk, I want to marry you when we can be proud in front of anyone.”

In truth, Sonnet didn’t care if people gossiped behind her back about having an inappropriate relationship with Aiden.

After all, she had never been someone who earned others’ favor from the beginning, and she was used to hearing such things.

But she hated the thought of such rumors spreading about Aiden. If he broke off his engagement with the Princess and immediately married Sonnet, people would surely criticize Aiden too.

Sonnet didn’t want her existence to become a stain on Aiden.

She already had a constant sense of inferiority due to her commoner status, and she didn’t want more gossip circulating because of this issue.

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