Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 77

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#77

“That makes sense. Didn’t I set the condition that you shouldn’t appear before Aiden for the purpose of a researcher position and investment? Of course, you agreed to it too.”

“I’ve been avoiding Aiden as much as possible all this time. But as soon as I came to the First Kingdom Army Garrison, I got entangled with Aiden, so how could I avoid him any further?”

“Then you shouldn’t have gone there in the first place!”

The Rosefield Duke spoke vehemently, but suddenly his expression soured and he began coughing violently.

The butler immediately ordered a servant to bring a glass of water.

Sonnet spoke calmly.

“I couldn’t not go there because I had given up too much because of Aiden. I’m not sacrificial enough to give up all of that.”

“Ha, so you’re determined to marry Aiden after all?”

“Since things have come to this, I’m going to live selfishly too.”

The Rosefield Duke looked at Sonnet without even being able to take the glass of water the butler offered from beside him.

His face was a mess, mixed with bewilderment and anger.

“You, right now…”

He stopped mid-sentence and began coughing again. With violent coughs, he wheezed while leaning on the butler’s arm. Sonnet watched the Duke for a moment before speaking.

“Does Aiden know too?”

The Rosefield Duke cleared his throat, roughened by coughing, and turned to look at Sonnet.

“That your health is this bad.”

“How dare you speak to me…”

When the Duke glared as if grinding his teeth, Sonnet replied indifferently.

“Aiden doesn’t seem to like you that much either, so I don’t understand why you’re being so greedy all by yourself.”

The Rosefield Duke’s eyebrows twisted. He seemed thoroughly angry, with rage visible in his eyes.

Sonnet’s heart was no longer boiling and was now peaceful.

Strangely, it seemed like the Rosefield Duke was the one harboring greed that didn’t suit his station, rather than her.

Aiden had even been trying to break off his engagement with the Princess since the charity gala.

Yet he completely ignored his own son’s will, and the situation had come to this point solely because of his greed.

“You can dismiss me from the Royal Ancient Research Institute researcher position. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go to the Rosefield Research Institute.”

“What?”

“So why go to such lengths? Aiden only looks at me anyway, so do you think I won’t be able to go to the Rosefield Research Institute?”

Sonnet trusted Aiden completely. That’s why she could say such things.

The Rosefield Duke looked at Sonnet as if he had lost his words.

Until now, Sonnet hadn’t been able to say everything on her mind, claiming she was thinking of Aiden. But now she didn’t think she could do that anymore.

She had already acted that way, but the result was only piercing longing and misery left in her heart.

Now, rather than leaving negative things in her heart, she would say everything she wanted to say and act selfishly.

This time, Sonnet didn’t want to lose herself.

Sonnet felt she had said everything she wanted to say and turned around.

“Do you think that trivial love will protect you until the end?”

Sonnet turned around to look at the Rosefield Duke. His face didn’t look very good, perhaps due to pain.

The person beside him was only a butler; not a single family member was visible.

“Then are you happy until the end by acting that way, Duke?”

The Duke only looked at Sonnet with a hardened face, unable to answer.

“I know that love won’t last long. But that love made me human. I only knew myself, but thanks to Aiden, I learned how precious it is to live together.”

“…”

“That alone makes me happy, and I think love made me human.”

If it weren’t for Aiden, Sonnet would still be fighting around, showing her thorns to people who disliked her. Now those thorns had softened considerably thanks to Aiden.

Sonnet turned around. She had nothing more to say to the Rosefield Duke. As she left the manor, she caught a familiar mint scent.

She unconsciously looked in the direction of the fragrance and paused for a moment.

Aiden, having just gotten out of his carriage, was walking toward Sonnet with large strides. He was dressed in a flawless black uniform.

His expression wasn’t very good. His eyebrows were rigid as if he was barely holding back his anger.

“What brings you here?”

Sonnet was puzzled since she hadn’t expected to see Aiden here.

“This is my house.”

Sonnet had nothing more to say. No, she couldn’t quite gauge what to bring up first.

“Sonnet.”

His voice was unusually low. Low enough to make her tense for a moment.

He stared down at Sonnet intensely and opened his mouth.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“Tell you what?”

“That our father wouldn’t kick you out of the Royal Ancient Research Institute and would even provide investment if you didn’t appear before me.”

When Sonnet’s eyes widened in surprise, Aiden took a step closer with a hardened face. His eyes were even sharper with anger.

“You’ve been staying away from me all this time just because of such a condition?”

“Just such a condition? To me, it was as big as my dream.”

Sonnet sometimes felt hurt in her pride when Aiden failed to recognize her world and dismissed others’ worlds like this.

Besides, Aiden also had something he couldn’t tell Sonnet. She took out a crumpled letter from her pocket and held it out.

“When did you get contacted by my parents? And how much did you support them?”

Aiden looked at Sonnet with a sunken gaze.

“I got the contact around the time we went to the dress shop together, and I supported them as much as they asked for.”

For a moment, Sonnet felt her heart sink low.

“How much did you support them?”

Her voice trembled. She felt like her pride would crack as much as Aiden had supported them.

‘I tried so hard not to get involved with my parents all this time.’

Sonnet held onto her trembling heart and looked at Aiden. He spoke calmly without emotion.

“About as much as the research investment you’d receive for a year.”

That was quite a lot. It was similar to a decent person’s annual salary.

“You supported them that much?”

“It’s pocket change to me anyway. And your parents had nowhere to go…”

“You’re lying.”

“…”

“My parents act pitifully like that to extort more from others.”

“Sonnet.”

“I know well because they’re my parents. And they definitely demanded more.”

Aiden remained silent. It seemed Aiden had indeed helped a lot behind the scenes.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I told them not to let you know first. You have a very bad relationship with your parents. I thought you’d get angry like this if you found out.”

Sonnet’s face crumpled.

“Why did you keep deceiving me when you knew?”

“I’m sorry for deceiving you, but the conditions your parents demanded from me weren’t that difficult. It wasn’t a loss for me either.”

“Not a loss? They’ll keep demanding from you, and you’re going to help them every time?”

“Sonnet.”

“Why do you do things I hate?”

Aiden’s expression turned cold. Sonnet didn’t particularly want to get angry at Aiden today or hurt him.

She was about to leave for Melliber now and didn’t want to feel sad either. But the situation was flowing strangely.

Aiden spoke in a cold voice.

“I’m sorry.”

His eyes were quite dark. A chilly atmosphere flowed as if he was barely suppressing his anger.

Sonnet didn’t want to say more and tried to pass by him.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier either?”

When Sonnet turned around, Aiden stood in front of her.

“I asked you before. But you said there was no such condition.”

“I didn’t want you to unnecessarily…”

“You know I hate my father, so why did you do that?”

His low voice particularly stimulated Sonnet’s ears. As if he was interrogating her.

“And today you were on the verge of being expelled from the research institute because of my father.”

“….”

“Why didn’t you tell me first?”

“You’re leaving for Melliber today. And I wanted to handle this matter myself.”

Aiden gazed at Sonnet with a calm look.

“Why do you always try to do things alone? You can rely on me. And I told you before. When something happens, please tell me first.”

Sonnet remembered what had happened with Aiden before. It was when she had chosen the Royal Ancient Research Institute instead of the Rosefield Research Institute, and Aiden had been quite hurt.

He let out a low sigh.

“Why do you keep making people angry?”

Sonnet felt her heart fill with resentment, but she opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry.”

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