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Chapter 84: The Choice Regarding Lilith

Chapter 85: The Choice Regarding Lilith

"Felicity, my death has nothing to do with Lilith. I gave up on it myself." Rhodes' eyes darkened. "I'm sorry."

"You two have both been misled by this mess."

"Therefore, there is no need to fight, and you should absolutely not fight in front of me. That was our agreement before."

Felicity was taken aback at first, but then she resumed her fighting stance.

"Luo!" Felicity cried out anxiously, grabbing at the hand that was trying to break free from Luo's control to continue fighting. "Are you really going to believe Lilith's lies?! In the end, even if you chose to die, it was because of her!"

"She's the one who makes you unhappy, the one who makes you feel all of this—"

Rhodes immediately covered Felicity's mouth and shouted, "Stop. Right now, I only believe half of everyone."

He raised his eyes to look at Lilith, who was emotionally distraught, his feelings a complex mix.

This is the case.

Felicity's words were completely consumed by hatred, so they had become incapable of proving the truth, and were even just nonsense.

"Hiti, what you said is wrong. If Lilith really wanted to become stronger to consolidate her power, she would never have given up giving newborn divine seeds, much less giving up bestowing blessings upon her believers."

Because this would be putting the cart before the horse, which is fundamentally different from her own principles.

Therefore, her disappearance couldn't have been for that reason; you're wrong.

Felicity's eyes flashed with panic as she realized that there was clearly a problem with her words, but even if she wanted to add something to persuade Rhodes, it would be useless.

After all, Rod covered her mouth tightly, preventing her from speaking any further.

"Yes, Rhodes, I didn't lie to you, I—" Lilith's face lit up with joy, but before she could even feel happy for half a second, Rhodes abruptly interrupted her—

"Shut up too." His eyes were extremely calm, and this time his shout was even louder. "Both of you, quiet down and let me explain."

thump.

These words were like a powerful dose of medicine injected into the minds of Felicity and Lilith.

In just half a second, their chaotic emotions were instantly suppressed, and they stopped moving with dejected expressions.

At this moment, Felicity, who had been struggling, finally stopped.

"————" Rod released Felicity and looked at Lilith, "But no matter what, it seems Felicity can't prove that your purpose in giving up your godhood was to resurrect me."

"Huh————?" Lilith was stunned.

"Because even if you weren't disappearing to consolidate your power, you might have vanished for something else, not for me, right?"

Rhodes spoke calmly, but directly stated the truth.

indeed so.

Is Felicity's statement false, but Lilith's statement true?

Obviously not.

Felicity's words were originally meant to prove Lilith was right, but in the end, Felicity's words were all false, so how could they possibly prove that Lilith was right?

Lilith understood the situation, her face froze, her breathing became erratic, "How could I possibly have anything else to give besides you—"

"Who knows? Lady Lilith, who won't even say 'I love you'." Felicity interrupted Lilith again at this moment, sneering sarcastically.

"you--!"

"Stop." Rhodes stretched out his hand again. "I haven't finished speaking, so shut up."

Rhodes took a deep breath, his emotions a mix of feelings: "But clearly, Felicity's words at least prove that half of what you said is true."

At least, you really did give up your divine position and empire, that's a fact.

Therefore, your words cannot be proven false at this moment.

Lilith was stunned at that moment.

What does "Rhodes" mean? Why are you bringing this up again?

"Rhodes, I don't quite understand—"

"What I mean is, I don't want to eliminate the possibility that you might genuinely be repenting for your past."

Rod took a small half-step back and leaned against the edge of the window.

At that moment, the wind gently caressed his face.

Although the sky was still covered by clouds, everything was so calm and peaceful at this moment.

He also understood that it would be better to let Lilith leave directly and deny the possibility.

But—when he thought of Lilith, who had broken down and cried last night, new distracting thoughts arose in his mind.

The reason he now dislikes Lilith is actually because he hates her [falseness].

But if the "false" isn't real, and the "clumsy and aloof" is—then this is the Lilith that Rhodes initially liked.

But he also understood that making the decision to temporarily forgive meant that he had to make a firm decision while accepting the risk that Lilith was lying.

He had trusted her countless times in the past, but all of them ended in failure—should he really trust Lily again?

My heart felt quite heavy.

But in the end, yes, if the story takes a turn for the better—

If she really likes me, then I can't just let this go, can I?

[While it might be interesting to leave her with lifelong regrets, the question remains: is this truly satisfying for me? I've lost everything.]

Even if she's always so clumsy and bad at expressing her emotions, at least she's more valuable to us than to cruelly kick her out, right?

Therefore, he paused slightly before speaking: "Your status with me has changed from a death sentence to a suspended death sentence."

"And the expiration date of this suspended death sentence is the day we return to the capital and let Natalie tell us the truth as she sees it."

Natalie is fair and kind to everyone. If she also rejects you, then it proves that you are lying.

And if that day comes, you will lose everything.

At least for now, you are not yet burdened by deep sins.

therefore----"

Rhodes paused for a moment, then said, "From now on, I will no longer drive you away."

"The previous thousand requirements for the playful task are null and void. That's it."

"Ha—" Lilith finally snapped out of her daze.

It felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my heart, and I felt at peace.

But precisely because of this—

Tears welled up uncontrollably.

Even with tears in her eyes, the girl still bravely faced the wind with gratitude: "Really?"

"Um.

""

Rhodes stood between the two girls, and it was clear that even after his persuasion, they still harbored deep hostility towards each other.

"But no matter what, a mistake is a mistake. The fact that I couldn't say those words on the altar is ultimately an insurmountable obstacle in my heart."

"So Lilith, don't think that just because you've been given this opportunity temporarily, you can just sit back and wait to go back to the past."

He glanced at me slightly. "At least, I won't protect you anymore, do you understand?"

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"—Yes." Lilith nodded gently. "I know—if you do something wrong, you have to be punished."

"So, what about the operation?" Rhodes' eyes returned to looking ahead, and he said this casually.

"Huh?" Lilith looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.

"If you do something wrong, you should be punished; if you want to make amends, you should pay the price."

"I haven't forgiven your mistakes yet, so—have you thought about how you're going to make up with me?"

The words were calm, but they stirred up ripples in Lilith's heart.

Because this requirement is different from the previous ones.

The previous demands were a mockery intended to force her to leave, but this time it was different—

"I—" Lilith stammered, feeling a little embarrassed and hot, "I'll figure something out—"

"I'll come to your room tonight and we can have a good talk."

Rhodes uttered his last words, and those words instantly made Lilith stop in her tracks, frozen in place.