Father

Until Flora left, Ryan still didn’t ask anything.

No, he probably wanted to ask.

He had a stomach full of questions.

But Ryan admirably adhered to the principle of waiting for her to open her mouth herself.

Even though she had never made such an agreement with Ryan.

But to show respect and gratitude, Ryan had always done so.

No matter how lovely she was, or how powerful she demonstrated, it still hadn’t changed.

That’s good.

It’s a pity this isn’t the life she should be enjoying.

After the necessary explanation, Flora left the study and resumed her normal work.

By the way, Ryan had promoted her back to head maid again.

Ryan’s promotion seemed undeserved given her performance, but she didn’t ask for anything more.

Ryan obviously saw that.

It was a mutually agreeable outcome.

To look on the bright side, personal favors are the hardest to repay.

Flora could only transform this favor into love, making Ryan mistakenly believe she had fallen in love with him…

‘I’m so despicable…’

But just thinking about it made her heart ache unbearably…

‘No, no, don’t think so much now.’

Considering hesitation is the mother of defeat, Flora quickly shook her head, throwing the distracting thoughts out of her mind and returning to her usual lively self.

That being said, the situation ahead isn’t very good.

Ryan intends to pay her salary, but that won’t change the suspicions of others.

If others show fear or rejection towards her because of this…

The most likely thing Ryan would do is look to her and drive the others away.

That wouldn’t be good.

The little bit of image Ryan had managed to repair would collapse, and she would eventually need to leave.

How could she drive away the people who genuinely cared for him because of her?

This must be avoided.

Flora began to constantly deduce the possible situations in her mind.

Before long, she ran into Heidi.

“Flora, are you okay? Are you hurt? Is anything broken? Maybe you should rest for a day?”

Heidi walked over from afar, showering her with concern.

Well.

Heidi is just that kind of person.

And as the one who knows the most inside information in the otaku world, it’s normal that she isn’t afraid.

“Don’t worry, I’m not hurt. Even if I were, it wouldn’t be a problem for me.”

However, to prevent Heidi from temporarily forgetting that she wasn’t an ordinary person, Flora reminded her.

“That’s not true! No matter how well magic can heal you, getting hurt still hurts!”

Heidi was a little angry, then hugged her. “Flora, don’t push yourself like that next time, and don’t make His Highness and us worry so much… Also, thank you for protecting us.”

Flora paused again, and after a while, she was able to softly say, “Okay, I’ll be careful next time.”

Her image in front of them was always so energetic.

But she couldn’t be lively at all now.

The amazing thing was that when Heidi saw her like this, not only did she not show any fear or disgust, but she was very happy and touched.

Like she was happy to finally see the real her.

But Flora just didn’t want to pretend in front of the people who cared about her.

“That’s a promise, okay!”

Heidi happily left.

Soon, Flora encountered Gracie, Sarah, and Paulina.

“Sister Flora, thank you for saving me again!”

“Flora, thank you for saving us… By the way, is His Highness going to ennoble you soon? You can even use magic, this…”

“Vera… His Highness said not to tell anyone that Flora can use magic.”

Paulina weakly tugged at someone’s sleeve and then bowed deeply to her.

“Sorry, I was too busy and blurted it out…” Vera quickly shut her mouth.

“It’s okay, there’s no one else here now… Actually, I’m His Highness’s trump card, so I’ll continue to be the head maid, but don’t worry, His Highness will compensate me.” Flora said one of the excuses she had thought up.

This was the reason she would use in the best-case scenario.

After that, Flora saw many people.

Indeed, many of them looked at her with some fear, but more with respect and…

But this wasn’t nonsense; it was the result of Sherman, Charlton, Heidi, Vera… their efforts.

Giving orders, making requests, deliberately spreading some rumors, guiding gossip in conversations… and their heartfelt trust in Flora.

All of this complemented each other, creating the situation as it is now.

‘That’s good.’

This was the first time Flora had encountered such a situation.

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t happy.

It’s just that this isn’t the life she should be living.

The better everyone is to her.

The sadder she becomes.

Sometimes, she wants to just give up and run away.

But she can’t do that.

Especially after seeing her childhood sweetheart, Qingzhu, working hard to protect her family’s interests.

She can’t give up even more.

If continuing will only make her more painful and bear more sins…, then that’s just what she deserves.

She must atone for the mistakes she once made.

In her memory, that person was always deeply loved by his subordinates.

That person always mingled with his subordinates, deeply loving everyone.

He was no exception.

“Just say what you want, don’t treat yourself like an outsider! Even if we’re not related by blood, you are undoubtedly my child. If anyone dares to say a word against it, I’ll be the first to not spare them!”

But that person didn’t know that what he wanted had already been obtained.

But he didn’t know at the time that he would eventually lose this most precious thing.

Morning ended, and Ryan sat in the carriage, looking out the window.

To be honest, after learning about the Renaissance organization, he didn’t want to see that damn old man.

But because of yesterday’s assassination attempt, he had no choice but to go.

“Your Highness, look on the bright side. Maybe His Majesty is worried about you and that’s why he summoned you,”

Morric comforted him in the carriage.

Ryan remembered what his teacher, Fart, had advised him last night:

“Be careful. The reward I gave you last time was a bit too much.

This time, I estimate His Majesty will nitpick at you. You must be patient…”

“Who allowed you to mobilize the army at will!”

Imperial Palace.

Great Hall.

The old man in the high position, with snow-white hair but still vigorous and full of majesty, scolded Ryan, who was kneeling on the ground.

‘Heh, he truly is a teacher.’

Ryan couldn’t help but sneer.

That old guy… the current Third Emperor, William Roland.

Not only did he not offer any condolences, but he also didn’t deal with or investigate the assassins who attacked him, nor did he offer any explanation.

“You don’t need to handle the story from now on.

You are not allowed to mobilize any of the Black Dragon Knight Order’s branch personnel!”