Now that things have come to this, Flora is very clear that Ryan is not some irredeemably evil person.
On the contrary, he is kind, compassionate, cares for the world, and hates evil.
If it were him, he definitely wouldn’t forgive her, right?
He would definitely be very disappointed in her, right?
He might even show her a look of disgust, right?
That would be good.
Flora wants to be treated that way.
That way, her conscience will feel a little better.
This is her true thought.
She is just such a selfish and despicable person.
So—
“Who did you harm?” Shawn asked calmly.
Flora doesn’t know how to answer.
“Okay, this is something you can’t say, but it’s okay, say something you can say… You harmed someone because you hid something, right?”
Ryan still doesn’t care.
“Let me guess.
It’s for yourself, afraid of being too high-profile, afraid of revealing your true strength, thereby attracting the attention of others… right?”
“Yes.”
Flora can only admit it.
After all, she has already shown her extraordinary strength.
It doesn’t make much sense to deny it any longer.
And the reason why she hid her strength is not a great reason.
The simple experience of being an orphan and wandering the streets as a child made her naturally distrust others and be wary of others.
“Is that something important?
Are those people your closest important existence?”
“Doing so is wrong…” Flora is still stubborn.
“I know, you’re struggling because you hid your strength and harmed them.
But you’re definitely right to protect yourself like this.
And you just did that, you didn’t show your true strength at a critical moment.”
Even if she is still hiding her strength, it is necessary to use all her strength when it is impossible not to expose it.
Ryan preemptively said.
How can it be calculated like this…
Flora finds it difficult to accept.
“Listen, even I, when going to war, will not use all my strength to save soldiers who are in danger.
Because my purpose is to win. My primary task is to live and win.
For the sake of victory, necessary sacrifices are inevitable.”
Ryan said, “My soldiers must want to live, and they must have hoped that I would save them when they were in battle,
But they also know very well that I have no obligation to try my best to save them, and I don’t owe them anything…
Everyone in our team is mentally prepared to possibly die in battle before following me to fight.”
Ryan’s face became serious:
“All I can do is not let them sacrifice in vain, only to bring them victory as much as possible, and only to reduce their unnecessary casualties as much as possible when it does not affect the victory, does not affect the execution of the task, and does not affect personal safety!”
He looks at Flora: “Didn’t you really do that?”
Flora is silent.
“Or rather, have you thought about the consequences of not hiding your strength?
Wouldn’t someone try to protect you, help you hide your strength, and worry about you?”
Flora wanted to say no.
At least the person she cared about most had not worried about her since she revealed part of her strength—
“Others don’t know, but my request is that you are not allowed to expose your strength without my order!”
Ryan re-emphasized.
After a long time, he said as calmly as possible: “I will also worry about you no matter how strong you actually are.”
After saying that, Ryan took the lead and turned around.
His ears were slightly red, but his voice did not waver.
“So, don’t struggle with this kind of thing anymore…
As for hiding things, everyone will have something they want to hide, and everyone will have secrets they don’t want others to know.
This is very normal, not selfish at all, not despicable at all!”
“Everyone does this, everyone is like this, or do you feel deep down that you are superior to others, that you must do things that ordinary people can’t do?
Arrogantly want to control everyone’s fate?”
“If not, then don’t think about these things!”
Shawn sighed.
As for concealment involving illegal or non-compliant activities, that is an exception… he didn’t add such words.
Because it’s not necessary.
He believed that Flora would not do that kind of thing.
Even if she really did… she would not hide it.
(Really… I’m not worth your trust at all.)
Flora lowered her head deeply.
Her face was burning.
I don’t know if it’s shame or something else.
Before the afternoon class started, the two met in front of the classroom.
Without saying much, the two entered the classroom together and sat down in familiar positions.
The teacher for this class was not very curious about Flora, and only cared about talking about his own things on the podium, so after about ten minutes, Flora couldn’t help but be distracted:
“Your Highness Shawn, thank you.”
“I just don’t want my maid to fall into meaningless guilt, which will affect the work that follows.”
Ryan said calmly, but exuded a slightly happy aura.
“But I still think people can’t be so selfish…”
“You…” Ryan was speechless.
“I know what I said is right, but I can’t do it.”
Flora smiled mockingly, “And most importantly, I have to do better.”
“Then do it, but don’t mistake the goal for your responsibility.”
Ryan shouted sternly.
“Yes, I know.”
“Are you an idiot?” Ryan realized that the other person didn’t listen at all.
“I can’t help it, I’m just such an idiot.” Flora showed a bright smile.
However, this time, Ryan could clearly feel that this smile was not fake.
The other party is really very happy.
I am happy that Ryan cares so much about “the current self”.
Unfortunately, Flora Haggia is ultimately a non-existent person.
Ryan just doesn’t know how big a lie she told to be so calm.
Once the truth is known, all the previous care and worry will disappear.
But this is the sin that the “original self” should have.
So Flora temporarily forgot all this and frankly accepted the happiness and happiness that only belonged to “Flora”.
At the same time, she quietly added a decision outside the final goal.
That is to say, after the dust settles, she will tell Ryan the truth.
In this way, Ryan will not go around looking for her again.
She can also completely erase the existence called “Flora” from this world.
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