Chapter 75: Was I Taken Advantage Of?

Heavenly Calendar Year 720, September 27th.

The weather today was splendid. Bright sunlight cascaded lazily upon Bild City, draping the large metropolis in what seemed like a veil of golden gauze.

The breeze swept through Red Maple District, and the maple trees swayed in response. Fiery red leaves danced into the air, spinning twice before drifting slowly down to form layer upon layer on the ground.

32 Red Maple District.

Inside a bedroom decorated with balloon-patterned wallpaper, Amelia clutched her head and slowly propped herself up.

‘My head feels so dizzy. What happened to me?’

After sitting up, Amelia rubbed her temples and turned to look at the red maple leaves drifting past the window. The memories from before she fainted finally resurfaced in her mind.

The moment she recalled the situation, Amelia’s eyes flew wide open.

‘Before, I accidentally triggered Eileen’s curse and she couldn’t help but make a move on me. An entire night has passed now? Oh no, was I taken advantage of?’

Amelia’s small face paled. Subconsciously, she glanced at the bullet comments that appeared.

【You’re awake? As of today, you’re no longer a little girl.】

【Though it was only one short night, you’ve grown up now.】

【From now on, Amelia must be strong and live as a true woman.】

Reading these bullet comments made Amelia’s face drain of even more color.

Was I really taken advantage of?

And it happened right in front of the audience?

At this thought, Amelia wished the floor would swallow her whole. Being taken advantage of in front of so many viewers meant she was socially dead.

Creak!

The bedroom door opened, revealing Eileen dressed in a black-and-white maid outfit.

“Miss Lily, you’re awake. Are you alright? You suddenly fainted yesterday, and it worried me greatly,” Eileen said with a concerned look at Amelia.

Amelia looked at Eileen with tearful eyes. “Eileen, did you do that kind of thing to me?”

That kind of thing?

Eileen was stunned for a moment before the meaning hit her. Her face flushed bright red. “No, no! I managed to restrain myself at the last moment. I didn’t do anything to you, Miss Lily.”

“Really?” Amelia’s spirit was immediately lifted.

“Of course, it’s true.”

“You really controlled yourself?”

“I held back and did absolutely nothing. Believe me, Miss Lily.”

“Fine.”

Hearing Eileen say this, Amelia looked at the bullet comments again.

Only then did she realize the viewers were simply joking around. She hadn’t really been taken advantage of. Nothing had actually happened last night.

After getting confirmation from the bullet comments, Amelia finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

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Bild City, East District, White Maple Academy.

This was the most prestigious academy in the Luban Duchy. Its curriculum was broad, so much so that princes, princesses, and other noble children generally chose White Maple Academy as their place of learning.

At the academy gates.

The Third Prince, Dwight Luban, walked out at an unhurried pace and boarded a carriage. The driver was Mord, the guard who followed him everywhere he went.

Once seated inside, Dwight opened an invitation letter.

It was an invitation from Verna. The content was simple: she expressed that knowing her brother had gone to thank someone on behalf of his younger sister had touched her deeply as that sister, so she wanted to invite Dwight to dinner to nurture their sibling bond.

After glancing over the letter’s contents, Dwight tossed it aside without a second thought. “Mord, send someone to notify Verna that I don’t have the time to accept her invitation.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Mord responded.

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Time quickly rolled around to the evening again.

No more strange incidents occurred around Amelia today. Right now, she was calmly enjoying her dinner.

But she was only halfway through her meal when the doorbell rang.

Amelia put down her knife and fork and went to answer the door. Standing outside was none other than Verna.

“Verna, do you always like picking the time when I’m having my dinner to visit?” Amelia couldn’t help but complain upon seeing her.

“I’m sorry, Amelia. I didn’t know you ate dinner at this time. My own dinner is an hour earlier.”

Verna said this as she stepped inside.

Once inside, the first thing Verna did was pull out a bottle filled with a glowing white liquid and hand it to Amelia. “This is the Holy Spirit Potion. The purity is high enough and meets your requirements.”

Amelia’s eyes lit up at the sight of the potion. She hadn’t expected Verna to be so efficient, obtaining the potion just the day after they discussed the matter.

“As for the information on the Black Crow Adventure Group, I looked into it after I returned, but I haven’t found anything yet,” Verna brought up the other matter.

“Please continue looking into it.”

Amelia understood this wasn’t going to be easy. She would have been more surprised if Verna had managed to locate the Black Crow Adventure Group in just a single day.

Verna then got down to the main business. “Today, I tried to invite Dwight out for dinner, but it failed. That guy refused quite bluntly.”

“You wanted to lure him to a suitable spot to strike? If that’s the plan, your actions can’t be too obvious. At the very least, no one should be able to easily suspect you if they investigate afterward,” Amelia quickly said.

“Rest assured, I wasn’t trying to lure him out with the invitation itself. It was just a preliminary test of his attitude.”

“That’s good.”

“Next, I’ll figure out his travel routes so I can find a suitable ambush location.”

“I’ll leave that aspect to you.”

“Mhm. But as we agreed, when the time comes, Mord needs to be handled by someone on your side. My people won’t be available.”

During their discussion the previous day, they had already formulated a plan for dealing with Dwight.

Since the enemies were only Dwight and Mord, Mord, the Mid-Rank Apostle, would be dealt with by Amelia’s side.

Amelia had no objections to this. She believed that if Eileen made a move, Mord wouldn’t be a problem.

Although Eileen was not yet widely renowned, she had already displayed considerable sharpness. Through the bullet comments, Amelia also knew that among those of the same Rank, unless someone possessed a Divine Bloodline, they generally wouldn’t be a match for Eileen.

Amelia and Verna briefly discussed the specifics of the plan a little more, after which Verna bid her farewell.

Once Verna left, Amelia took the Holy Spirit Potion and approached Eileen.

“Eileen, the Holy Spirit Potion that can remove the curse is finally here. Hurry and take it.”

“I understand.”

Receiving the potion, Eileen felt a swell of emotion in her heart.

As long as her curse could be resolved, she would no longer accidentally harm Amelia in the future.