Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Rodben's calm steps faltered instantly.

A hint of alertness flashed in Lilith's eyes, and Felicity's expression hardened.

"Natalie?"

"Yes, you two know each other, right? She's temporarily staying at your and Felicity's apartment," Merrick said casually, crumpling the note in his hand into powder.

broken.

This time, whatever you wish for really happens.

Rod felt a little flustered for a moment.

“Luo.” Felicity grabbed Luo’s hand and tightened her grip slightly.

How could they have come so suddenly...?

This is troublesome; she hasn't yet taken any further action to elevate her standing in Rhodes's eyes.

“It seems she was in a bit of a rush to come with the people I called…” Rod rubbed his forehead. “It doesn’t really matter, it’s just a matter of meeting sooner.”

"Who is it?" Ivina stood on tiptoe, her face full of vigilance.

“My former classmates and friends with Felicity,” Rod said honestly.

Rather, the worst thing would be to keep quiet and cover it up.

It's better to say something sooner rather than later than later.

“Oh.” Ivina blinked her crimson eyes; she had a feeling something was amiss… after all, she’d heard Rhodes and Felicity mention that name before.

Felicity seemed to be in a dilemma at the time.

In an instant, Ivina felt that it was very possible, very possible...

"Hey, does she like you too?" Ivina's eyes were fixed on him.

"……Yes."

For a moment, Ivina's heart skipped a beat.

She gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and remained silent for a long time.

“Ivina…”

Before Rhodes could speak, Ivina shook her head wildly and shouted:

“I’m not going to stay with you anymore, Rhodes.”

"what?"

"You womanizer, you pervert!"

Ivina shook off Rhodes's hand and took off running back to the Duke's mansion.

Yes.

At that moment, the dissatisfaction in my heart finally reached its limit.

That's too much... You already have so many girls around you, why are you still thinking about me?

I'm already worthless and worthless, why should I stoop so low as to waste my emotions on such trivial matters...

She could tolerate Rhodes sharing his affections with others, after all, she understood that she herself was not something important.

Rhodes was willing to give her a quarter of his affections, which was enough, after all, it was he who gave her light and a future.

But the problem is, there are just too many people.

If there were one more person, it would be so many that there would be almost no way to give her any affection.

Felicity and Lilith are fine, then there's Cecilia, and now another one has appeared. Absolutely not!

Suddenly, she felt wronged and wanted to cry. She pursed her lips and walked towards home.

She is vulnerable, and she longs to be pampered at all times.

Okay, she's just being dramatic... but she just doesn't want to put in all her effort to protect Rhodes, only to find that Rhodes doesn't care about her at all...

Everyone understands the fear of putting in effort without getting anything in return.

Chapter 112 The Battlefield: Lilith, No Longer Timid (4k)

Rod quickly grabbed Ivina's wrist.

“Ivina, it’s just that Natalie likes me, it doesn’t mean I like her.”

"No..." Ivina kicked Rhodes twice, gritting her teeth and looking fierce, just like when she first met Rhodes.

"Let me go, you womanizer! I thought there was only one, but there were two, and if two wasn't enough, there were three or four...!"

"Even if you really don't like her, what's the use? She'll still come up to you and express herself, right? After all, she likes you."

"That's a saint from the church..."

Ivina actually made it very clear.

She speaks harshly and isn't anything special, so how could she possibly do better than Natalie and stay by Rhodes' side with a clear conscience?

He's such a useless piece of trash... Damn it!

Rhodes currently only sees Natalie as a friend, but what about later...? Even someone like him has a chance, so Natalie is even more likely to succeed, right?

And after Natalie, how many people will be able to replace her value?

She is naturally insecure and tends to back down and avoid arguments when faced with enemies.

I can't beat them in a fight, and I can't even verbally spar with them...

Everyone understands what Ivina is thinking.

Even Felicity and Lilith knew this.

In fact, they were a "fighting team" in their past lives, which is why they were able to stay together without breaking down.

Even if everyone is in pain and unwilling, at least they will work hard and fight desperately to kill the same enemy together.

But Ivina was different; her purpose in following them was to stay with Rhodes.

Once she senses that her position in Rhodes' heart is shrinking, she will increasingly revert to her original state of inferiority.

She was just being childish, but that's just how she is.

Unreasonable and domineering? Wrong. This is actually a girl's possessiveness towards the person she likes reaching a breaking point, resulting in her rambling nonsense.

Even if Ivina calmed down, she would realize that it wasn't necessary to do this, but right now she just couldn't control herself—

Felicity, witnessing this scene, had no intention of going forward to comfort her.

It is indeed the law of darkness.

After all, she wanted Ivina to be saved, but she absolutely didn't want the person she loved to be divided up...

The best she could do was not to deliberately obstruct her, but to be good friends with Ivina under normal circumstances.

No matter what, she could never help her lover adjust his relationship with another woman.

And the other girls, needless to say.

At that moment, Cecilia covered her lips and chuckled.

See it.

So in the end, we still have to thank her.

Although her intention was not to test Rhodes to strengthen their bond, it actually achieved that effect.

If she really didn't do this to test Rhodes, then there's a 99% chance that even if Ivina could leave the Duke's mansion with Rhodes, she would fall back into chaos because of this.

After all, such gentle treatment methods are too easily exposed as lies; only the life-and-death separation she created is effective.

Ha... My dear and Ivina don't even know how to appreciate her, really.

“Being a saint in the church is no big deal. Natalie is just an ordinary person. In my eyes, you are much more special than Natalie.”

"What's so special about it?" Ivina asked stubbornly, but tears welled up in her eyes.

“…” Rhodes remained silent.

Ivina is definitely the most special one.

After all, she was the only character in the team who didn't reincarnate in the second playthrough, and she was also a girl who was redeemed through his actual actions.

But this special treatment didn't matter to Ivina. What she wanted now was to ensure that she could give to him with peace of mind and enjoy his love without worry.

Ivina bent over, curled up into a small ball on the ground, trying to escape the evil of this world.

She has nothing... She only has Rod, yet he keeps taking away from her.

See? I can't say it anymore... It's always like this.

She knew she was being childish, and that she was making herself unpleasant to others because if Rod was gone, she couldn't go anywhere, so what right did she have to ask for more?

But she had no choice.

She couldn't control this demand, and she was afraid that Rhodes would abandon her and leave her in the future; that's how people who lack love are.

She feels empty inside, and even the slightest bit of neglect from her lover can make her feel anxious.

You could tell from her little scheme last night... that's why she wanted to slowly get Rhodes closer to her.

A lack of self-confidence leads one to believe that all they have left is this material transaction.

But at that moment, Rhodes shook his head and said:

"I don't want to say any of those mushy things anymore. I'll just tell you a fact."

He knelt down on one knee, leaned against Ivina's back, walked around her from behind, and reached out to touch the ring on her finger—

"This is one of a kind, you idiot, don't worry about anything."

Rhodes's words acted like a tranquilizer, bringing Ivina back to her senses.

The brief breakdown and outburst of emotions were quickly calmed down.

She blew her nose slightly, then looked up with a tearful expression.