Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

This was not the answer he expected.

The words of the Deep Sea God had convinced him of the better possibility, which is why he patiently arranged the situation for Natalie to think and consider.

And Natalie did indeed consider and think things through. She said so much, but why did she still get the same result as Felicity?

The moment the scales of the story begin to tip again, Rhodes's confusion is also brought to the forefront.

Sure enough, whenever it comes to Lilith, he always finds it hard to control himself.

That's why he decided at the Duke's mansion to ignore Lilith and disregard her feelings.

However, his soft heart prevented him from completely destroying any genuine feelings, which is why he chose to give Lilith this opportunity.

But now...

Trouble, trouble, confusion filled his mind, and Rhodes frowned slightly.

But Natalie didn't let this situation linger for long; she immediately continued speaking:

"Well, although I don't know what Lilith did, it doesn't affect what you really want to know, Rhodes."

Rhodes was taken aback, and his tense emotions inexplicably sensed something was amiss:

"Ok?"

"What you really want to know is whether Lilith likes you or not, right?"

The so-called abandonment of those divine positions to try and resurrect you, frankly speaking, is just a way to find out her feelings.

Natalie muttered each word carefully, while her slender legs began to swing in front of the sofa, trying to calm herself down.

Of course, she needs to calm down... Rhodes had already avoided letting her say things like Lilith's "likes," but she insisted on saying it herself, which would only cause her trouble.

But she also said that she would only tell the truth as she knew it.

Therefore, what needs to be said should still be said, and what needs to be clarified should still be clarified.

"Rhodes".

"Yes, I'm listening."

"Lilith knelt by your bedside for a long time after you died, you know? It was hilarious."

Natalie was saying "it's so funny" to herself, but her face and expression became increasingly sad and withdrawn, and her voice became a little choked up.

It's not funny.

No one, no matter who was there, would find the scene of Rod's death funny.

A cold corpse, an untouchable soul.

The more she thought about it, the more heartbroken she felt, and the more she wanted to run back to Rod's bed and bury herself in it.

"Okay, it's not funny at all."

"She wasn't acting at that time."

"Her extreme grief triggered a chain reaction in her divine position, to the point that she uncontrollably poured her sorrowful emotions onto me, the great pope."

"The divine message kept going on and on about the pain of a god losing a loved one."

"You have no idea... I was already feeling terrible at that time, and Lilith dumped all those emotions on me. I almost had a heart attack."

It sounded like they were pouring out their grievances and accusing Lilith of wrongdoing, but everyone knew that it wasn't a condemnation of Lilith at all.

Yes!

This is...this is...

"So, I really don't know what Lilith did after you died, but at least one thing is true."

Natalie raised her head, revealing her forced smile and prominent canine teeth:

"She still likes you to no end."

"You know, why don't we just become a fake dog tail and stick it on her from now on?"

"That way, she can appear indifferent on the surface, but her tail can perfectly express her inner happiness and sadness, just like a dog, saving us the trouble of guessing, right?"

The more Natalie tried to smile and talk, the harder it became for her to control her emotions.

She said these words so casually, but her heart was aching more and more...

She wanted Rhodes to spend more time with her and wanted him to look at Lilith less.

Justice, she's gone this far, why does she need justice at all...?

After she finished speaking, she immediately lowered her head.

Because tears were already uncontrollably streaming down her face, wetting her snow-white cheeks;

"Damn it, damn it... Why did I have to say all these nice things? Why did I have to tell the truth? I could have had Rhodes all to myself if I hadn't told anyone...!"

She shook her head frantically, desperately wiping away the tears on her cheeks, but to no avail.

It dripped onto the ground, drop by drop, completely out of control.

This is terrible... Even though I made the final decision, I still lost control at this moment.

That's it.

Even the most well-behaved child can have a moment of outburst. No matter how sensible the second child is, there will be times when they rebel and say, "Why do I have to face this choice?"

And now, the girl's tears are the final outburst of this moment...

Chapter 133 She only deserves to stay in the corner

A hammer is fixed.

Natalie's words said it all.

As long as there is love, it means Lilith has the right to stay.

At least, the truth that Rhodes was initially unwilling to investigate has now been revealed.

Yes... if Lilith is in excruciating pain, then she loves Rhodes, and she would never kill him.

Although she still has the potential to indirectly cause Rhodes' death, in any case... everyone understands that once Natalie said those words, it was all over.

“Na…”

Felicity was the first to react after hearing these words.

She grabbed Natalie’s shoulders with both hands and gently shook her.

"Why...!" Felicity's amber eyes were filled with shock as she murmured, "So stupid..."

Are you kidding me?

Natalie is actually going to forgive Lilith.

Doesn't she understand what the consequences of doing this will be?

Why not just forcefully smear the truth, that would have been enough, why...!

"So stupid, so stupid, so stupid..." Felicity instantly broke down and cursed Natalie in her mind the moment the story went off track.

But this wasn't an insult; it was more of a expression of sympathy for Natalie.

Yes... Right now, she couldn't even care less about Lilith's survival; instead, she turned her attention to her second life friend.

As her friend, she couldn't bear to see Natalie crying like this.

"You're the stupid one." Natalie, her voice trembling with tears, reached out and punched Felicity's chest.

The moment that weak, feeble punch landed on Felicity, Felicity felt her body go limp.

She loosened her grip on Natalie's hand considerably and lowered her eyes.

That's about it...

Damn it, damn it...

The urge to smash things flashed through my mind for a moment, but it quickly died down, and I fell silent.

Or rather, she understood that she had no right to say anything to blame Natalie...

Because Natalie made her judgment based on the feeling that her emotions had been ignored.

As Natalie's friend, and someone who understands the depth of the hurt she has suffered, I cannot possibly contradict her decision.

She should even empathize with Natalie's suffering.

Felicity understood this too.

Lilith was indeed the one who caused Rhodes' death in his previous life, but her emotions were absolutely genuine and could not be faked.

Whether it was the conversation between Lilith and her earlier, or Lilith's recent statement about "wanting to be happy."

As a proud goddess, she did indeed change.

But, however...

Again.

Why did she have to be so foolish?

If Natalie had simply kept Lilith in the background, Lilith would have had absolutely no chance of making a comeback.

But she insisted on doing this for that little bit of "sensible" feeling in her heart...

"Natalie." Even Lilith murmured Natalie's name with trembling eyes.

Heavy emotions and painful words intertwined.

Very strange.

She clearly wanted Natalie to say those words.

But when Natalie actually said it, the relief and joy she felt only lasted for a moment.

Perhaps it was because she already understood deep down that she could stay by Rhodes' side, and that there were plenty of things to be happy about in the future.

So, she was feeling surprisingly unwell, or rather—nauseous and wanting to vomit.

How disgusting, how disgusting...