Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Lilith covered her mouth, her pupils hardened, and she began to gag.

It wasn't disgust at Natalie's crying.

Rather, it was a self-reflection on Natalie's crying, a self-loathing.

After sensing the other person's naive emotions, all her past actions felt like a sharp knife piercing her body.

If Natalie were a little selfish and said she was a bad person or something, she wouldn't feel anything.

But it was this jarring scene that made Lilith realize where she had gone wrong.

Most of the girls in this group are kind-hearted.

They are often willing to sacrifice some of their own things to make others happy.

After all, they were people rescued from hell by Rhodes, so no matter how distinct their personalities were, there was still a hint of cowardice and ridiculous thoughts hidden deep inside them...

[Despite feeling a strong urge to die, I don't want anyone else to want to die]—this kind of naive and childish thought.

As Lilith came to understand this more clearly, she felt her legs become heavy and numb.

Because she never cared about their feelings.

Her attitude was one of indifference and coldness.

Even back at the Duke's mansion, she told Felicity, "I don't care about your feelings."

"I...I'm sorry." She lowered her hand, closed her eyes, shook her head, and said these words.

“I’m sorry, what’s there to be sorry about?” Natalie gritted her teeth. “I’m giving you a chance. If you continue like this, I really will strangle you.”

“I understand, thank you… Natalie, I’m sorry.”

Having said all that, Lilith had no idea what to say next.

She could easily feign anything, but when she genuinely wanted to offer words of comfort, she felt utterly powerless.

Or rather, even if one wants to express repentance, in the end, one will be too tongue-tied to say anything clearly.

At this moment, a sense of frustration welled up within me again.

Clearly, while she can now express her emotions to Rhodes, it's still too difficult for her to do so with others.

Clearly, clearly... Natalie is like this because of her.

"The meeting is sufficient; the matter is already very clear."

After saying that, Rod walked quickly forward, squatted down in front of Natalie, gently lifted her head, and looked into her eyes.

The moment Rhodes's purple eyes met Natalie's, she instantly resisted and tried to turn her head away;

Unfortunately, Rhodes' grip was so strong that Natalie couldn't look away.

"Everyone, take a rest first, we'll eat later," Rod said to the group, but his gaze remained fixed on them.

"What... I look terrible right now, let go...!"

Rhodes whispered to Natalie, "Natalie, you're still as kind as ever."

"What kind of 'nice guy' card is this...?"

Rhodes didn't say much, he simply pulled Natalie into his arms and gently patted her back.

It's pointless to say anything now... She doesn't lack his love, nor does she lack anything else.

Natalie is currently feeling wronged.

I felt wronged, so I had to stand up for justice.

“Natalie is a good person. Lilith did something bad, and you judged her fairly, so you are an even better person.”

Rod's embrace didn't last long; he quickly released Rod's broad hands.

But he had no intention of stopping there.

Because he knew very well that it was indeed his problem; essentially, the reason he had given Natalie this task was because of it.

At that moment, as Rhodes stood up, he grasped Natalie's wrist and said:

"Come on, let's go back to our room and wipe away our tears."

"I……"

Natalie struggled slightly, "No."

“You need to rest, right? You came all this way, and you're still upset.” Rhodes’ gaze never left Natalie.

At that moment, Natalie stopped making a scene.

Rather than...

Crying is essentially a way to get attention from others.

Although that wasn't what she meant, it was indeed something she needed right now.

So even though she initially wanted to be stubborn, she quickly let her guard down.

After all... it was a rare opportunity for Rhodes to care about her, a truly hard-won chance...

In front of others, I still can't open up and speak my mind...

The stinging sadness still lingered in her heart, but what she longed for even more was love in the future.

Thus, Natalie was tiptoed into Rhodes' room, and the door was immediately locked, cutting off the outside world.

And precisely because two people were missing, the atmosphere instantly became even more tense—

"Natalie is sad because of you again."

Felicity's amber eyes were fixed on Lilith, who was standing there.

Felicity's words once again cut Lilith's heart like a knife.

She slumped weakly onto the sofa, and, unusually for a long time, even outside of Rod's presence, her emotions were revealed—

She shook her head frantically, biting her thin lips until blood seeped out, her fingers digging deep into the flesh of her palms.

"I'm sorry, I..."

"Okay, so saying sorry is really meaningless, isn't it?"

Felicity's voice gradually returned to normal, gentle and clear.

"That's about it." She looked up at the chandelier in the sky. "I'm really unhappy with her decision, but since that's the case, then so be it."

"Let's continue to get along well from now on, at least... I hope you can keep your promise."

In that instant, Felicity's half-turned face revealed a terrifying madness, and her amber eyes seemed to be tinged with a golden luster, staring at Lilith with a holy yet oppressive gaze.

It was just a glance.

After glancing at her, she left those words behind, turned around, and went back to her room.

She also needs some time to calm down.

Now that things have come to this, there's no point in her saying anything more.

Or rather, she understood perfectly well that instead of continuing to resist and struggle, it was better to do something worthwhile—

After all, even if Lilith regains her normal emotional status in Rhodes' heart after the truth is revealed, her current identity as a "redeemer" remains unchanged.

At least, the fact that Rhodes wanted Lilith to back down several steps was enough to show that;

In other words, since there's no way to drive Lilith away, her plan can simply shift to a much simpler direction.

That is—[becoming the official wife ahead of schedule].

Lilith is restored, Natalie is back.

Is that so? Things have become much more complicated for her.

……

...

In Rhodes's room.

It's now afternoon, and the warm sun is setting.

The warm sun completely wiped away the chill in the room, as well as the sweat that Natalie had just soaked into the sheets.

Rod gently wiped away Natalie's tears with a tissue and sat down beside her.

The two of them now sit on the edge of the bed, facing the sunlight streaming through the window.

"Natalie, what are your thoughts upon seeing me again?" Rhodes tilted his head to look at the girl, while Natalie was initially stunned, then burst into tears and smiled:

"Are you just going to avoid the topic like that?"

"It's not that I'm avoiding the topic, it's just that I don't want to talk about topics you don't want to discuss. But if you want to talk about it, you can continue."

"Then I'll really tell you."

"You know, I've always been that bad student who likes to tattle on you."

Natalie seemed to be saying something bad, but her voice sounded soft and sweet because she had just finished crying.

"Ah."

"Do you think I'm stupid for revealing the truth about Lilith?"

"To be honest, I don't want to forgive her at all, because she is an arrogant, prejudiced, and indifferent god."

"It was all because of you in her past life that everyone helped her regain her divine status. Otherwise, how could she have the right to gather our power?"

"In the end, she couldn't even confess her feelings. Don't you think she should be kicked out?"

"We have plenty of ways to kill the Dragon God, so we don't need her..."

"But I still don't want to cover up the truth, or rather... you already knew the truth in your heart, right? Otherwise you wouldn't have set up this situation."

"She's really awful. She's always taking advantage of me, thinking I'm easy to bully, and then she wants me to be her lubricant so she can have a reason to integrate into the team, right?"

Natalie steeled herself, turned around, pounced on Rhodes, pinned him to the bed, and handcuffed him.

Face to face.

The distance was at most fifteen centimeters.