Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"Ah."

……

...

It was a little past one in the afternoon when we returned to the Duke's mansion.

Rod reached out and took Ivina's small hands in his, guiding her step by step to change her pace.

The girl was not wearing the dress she had chosen, but another dress.

Her pristine white skirt and lace trim made her dazzling, and her graceful figure should have made the dance incredibly beautiful, but...

In fact, there is a big height difference between Ivina and Rhodes. Her small body means that even when she stands on tiptoe, she can only reach Rhodes' chin, so it is too difficult for her to dance in sync with Rhodes.

Moreover, she had never practiced dancing before. In the past, she could only stand alone by the window, peering at the girls who could dance gracefully.

Therefore, even though she had mentally rehearsed countless times before, trying to perform well when a male partner could lead her in dancing, she still couldn't do it.

Ivina was filled with anxiety.

Because she already has enough flaws, and if even a little more of those flaws are exposed, she will be even more afraid of losing something.

To put it bluntly, that's how it is... She has no redeeming qualities at all. Apart from being foolish and loyal, she's just a porcelain doll.

Feeling herself constantly stepping on Rhodes's foot in her mistakes, she felt so anxious she almost cried.

"Don't worry," Rhodes reassured softly. "It's already quite an achievement."

"No way...! Don't try to fool me like a child, I'm not falling for that. I know I just didn't dance well..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? It's your own fault for staying cooped up in your room all day until your muscles get stiff."

"Hey!" Ivina gritted her teeth, "You big bad guy."

Snap! Her high heel stomped hard on Rod's toes;

"Hiss..." Rod's facial muscles twitched. "I'm serious, whether you dance well or not doesn't really matter."

"At its core, court dance is simply about enjoying alone time with the people you want to be with."

"After all, nobles only have the chance to meet their life partner at gatherings, and dance is the easiest way to do so."

“I know… but I’ll embarrass you.” Ivina bit her lip. “I’m determined to dance well.”

"Make a fool of yourself? I got close to you, someone none of them dared to approach." Rhodes turned around, put his arm around Ivina, and spun her around. "Just that is enough to make them gasp."

"Hmph, do you think you're so great?"

"No, I just wanted to say that other people's opinions are meaningless. Those who are destined to die will die sooner or later, and those who survive may never see us again."

"So, it's enough to make them fear and respect us forever in the present moment."

Ivina didn't reply, but silently followed Rod's steps, gradually mastering the skills.

But at the same time, Felicity and Lilith, who were sitting by the dance studio, were also watching the two of them dance.

One of them was staring intently at Rhodes, while the other was turning the pages of a book; the atmosphere was slightly tense.

“Felicity.” Suddenly, Lilith put the book she was holding on the table.

"Is there something you need?"

“You like Rhodes, don’t you?” Lilith’s eyes glanced at Felicity. “You never showed it in your past life.”

"Yes." Felicity replied without the slightest hesitation, without even giving her own god any illusions.

After all, Felicity had openly provoked her last time in front of her, making the request that "Rhodes love her a little more." So what was there to hide now?

“I can’t accept that Rhodes would be willing to believe you.” Felicity remained cold, but she lacked that natural sweetness when facing Lilith.

Whether you agree with this or not is irrelevant; as long as Rod believes in me, that's enough.

Felicity clenched her fist. "Do you even have any self-awareness? Staying by Rhodes' side will only lead to you constantly hurting him."

I don't care whether you truly like him or simply want to use him, I just want you to let him go, and let us go too.

In this life, I absolutely do not want to become like that in the end, where everyone made way for you, only to have that path buried by your own hands.

"Whether I hurt him or not is not up to you, and whether you are hurt or not is none of my business," Lilith said calmly. "But... if Rhode wants you all to be happy, I can only accept it."

"Because no matter what, I am now by his side as a person atoning for my sins, so I have no right to stop you from getting close to him."

Lilith said these words with a heavy heart. Although she was extremely unwilling to share Rhodes, she understood that the current situation left her with no other choice.

She's not so oblivious to her place in the world; for now, Rhodes has simply placed her on the side of forgiveness.

Therefore, her current status is certainly not high enough to refuse those philandering men.

After all, if she wanted to stay by Rhodes' side, she had to fulfill Rhodes' last request that morning—

I will become the most terrifying god in the world, and you will be unable to escape my control.

This sentence is simple, yet it clearly and easily places a very specific position on the status.

She was the weaker party, while Rhodes was the stronger party.

The weaker party naturally has no right to care how many girls Rhodes has, and she understands that Rhodes would definitely consider their needs.

“You…” Felicity gritted her teeth, “You better not show any sign of hurting Rhodes again, or we will never forgive you.”

"Feel free to offer your feedback." Lilith placed her fair hand on her over-the-knee socks and adjusted the height slightly.

"But I hope you won't argue with me, and that we can get along well, just like before."

Obviously.

Lilith's words were essentially a surrender to Felicity.

For her in the past, taking the initiative to tell others to "get along well" was actually a way of lowering herself to beg for mercy.

Felicity was also quite surprised...

In her opinion, no matter how much Lilith pretends, it's only for Rhodes's sake, and then she'll still be a green tea bitch and drive all the others away.

But clearly... she really wants to get along with them now?

Even Felicity was a little dazed—but she quickly suppressed the thought.

"..." Felicity leaned back on the sofa in silence, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "What did you do? It's only been one night. There's absolutely no way you could make him believe you."

When asked this question, Lilith stiffened slightly, looking unexpectedly a little embarrassed.

For her, there was nothing to brag about; in fact, it was something she found difficult to talk about.

That's just how conservative thinking is...

“He just got what he deserved.” She turned her head away, propped her head up with the back of her hand, and looked away.

Upon hearing this, Felicity's pupils contracted slightly.

"What……?"

Even if she's incredibly naive, she's still very sensitive about this.

What's more, she's been frantically catching up on this kind of knowledge lately.

Oops……

How could this be?

She never imagined that in just one night, Lilith would shamelessly use her body to get Rhodes to forgive her...!

This guy really knows how to use any means necessary.

isn't it?

Felicity, who thought she was ahead of the pack, suddenly realized that she had fallen behind in just one night.

"That's completely fouling!" Felicity looked at Lilith with disgust and pointed her finger at her, shouting.

Lilith knew she couldn't hide it any longer, so she had to bite the bullet and explain:

"Sex is the biggest cheat code for love, and also the best way to express one's true feelings."

Loving sex is entirely different from pure, brutal desire, and Rhodes understood this, so it's only natural that he'd be willing to trust me to some extent.

"Is this the epitome of 'pleasure,' the god of starlight? Quite an idea..."

"I... this is the only chance I have left to salvage this situation." Lilith bit her lip, and finally lowered her eyelashes to say these words, "So, don't say anything more."

The moment those words appeared, Felicity's eyes froze, and her fingers slowly fell.

Felicity turned to look at Rhodes with a complicated expression, then uttered a remarkably calm statement:

"Lilith, I want to be the queen."

These words pierced Lilith's heart like a needle, and her hands clenched tightly.

"Don't push your luck."

Emotions surged—

Chapter 96 Am I supposed to push him from behind?

"What? You're not happy about it? You want to tell Rod that I bullied you?" Felicity's eyes were slightly closed as she tried to suppress her emotions.

"Don't forget, Rod will always understand that I'm doing this for his sake, so no matter what, he'll only like me more because of what you said."

"Wasn't it the same last time? With your help, he allowed me to have the gift I wanted."

“…You.” Lilith bit her thin lips, her small chest rising and falling with her rapid breathing.

Lilith's defeated attitude was undeniable, but Felicity's blatant humiliation of her was something that Lilith, as a goddess, could not tolerate.

She was willing to share Rhodes equally with Felicity, which was fine, but Felicity wanted to ride on her head. What a joke!

If she doesn't resist at all now, she'll only be able to become a loser and help push Rhodes from behind... Ugh, what a damn way of thinking!

Lilith snapped out of her daze:

"Wait until you really have the courage to entrust everything to him before you talk about it. Otherwise, you might not even qualify to be his lover. What's the point of talking to me about whether he's the rightful wife or not?"

“I don’t need to rely on that kind of thing to get close to Luo.”

"But at least, when the emotions are just right, I will definitely make that choice."