Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 159

Netepel sent two kinds of letters. One contained congratulations on his accession, and the other concerned debts.

Ophelia read the first letter without emotion. Written in Netepel’s characteristic roundabout style, it explained that since she had disliked wedding congratulations before, he had simply omitted them this time, thinking she might feel the same way again.

“I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable. If I offended you, I’m sorry.”

It was a flawless statement.

Except for being far too informal.

Ophelia closed her eyes, wondering whether she should send him a reply clearly defining the nature of their relationship. Netepel would likely twist whatever she said to suit his own interpretation anyway.

In any case, there was only one thing that truly mattered. Sitting sideways on her desk, Ophelia spoke to the man gazing at her.

“I’ll summon Netepel to Aglante. There’s the debt Mahanas left behind, and what he did to Anika—it’d be best to settle this face to face.”

“Do as you wish.”

“…If you keep saying things like that, I’ll end up turning into a selfish person.”

And Ophelia realized that even her own words just now had been self-centered—she was dumping her problems onto someone else.

Being next to someone who always accommodated her had made her already diminished sense of consideration plummet even further. She now doubted whether she could even properly persuade anyone other than Idren to get what she wanted.

Idren didn’t seem to take her words too seriously. Instead, he bowed his head slightly. A light kiss brushed her cheek and then pulled away.

“I’m fine with it.”

“What if the time comes when you must be with someone other than me?”

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