Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 49

Ophelia said to Idren, who was clearly about to say something like that just because she had held a candlestick for a moment.

“I wouldn’t have done that if I’d gone alone.”

“I can’t believe it.”

His immediate reply revealed how deeply offended he was. Ophelia explained to the man who distrusted even the smallest things.

“It’s true. It happened precisely because I went in with you.”

In a pinch, Idren could have pulled her out and fixed the situation himself.

She had only spoken the truth, yet Idren cleared his throat. Ophelia noticed he was embarrassed. She thought to herself, What a strange man.

Unaware of her thoughts, Idren turned his gaze back to the window and muttered in a noticeably softer tone.

“Still, please accompany yourself with a knight. Even if you aren’t worried, I’d be too anxious to live otherwise.”

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As soon as dawn broke the next day, Idren summoned Penrel.

Penrel seemed flustered, as Idren never called for him so early in the morning. Idren spoke to the knight whose face was tinged with faint tension.

“You still have that ring I entrusted to you before. Return it to me.”

The ring in Penrel’s possession referred to the replica of the royal family’s ring.

In his previous life, Penrel had carried it and carried out all Idren’s orders, eventually dying in his stead.

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