Received the Obsession of a Chaste Dark Lord (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

The culprit was caught sooner than expected.

He was a knight under Duke Valois, currently dispatched to assist Lloyd.

He came up with an absurd excuse—that he had secretly harbored feelings for Arianna.

“You said he did it because he loved the lady?”

“Yes! That’s what he claimed. Otherwise, won’t the lady’s reputation in society be ruined forever?”

Even if he truly had such feelings, Betty argued, wouldn’t true love mean keeping silent?

The knight claimed he had simply kept her for a few days, then, overcome by guilt, brought her back.

But no one in society would believe such a story.

Rumors would inevitably begin spreading that something had happened to Lady Valois.

Then Arianna Valois would be completely ostracized from society.

That was precisely what Betty pointed out.

Even if he claimed it was for money, suspicion wouldn’t vanish entirely—yet he brazenly declared he had dared to harbor feelings, putting her in such a predicament.

I sighed at the brazenness of that knight, whose name I couldn’t even recall.

“What is the lady doing now?”

“They say she’s resting somewhere in the imperial palace. The Crown Prince took her there in secret, so even the palace staff don’t know the details. Outside, they’re only saying she’s recovering.”

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