The Empress' Beast Selection (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 67

At first, I didn’t know what kind of lack it was.

But when Ethancel spoke the truth and pleaded, I realized what that emptiness truly was.

Even the reason why he was drawn to me.

It was the loneliness of someone who belonged nowhere.

Those who feel such lack are inevitably drawn to others like themselves.

Perhaps that was why Ethancel clung to her, even resorting to lies.

My heart felt just a little more at ease.

“Thank you, Roxan. Thanks to you, I’ll be able to explain things to young Ethancel.”

Breakfast ended beneath the gentler morning sun.

A brief walk followed the meal.

Sophia strolled with him among the brightly blooming spring flowers.

Perhaps thanks to the medicine Roxan had given her, her hangover hadn’t lasted long.

Even the throbbing headache she’d felt before eating had greatly subsided.

Sophia secretly stole a glance at his profile.

‘Could it really have been completely without incident?’

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