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Chapter 452: You Can't Always...
Chapter 452: You Can't Always...
Am I willing to be that person for you?
As he listened to the princess's earnest question, feeling the atmosphere that had been carefully crafted, Lyon couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling as if he had been played once again.
Although the princess's words were sincere and without a hint of deceit, even the soul's vision of the Black Sheep couldn't detect any flaws, but upon careful reflection, he felt that the progress was a bit too sudden.
Initially, he had only wanted to comfort her because she seemed a little sad, to say a few words to cheer her up, but the situation suddenly accelerated.
From the moment she stood by the window, she first held his hand, then leaned on his shoulder, and before he could react, she was already snuggling into his embrace. By the time he realized what was happening, they were already hugging each other.
Although the experience wasn't unpleasant, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was like... um... a little white flower easily deceived by an old scoundrel, making him feel a bit anxious.
...
"Um... maybe you should calm down a bit?"
Looking at his left hand, which had been held from the start and then mysteriously circled around the princess's waist, Lyon forced a smile and said, "You're not in the right state of mind right now, and your decision isn't rational. So, let's wait a bit, until..."
"I won't wait!"
As Lyon tried to release his hand, the princess firmly pressed it back to her waist and stared at him stubbornly. "You always try to run away from me. It's not easy for me to catch you, and if I let you go this time, and you end up in someone else's net, I'll definitely regret it later!"
"..."
What do you mean by 'ending up in someone else's net'... You're not even pretending anymore, are you?
"It's just a bit too sudden."
Facing the queen-level master angler's forceful hook, Lyon, with his mouth twisted, struggled desperately, "Don't make a hasty decision. For matters of the heart, you should at least get to know each other more..."
"You see, you admit that there's love between us."
"..."
"Also, you just said you wanted to get to know me better..."
"..."
I shouldn't have opened my mouth!
After realizing the vast difference in their debating skills, Lyon quickly dropped the topic, arguing helplessly, "I already called off the engagement..."
"A verbal agreement doesn't count."
The princess nudged Lyon's chest and, within the comforting warmth that surrounded them, she smiled and replied, "For such a big decision, it can't be made on a whim. We should inform our elders first."
"What about your father..."
"He listens to me now. I don't agree to the engagement being called off."
"..."
"The few remaining elders in the Lane family need to be updated on the situation regularly. Do you want me to ask on your behalf?"
"No need. The result of your inquiry would be obvious, so let's not trouble those elders..."
Lyon shook his head in exasperation and tried to remind her, "Veronica, you've successfully carried out the coup. Even without the support of the Lane family or the position of the Speaker of the Upper House, you can still stabilize the situation. Why insist on this engagement?"
Hearing Lyon's words, Veronica blinked and then pinched him lightly on his ribs, pouting, "You're so mean~"
"???"
"You knew what I was going to say, but you still asked... If you really want to know, I think that even without all those unnecessary things, I still want you to be that person for me.
As Lyon looked at her with a hint of confusion, Veronica raised her hand and patted his chest, then huffed in slight annoyance, "Don't think that I'm always chasing after you, and you're always brushing me off. There are at least a hundred times more people who want to pursue me than those pursuing you. No, at least a thousand times more!
But what they value is my status as a princess, the wealth I can control, the people I can command, the resources I hold, or even my beauty. I can see what they want at a glance.
"You don't want anything from me, even with our engagement. The only time you're truly without purpose is when you're with me. If the roles were reversed, what would you choose?"
"..."
Upon hearing the princess's words, Lyon's cheeks twitched slightly.
Her words were reasonable, but this sense of deja vu...
There was a strange feeling as if an old-fashioned CEO was lifting the jaw of a sweet and naive heroine, proudly declaring, "Woman, the reason I like you is because you don't like my money."
"Of course, the most annoying thing about you is that you don't want anything... not even me."
Sighing with some frustration, the princess couldn't help but pinch Lyon, then continued with a mischievous smile, "But I'm confident that you'll want me eventually. Just like what you said, the more we interact and cultivate our relationship, the better."
"..."
"By the way, since we're talking about more interaction... when are you moving in?"
"???"
"Wait, are we discussing this? How did we get here?"
"Also, after you move in, we should start planning the wedding..."
"Stop!"
Feeling the need to change the subject, Lyon quickly withdrew his hand, his scalp tingling as he said, "I have something else to do. The captured senator hasn't been dealt with yet, so I'll be going now!"
"Oh~"
Seeing Lyon's flustered reaction, the princess smiled triumphantly, then pouted slightly and said, "But you have to... hmm? Wait, you caught a senator?"
"Yes, I caught some of them."
Lyon breathed a sigh of relief, finally steering the conversation away from the wedding. He admitted, "Joshua wasn't there to attend the meeting for you, so I went to preside over it.
As you know, the two main proposals of this parliament session are very important. But I was also a bit concerned about your safety, so I suggested to quickly arrest some of the more vocal opposing senators."
Hearing that Lyon had arrested senators, the princess was initially annoyed. But upon hearing his concern for her safety, her heart softened, and the annoyance vanished. She sighed in exasperation, "So, you didn't have them arrested during the meeting?"
"No."
Lyon shook his head. "I had them arrested outside after they left early due to my forceful passing of the proposals."
Arresting them after they left... that's better.
Hearing Lyon's explanation, the princess relaxed slightly, then sighed in frustration.
"You actually managed to anger them into leaving early... The ones who opposed me the most and have the worst tempers. It must have been Marquis Moli, Earl Evans, and Earl Pafuna. You arrested all three of them?"
Marquis Moli? Earl Evans? Earl Pafuna?
Lyon recalled the three names and vaguely remembered.
These three were the ones who threw a shoe and knocked out the Chancellor; the one Lyon's guards subdued; the one Lyon forced to kowtow, and he fainted on the table; and the one who tried to impeach Lyon, but was counter-impeached and carried away with the podium.
It seemed that the princess hadn't arrived, but she was still well-informed about the situation in the two-chamber parliament. These three were the first to voice their opposition and had the most intense attitudes.
"No, I didn't arrest those three."
After confirming the identities of the three, Lyon shook his head. "I arrested the remaining opposition senators, excluding those three."
The remaining ones? The princess was puzzled.
"The remaining ones, like Senator Brocas and Senator Klose?"
"Yes, the remaining ones."
"I know they're the remaining ones, but there are at least sixty remaining opposition senators. You can't arrest them all, can you?"
"..."
"???"
(End of Chapter)
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