before he was crowned king

"Lilian——" Alex's eyes were much softer, but when his fingertips touched the girl, he seemed to be pricked by a needle, and he turned around and took a step back to widen the distance between the two.

"Eryx?" The girl looked blank.

"Lilian, we can't do this." Alex shook his head, looking hesitant, "Our identities have changed. You are now the Viscountess, and I just appeared suddenly. From now on, we Just pretend you don't know him."

"Why? Is it because I married Sean? But I did this to help you. Without this marriage, the Cabed family would be in trouble." Lilian was a little emotional, and tears welled up from the corners of her eyes , "I, we... all thought you would never come back again, did I do something wrong? I just want to do my best to keep the place where you once existed..."

"No, it's all my fault." Alex lowered his head with an annoyed expression, "I'm sorry, Lilian."

"Arix, don't you... don't love me?" Tears fell one by one from the girl's fair face.

"How?" Alex smiled wryly, "Lilian, it's because of you that I can survive in the endless abyss."

"If so, then you still love me, right?" the girl choked up and asked.

"Of course." Erics looked tangled, "but—"

Before he finished speaking, Lilian threw herself into the man's arms and hugged him tightly.

"That's enough, Alex. As long as you still have me in your heart, I'm content."

Right now Lilian couldn't care about anything.

When they met for the first time, she fell in love with the man shining like the sun in front of her.

Not only has this feeling not diminished by half in the past five years, but it has become stronger because of deep thoughts.

What could be more joyful than finding what the heart loves after losing it!

She understood what Alex was worried about.

It was indeed a helpless move for her to marry Sean Cabed, but she never wanted it to be an obstacle to her love with Alex.

Good thing it's Shane.

Thinking of this, Lilian breathed a sigh of relief.

Sean is a very good person, unlike other arrogant noble men, everything has been according to her wishes since she got married.

Although he looks gloomy and unsmiling with a cold iron face, he is actually gentle and considerate in his heart.

Sean loved her and would not like to see her sad.

She believed that as long as she explained the reason of the matter clearly, Sean would understand her helplessness.

A soft sigh came from above his head, and in the end Erics couldn't help himself and hugged the weak and beautiful girl into his arms.

"I love you, Lillian."

Hearing the man's affectionate murmur, Lilian's heart was finally satisfied.

Her cheeks were blushing slightly, and she soon indulged in her lover's lingering whispers.

At this moment, she felt extremely happy.

Several possibilities were ruled out through experiments. By the time Sean recovered from the research, the faint morning light had tilted out from the gap in the velvet curtains.

Sean put down the quill in his hand and moved his stiff body.

At last he made it through the long night and survived.

The crisis has not really passed, and Sean is very clear about this. Madam Mary made it very clear last night that he is now in a state equivalent to house arrest.

Death can come at any time.

Washing water flowed into the silver hand basin, and Sean also took off the iron mask.

A pale face appeared in the mirror.

The delicate facial features look quite noble and handsome.

Originally, the appearance of an elegant and noble son was completely ruined by the hideous scar on the left half of his face.

The forehead to the cheeks are grayish reddish brown, uneven, and the large areas of skin are like rotten leaves, and one can't help but feel palpitations just by looking at it.

The symptoms look like burns, because the skin has been completely necrotic because it was not treated in time.

Sean didn't know where the ugly scar came from, the disgusting scar that had been on his face for as long as he could remember.

"It's disgusting."

As if traveling through time, immature laughter came faintly from my ears.

He still remembers these...

The corner of Sean's mouth twitched in self-mocking, and then he put the iron mask back on.

Such contempt and contempt for him is no surprise.

When I was young, I might still be sad and wronged quietly under the quilt.

But now, he no longer has such leisure time.

Walking to the desk, Sean gently shook the bell on the desk.

Soon, Joe appeared at the door.

"Viscount, what are your orders?"

"Lilian, did you come back last night?" Sean asked.

"Viscount, Madam has been in the manor all the time and never went out," said Joe.

"So that's the case. I didn't see her last night, so I thought she had an appointment with someone." Sean leaned against the window, looking at the garden below.

The girl in the garden was holding the golden scissors to pick the delicate red roses, and her long brown hair was swaying mischievously with her movements.

Beautiful and lively.

The young body is full of vitality and vitality.

"It's sunny today, and I want to read a book in the garden in the morning." Sean put down the curtains and said.

"Yes, I'll go and get it ready for you," said Joe.

The faint scent of flowers accompanied by strong black tea, and the warm breeze blowing, made Sean's nerves slightly relaxed.

The garden of Rose Manor is very famous in the circle of nobles. On both sides of the wide tree-lined avenue are fields of fragrant flowers, and the clear spring water surrounds the great and sacred statue of the God of Light.

Everything here is carefully planned, and every day gardeners come here on time with tools to cut carefully.

Whether it is the lawn or the flowers, it has always presented a regular geometric shape.

"Forcing nature to follow the law of symmetry." This is the beauty that Lady Mary believes in.

Even if it is a plant or a tree, Mrs. Mary will not give up the right to control and let them grow freely and savagely.

So, Sean believed in the ending in the book.

Whoever gets out of Madam Mary's control will face the fate of being cut off like weeds.

"I heard that Mrs. Lilian went out with a man late last night."

"That man has the same black hair as the Viscount."

"I don't know who is the Viscount? Such a handsome man is really rare."

"I heard from the old housekeeper that that seems to be Mrs. Mary's own son, the real heir of the Cabed family..."

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Sean quietly flipped through the book in his hand, and no one noticed his presence on the other side of the bush.

The arrival of Erics was like a stone falling into a calm lake, and the rustling voices of the servants could be heard no matter where they were in the entire Rose Manor.

Everyone was curious about the handsome man who arrived yesterday.

"Hey, hello!" A rude voice sounded.

Sean raised his head, and saw a boy in simple clothes swinging his legs on a tree, looking at him proudly.

"Are you Sean Cabed?"

Shane frowned slightly.

A commoner calling him by his first name?

This kind of behavior is extremely rude even if it is placed between strangers.

"My name is Jill." The next moment, the boy jumped down from the tall tree and stood on the wooden table where Sean drank tea.

Hearing this name, Sean remembered the identity of the other party.

Jill Turner, a skilled and powerful dwarf ranger, is the partner that Alex met on the road of travel.

"Mr. Jill, you can't do this, come down quickly." A servant hurried over, obviously frightened by Jill's reckless behavior, "Master Viscount! Please calm down, this is Mr. Alex My friend, please forgive his recklessness."

The boy snorted disdainfully and jumped off the table.

Looking at the messy tabletop and the books that had fallen on the floor, Sean stood up leaning on his cane.

And when he straightened his back, the boy became shorter in front of him.

"Jill?" Sean looked down at the boy in front of him.

"You know me?" Jill frowned and turned his head away. He didn't like looking up at others.

"Well, I know you now." The corner of Sean's mouth slightly raised, "A dwarf who doesn't know etiquette."

"What did you say?!" The word dwarf accurately pierced Jill's keen nerves.

Although he was indeed a dwarf, he hated being called that.

"Isn't it?" Sean laughed a few times in his throat.

"You despicable guy hiding under the mask!" Jill was completely irritated, "The shameless human who robbed Eriks of the title, do you really think you are a high-ranking nobleman?"

"You dirty impostor!"

"Jill, this is too much."

Sean heard the words and looked around, only to see that the man walking had the same short black hair as him.

His blue eyes were as bright as stars, against his sculpted clear face, he was so handsome that it was hard to look at him.

The tall and slender body stood facing the sun, and under the golden light, the exposed skin glowed white. Sean only felt that the man had the shadow of the God of Light than the statue in the garden.

Sean is extremely sure of the other party's identity, it is extremely dazzling, like the sun in the sky, an existence that is completely opposite to him.

It's Alex.

And the brown-haired girl who came with him was Sean's wife, Lilian Frederick.

Jill gritted her molars, tightly clutching the iron dagger that she took out at some point.

From Sheen's understanding, dwarves are aggressive and easily angered by nature.

However, after hearing what Erics said, this Jill really endured the rage, stepped back a few steps, gave Sean a hard look, and stopped arguing.

"I'm very sorry, Viscount Sean, I apologize for Jill's rudeness." In this stalemate atmosphere, Alex walked towards Sean first.

He bent down and picked up the book that had fallen from the floor.

""The History of the Origin of Natural Magic"? I have read this book, and the knowledge in it is very profound and obscure. Can you understand it?" The man looked at the book in his hand, and his tone was very gentle, as if chatting with an old friend .

"Thank you." Sean took the book with a very polite tone, "I haven't finished reading it yet. After reading it, if there is a chance, we can discuss it."

Erics froze for a moment, what he said just now was just a modest remark.

In fact, he is not very good at these complicated magic theories.

All he could do was say "yes" vaguely.

"Nice to meet you, Alex." Sean said sincerely, and then seemed to accidentally find Lilian behind him, with a look of surprise on his face, "Lilian, you are here too. You have already met Have you met yet? This is my brother Alex."

After speaking, Sean clearly noticed Lilian's embarrassment.

Even the expression of Alex beside him became unnatural.

After a simple test, Sean once again verified what was said in the book.

He does have a green hat on his head.