Gwen left quickly.
Viktor stood quietly, watching as the other rode away on his white horse, his silver hair swaying gently.
Even from a distance, Gwen's silhouette still conveyed an indescribable sense of unwavering determination.
The phrase "I will marry no one but you" is indeed touching enough.
However, Victor knew perfectly well that it was merely Gwen's belief as a knight in upholding her oath.
He knows Gwen too well.
After all, she was his wife with whom he had spent his entire life.
Viktor knows every aspect of Gwen inside and out.
Whether physical or mental,
In his presence, Gwen's thoughts were laid bare.
He knew that in this life, he and Gwen did not have a deep emotional foundation.
Even their conversation just now was their first exchange in many years.
The last time they met was probably five years ago when he went to the Delin family in the North and proposed marriage to Angus.
Even on that occasion, the two did not interact at all.
Gwen could not have developed feelings for him for no reason, especially after he had done so many things that damaged his reputation.
The reason Gwen was able to say that was ultimately because of their "engagement".
She is a person who will absolutely keep her promises, even if the engagement was not initially accepted by her.
But now that Gwen has accepted the engagement, she will never break her vow.
Even if Gwen harbored resentment towards him, and no matter how strained their relationship was...
Gwen would rather remain unmarried for life than break this engagement and marry someone else.
"That's enough."
Viktor took a deep breath, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Ultimately, none of this was his intention from the beginning.
She even injured the nobles who harassed Gwen, thus incurring the wrath of that count.
His original intention was not to become the villain in the eyes of the outside world.
After Tisnato's death, the reason he moved to the capital was to use the title of "genius mage" to smoothly integrate into the noble circles of the capital.
For him, whether it was socializing among nobles or advancing to the third-tier mage level,
All of this was incredibly easy for him.
He chose to move to the capital only after Tisnatho's death because before that...
As a non-head of the family, Victor did not have enough influence in the eyes of those nobles.
Most nobles were also unwilling to associate with Tisnato, who was considered a madman.
Now, Victor, as the empire's youngest third-tier mage and the new head of the Clavner family,
He has both fame and fortune.
Everyone wanted to get in touch with Viktor, or even befriend him.
After all, there are plenty of people who want to expand their businesses to Bryston.
Nobody complains about earning too much money.
As long as Viktor can maintain his consistently positive reputation through his connections within aristocratic circles.
He would then have the opportunity to meet the Duke, and even establish a good relationship with him.
This would allow him to meet the Duke's daughter, Erica, sooner.
This is also the only legal and effective way for Victor to contact Erica within this timeframe.
Keep in mind that Erica is only eight years old at most.
This is no longer just a matter of being a minor; a girl of this age would certainly be protected by the Duke of Reeves in every way.
He would never allow Erica to appear in public until she was able to protect herself.
Therefore, if he wanted to make contact with Erica in advance, he had to start with the Duke.
However, a duke is not someone that just anyone can meet; after all, this title represents the highest honor in the entire empire.
However, Victor has plenty of time; he can gradually mold himself into an outstanding, talented nobleman.
Sooner or later, there will be an opportunity to meet the Duke and establish a good relationship with him.
As a result, he received a message from an informant within the Knights.
A few ignorant noble sons harassed Gwen within the Knights of Faith.
One of them even proposed to Gwen right in front of the Knights of Favonius.
He was the son of an earl, who happened to be on the list of those invited.
Then, Viktor understood.
Should he accommodate these people just because of a vague possibility?
What are NPCs?
It's better to cause pain to others than to wrong yourself.
Therefore, Victor declined all other nobles' invitations, but accepted the count's invitation alone.
The count was initially pleased with Viktor's agreement, thinking that Viktor valued the face he had given him.
Little did he know that he almost destroyed his entire family because of his son.
After that, Victor found several other nobles who had harassed Gwen and taught them a lesson they deserved.
After this series of events, Viktor's reputation ultimately plummeted to an irreparable state.
People say that Victor's madness even surpasses that of Tissnato.
After all, the worst thing Tissnato did was kick down someone's door.
When it came to Victor, the nobles realized they had underestimated the Clavenna family.
Victor dared to blow up someone's entire house.
This led to no one daring to provoke him anymore; even the most powerful families could only keep their distance from him.
No one knows what Viktor's initial motivation was for doing this, and no one is willing to speculate on his reasons.
In any case, all they need to do is focus on this point, constantly smear Viktor, and completely regard him as a madman.
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