Duke Reeves sat upright on the sofa, carefully picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a small sip.
Then he raised his head and casually glanced at the two people in front of him.
On the left, Lia's expression was tense, and she managed to force a smile.
Her shifty gaze clearly revealed her panic and unease.
After a long while, she gradually breathed a sigh of relief because of Viktor's words.
Meanwhile, Viktor, standing beside her, recounted the entire incident with his usual expressionless demeanor, showing no difference from his usual behavior.
Duke Reeves then put down his teacup, calmly nodded, and indicated his understanding.
"I see. I understand the general situation now."
With Victor's concise explanation, Duke Rivi and Lia basically understood everything.
The truth between Victor and Erica is completely different from what Lia imagined.
In reality, over the past two months, Victor has simply helped Ellie Carter train for a short period of time.
Nothing that shouldn't have happened between them did occur as Lia had imagined.
Of course, these were also ways for Lia to comfort herself after listening to Victor's words.
After all, that was only Viktor's side of the story; who knows if anything had happened between them before?
Lia didn't want to think about it that way.
But there's no doubt that Viktor did focus on giving Erica special training over the past two months.
After Victor returned, Gwen also went back to Braxton.
“Victor was not lying.”
This 'Goddess of Justice' vouched for Viktor's innocence with her own divine status.
And just as Victor said.
As Erica's father, Duke Reeves could not possibly fail to recognize his daughter.
He knew about it long before Erica made headlines and even the image of the magic stone was leaked.
The mysterious woman in the trench coat with a golden ponytail was his daughter.
This is also the reason why Duke Reeves visited the Clevina family.
He simply stated:
"Although I already know about Erica's situation, but..."
At this point, Levi sighed.
He raised his head, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction and vigilance, scrutinizing Viktor in front of him.
That look seemed to say...
Despite guarding against thieves day and night, the thief still managed to steal it.
Lost in thought, Levi coughed twice.
He interrupted those irrelevant thoughts and continued:
"Now you can see my daughter's condition."
Upon hearing this, Lia remained silent for a moment.
She understood the meaning behind Duke Reeves's words.
At this point, no amount of words can truly suffice.
Erica has boldly declared her love for Victor to the whole world, demonstrating her determination to marry no one but him.
Although she is currently hiding her identity, who can guarantee that her true identity will never be revealed?
In short, after Erica took this step...
This also means that, apart from benefiting Victor, Duke Reeves' daughter will truly never be able to get married in her entire life.
Now, Reeve's gaze was fixed on Viktor with a clear sense of intimidation.
He didn't expect to hear "Actually, I don't know either" from Victor.
Or they might evade responsibility by saying, "It was all Erica's own idea."
Otherwise, he would immediately turn around and leave, taking Erica with him and making her disappear from the public eye and Victor's sight forever.
Of course, Reeve knew that Victor would never say that.
The other party, in turn, asked the question back:
"Then, Your Grace, may I ask a question?"
After taking his leg off the other leg, Victor, who was sitting in front of Duke Reeves, leaned forward slightly.
Looking at Duke Reeves with a questioning gaze, he said:
"And what are your thoughts?"
As expected, Duke Reeves had anticipated that Victor would raise this question.
He sighed slightly, which wasn't really Viktor changing the subject.
The fact that the other party was able to ask this question directly shows his directness and frankness.
Reeves had prepared his answer to this question well in advance, and replied without much thought:
“Victor, you confessed your love to my daughter ten years ago.”
"At that time, she was only seventeen years old."
Victor: "..."
When the old father began to bring up the past, Viktor fell silent.
He turned his head to the side, his gaze sweeping lightly to the side.
As expected, Lia had a smile on her face, with a slight curve at the corners of her mouth.
But there was a hint of danger hidden in that smile, as if a sharp blade was hanging overhead.
Gwen, standing to the side, looked at Victor with curiosity and inquiry.
It seems they are weighing whether Viktor's 'confession to a minor' constitutes a crime.
In fact, Victor himself didn't really know why he confessed his feelings to Erica back then.
Besides being associated with calamities, Erica is also the next goddess of nature.
Victor really couldn't figure out what his motives were for confessing his feelings to Erica.
Is it simply that they genuinely like the idea of a minor?
Viktor couldn't help but begin to doubt himself.
Most importantly, Erica only became the goddess of nature in this timeline.
According to the information provided by Chaos, the goddess of nature rejected the name "Gaia".
But at the same time, she also became the target of the world's will to hunt her down.
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