Chapter 79 If you don’t want to kill anyone, you need to think of a way to check and balance.
Tonight, Scarlett experienced the withdrawal of the divorce between Sevilla and Chiye, and she really didn't have much time to think about what Riley's meaningful words meant.
Instead of discussing with him whether Gra was the new person she wanted to recruit, she should just go straight into business mode.
She is having a career-related brain attack now, so she might as well solve the problem once and for all.
She looked at Riley, "Riley, come back to the bedroom with me. I have something to ask you."
Riley was startled, his expression becoming a little more unnatural.
He came here at Lilia's request to see how His Highness was doing.
Lilia was worried that Servia would harm His Highness, and when he recalled what had happened before, he also had this worry.
On the way here, he heard Lilia mention someone else.
He was surprised but didn't say anything.
But when I really saw Scarlett, I couldn't help but ask.
Obviously.
Scarlett's answer exceeded his expectations.
He didn't know how to respond for a moment.
During this period, Scarlett had been sleeping alone and had never called anyone to sleep with her. Why did she suddenly ask him to go to the bedroom?
It was to discuss giving the newcomer a status.
still……
Even though he was puzzled, Riley quickly adjusted the unnaturalness on his face, pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth, and answered loudly.
…
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There is actually a room in Huldah Palace specifically for handling official business, but Scarlett has never been involved in official business seriously, so she didn't know about it.
Besides, her bedroom has a special rest area, which is similar to a living room. Scarlett's idea is to go to sleep after finishing her work.
So she asked Riley to go with her to the bedroom.
Obviously Riley hadn't thought of this and was feeling uneasy all the way.
Apart from confusion, there is also a hint of nervousness about what will happen to them next.
Return to the bedroom.
Scarlett sat on the sofa in the lounge area and asked Lilia to pour in two cups of tea.
She took a sip of warm tea to moisten her dry throat, and told Riley everything that had happened in the Lost Continent during this period.
Including what she and Gra said in the servants' room.
Riley held the teacup and listened quietly, his fingers clasping the handle. The excessive force caused the blood color on his fingertips to fade, and they became as white as jade, blending into the same color as the handle.
Listen to the back.
Scarlett mentioned Sophia.
Riley's eyelashes trembled, and his eyelids suddenly lifted. A trace of panic flashed in his dark green eyes, but it was not from Sophia, but from Scarlett's words.
Scarlett said, "Riley, I'm not sure about your feelings for Sophia. This is optional. I'll leave the decision to you."
Riley almost blurted out: "Why does Your Highness think so?"
Thinks he has feelings for Sophia.
Scarlett said frankly, "The last time Sofia came to Herda Palace, she told me about your relationship and asked me for you. I should have told you about this earlier, but then I got delayed by other things. Riley, I want to ask for your opinion. If you like Sofia, I can help you two."
Now that things have come to this, Scarlett doesn't plan to hide anything and just speaks out.
Sevilla and Chiye have already defected, and the other five can be left behind and we can figure out countermeasures to defeat them one by one.
Use this incident to push Riley out first.
This way, even if he is a bomb, he won't hurt himself.
"Your Highness."
Riley lowered his eyes and looked at his teacup. The tea in the cup was still steaming up, and the steam rose up and wet his eyelashes. "Are you doing this to make room for the newcomer?"
Riley wasn't stupid, but his current thinking wasn't smart at all.
As long as he was willing to take the time to think about Scarlett's words, he would soon understand her intention.
But at this moment, he couldn't calm down and couldn't figure things out.
Scarlett didn't know why Riley kept bothering Gra, she guessed Riley was trying to change the subject to avoid the issue.
No, she couldn't let Riley lead her by the nose.
Scarlett looked at Riley and said, "Riley, it has nothing to do with him. I just want to hear your own thoughts. If you like Sophia..."
"Your Highness."
Riley put down his teacup and interrupted Scarlett, "I don't like Sophia."
His face was filled with anger. He gritted his teeth, his Adam's apple rolled, and said forcefully, "I don't like Princess Sofia, not at all. Your Highness, please don't test me with this matter again. Your Highness once said that I am a human being, not a gift. He will not make decisions for me or give me away to someone else."
"Now……"
Riley raised his head, and a few blood-red strands burst out of his eyeballs, staining his eye sockets red. "Does your Highness' words still count?"
The dark green eyes grew darker and darker, like a dry well, swallowing up his previous calmness, indifference, and peace, leaving only a pitch-black gloom to maintain his only remaining sanity.
He was restraining himself from ruining the current peace.
Riley's voice was not loud, but his words resonated like a drum in Scarlett's ears, especially the last rhetorical question.
Scarlett was stunned for a moment, her brows moved as if they were half-knitted, and a trace of regret flashed through her mind.
She hadn't expected Riley's reaction to be so strong, like a wolf waiting for its chance. She was worried that if she continued the topic, it would completely infuriate Riley and cause disastrous consequences.
Sophia clearly said that she and Riley were childhood sweethearts and had a deep relationship.
Holst also said that they had a close relationship.
What she proposed was a good thing, so why was Riley so against it?
Scarlett didn't dwell on this issue too much. Right now, she had to stabilize Riley first. Safety came first.
Scarlett smiled, her eyes extremely gentle. She met Riley's gaze and said softly, "Of course, no matter what, I will respect your decision."
This statement did not reassure Riley.
But he needed to calm down at this moment. Even if Scarlett was lying to him, he had to believe it.
Riley paused for a few seconds, forced a smile, and began to analyze the previous topic. "Your Highness, Gra is very dangerous. He is a double-edged sword. If you don't use him properly, you will hurt yourself."
Scarlett didn't expect Riley to stay to discuss this matter. She thought their conversation today was over just now.
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood the situation. "What do you mean?"
Riley's eyes flashed, "Kill him."
Killing people was never at the top of Scarlett's list, otherwise she wouldn't have brought Gra out.
The other party knew her and took the opportunity to sow discord between her and Sophia, so he was not just a bounty hunter.
She wanted to know who was behind him.
Riley saw Scarlett hesitate and didn't speak. He frowned, thinking that his words had frightened her. He added gently, "If Your Highness doesn't want to kill anyone, you need to think of a way to check and balance."
At this point, Riley asked, "The news that Your Highness went to the Lost Continent to level up is no secret. Why don't you believe that this was done by Sophia?"
Scarlett said, "There's no motive. Sophia has everything, and I have nothing. She doesn't need to do this."
This was exactly the answer Riley wanted.
He smiled, his brows relaxed, and continued his analysis, "Your Highness, there are two consequences to letting Gra go back. First, he's Sofia's man, and Sofia could use him to hurt herself and frame Your Highness. Second, he's not Sofia's man, and someone else could use him to hurt Sofia, framing Your Highness and potentially harming Sofia as well."
"Of these two consequences, the one who suffers the most is Your Highness, followed by Sophia."
Riley didn't say.
He only threw out an introduction and let Scarlett figure out the rest on her own.
He believed that Scarlett must know.
Riley's analysis is simple and easy to understand.
Scarlett went over it in her mind and finally understood.
My eyes light up.
She knew what to do.
(End of this chapter)
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