Chapter 138: A Handy Tool
That afternoon, after Ophelia left by ship, in the Temple in the Depths of the Labyrinth, Leon and Rena sat together in the rest area and talked about what had happened that day.
“An arranged meeting?” Rena, who was pouring water, trembled when she heard Leon say that, and tea splashed onto the table.
“Yes, it was actually an arranged meeting.” Leon calmly stood up and wiped the tea off the table with a cloth. “They said it was an inspection of the Labyrinth, but in reality, the Earl had his daughter come to inspect me.”
“You rejected her, right?” Rena immediately fixed her eyes tightly on Leon’s, anxiety filling them.
The inexplicable attitude Ophelia had shown toward the two of them, and her act of inviting Leon to dine alone, now had an explanation.
To become the Earl’s son-in-law and inherit this Underworld kingdom together with the Earl’s daughter—such temptation was no small thing.
“I didn’t get the chance to say it.” Leon replied.
“What did you say?” Rena once again looked as though the sky had collapsed.
What did he mean he did not get the chance to reject her? Was that not the same as being unable to refuse?