Chapter 103

Chapter 103

"It's embarrassing, but that's the reason I've been ill as well. I'm simply very angry. It's pent-up rage, that's all."

Eliza mixed a joke into her voice to ease the heavy mood, but Adeline's shock did not fade.

Adeline gripped both fists tightly and looked at Eliza. Her voice trembled in small tremors.

"Then why... If you were truly certain that I'm the Saintess, you could have simply reported me..."

"Not for your sake, Miss Adeline, of course."

Adeline's eyes had begun to widen, but she stopped short. Watching her flustered eyes blink rapidly, Eliza burst out laughing.

"I dislike him, Miss Adeline. You can't imagine how dreadful it is to feel someone forcing their will on you... He tries to possess me as though I were an object, not a person."

As she went on, the laughter drained from her face, and Eliza's expression turned vicious.

"So,…