“Axel, I’ve thought it through. Sooner orter, Berthold will definitely sexually assault me. Rather than giving my innocence to him, I’d prefer to give it to you.”


    After Ca finished speaking, she unexpectedly leaned on Jared’s shoulder, her nightgown beginning to slip down!


    Jared was instantly thrown into a panic.


    He hadn’t expected Ca to have such a thought!


    “Ca, don’t worry. As long as I’m here, I won’t let Berthold seed. Please get dressed quickly.”


    Jared turned his head, not daring to look at Ca.


    Upon seeing Jared’s expression, tears welled up in Ca’s eyes. She felt utterly aggrieved and said, “I know you find me unattractive since I’m not as beautiful as Juliet. You’ve seen Juliet, so now you probably think even less of me. Previously, when she was naked in front of you, you couldn’t even blink, you were staring so hard. But now, you don’t even spare me a nce…”


    Upon hearing this, Jared felt a headache forming. He wondered who could have possibly spread the word that he had seen Juliet naked.


    It must have been Judd because Mr. Bary would never do something like that!


    It must have been Judd who informed Ca, aiming to make her give up on Jared. In doing so, Judd would then have a chance!


    “Ca, don’t listen to the nonsense others are spouting. I’ve neverid eyes on Juliet’s body. In fact, I even gave her a beating today. In my eyes, all women are the same; there’s no such thing as beautiful or not beautiful. Please don’t misunderstand!”


    Jared turned his head away, managing only to help Ca get dressed by feeling his way around.


    “What do you mean?” Ca paused, a hint of confusion in her gaze toward Jared. “In your eyes, all women are the same? Do you not distinguish between beauty andck thereof?”


    “Right!” Jared nodded in agreement.


    Ca had a sudden realization and abruptly stood up from the bed. “Axel, could it be… Could you be… Sorry for disturbing you!”


    Ca didn’t even finish her sentence before she rushed out in a panic.


    Upon seeing the situation, Jared realized that Ca had misunderstood him. He was about to speak up and rify, but then he paused.


    Maybe it’s better to let the misunderstanding be. If not, she’ll pester me all day, which is annoying!


    After Ca had left, Jared straightened out his clothes, then went to find Juliet.


    Jared suppressed his aura. After all, he couldn’t afford to let others discover histe-night visit to Juliet’s mansion.


    Last night, even Jared himself wasn’t quite sure how it happened. Somehow, he managed to slip into Juliet’s mansion unnoticed by the guards!


    Yet, when he went there in broad daylight, there wereyer uponyer of guards protecting her residence.


    At that moment, Juliet was seated in the courtyard, quietly awaiting Jared.


    She couldn’t understand why, but ever since Jared had hit her during the day, she just couldn’t get him off her mind.


    The image of Jared was constantly surfacing in her mind.


    At that moment, she was surprisingly eager to see Jared.


    ncing at the sky, Juliet felt a pang of anxiety. “He wouldn’t stand me up, would he?”


    “Are you really that eager to see me, Juliet?”


    At that moment, Jared’s voice rang out.


    Juliet quickly got up as soon as she saw Jared walking over. She then sternly said, “Who said I was eager to see you? I just didn’t want to owe you from our bet, that’s all.”


    “Really? Then why do I see your face turning red, Juliet?” Jared said with a grin.


    “Stop spouting nonsense! Who’s blushing? Let’s get going; we need to get back before dawn!”


    Juliet shot Jared a look, then promptly left the courtyard.


    Jared trailed behind Juliet. He was unfamiliar with the surroundings and dared not wander around aimlessly.Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    “The ce where my father is kept is just ahead. To see him, not only do we have to evade the guards, but we also have to secretly break through several arcane arrays. Whatever you do, don’t run off recklessly. If you so much as touch the arcane array, all our efforts will have been in vain!” Juliet reminded Jared.


    “Juliet, I didn’t expect you to be knowledgeable about arcane arrays. You’re truly beautiful and talented!”


    From behind Juliet, Jared showered her withpliments.


    Juliet rolled her eyes at him, but internally, she was quite pleased. She said, “As if I know anything about arcane arrays. I just have a formation te that Mr. Cunningham gave me before.”