Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

Chapter 344: Chapter 217 Xiya Brother, I Wronged You_2
 

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“Nothing has happened here.”

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Tiya didn’t know with what expression or state of mind she had returned to the Church.

All along the way, she ignored all the greetings from the nuns, and with Louise’s company, returned to her room.

Perhaps, I was wrong.

Instead of telling her the truth, it would be better to concoct an outright lie, deceiving her with cruel reality.

Louise looked at Tiya, whose expression was in a daze, with concern, and sighed softly.

Then, a slight resentment towards Lynn surfaced in her heart.

Although it might be an exaggeration, why push things to this extent?

Behaving like this, how could any woman face you with equanimity?

“I’ll head back first, Tiya. The Moonlight Holy Scripture is in two days. You… take some time to adjust your mindset.”

Louise, standing by the door, gently reminded her.

Despite the undeniable importance of the Moonlight Holy Scripture, she wished even more that her best friend could quickly shake off her gloomy mood.

Seeing that she was bowing her head in silence, Louise didn’t know what else to say, merely touching her face gently before preparing to leave.

“Is the Moonlight Holy Scripture… really that important?”

Before Louise had gone far, a faint voice suddenly occurred behind her.

Louise’s steps halted instantly.

Taking a deep breath, she looked around nervously to make sure no one was in the Monastery before letting out a sigh of relief.

Then she looked at Tiya with serious eyes.

This was the first time she had ever heard Tiya question the Church since they had known each other.

“I won’t mention this to anyone, Tiya,” said Louise solemnly, “You must be too tired, hence these wild thoughts. Go back to bed and sleep.”

“Sorry, Louise.”

Realizing her earlier lapse, Tiya took a deep breath and then managed to squeeze out a forced smile.

After watching her friend leave, she slowly closed the door and leaned against it, as if to unload all the weight of her body: the responsibility of the Holy Maiden, the myriad emotions in her heart, the uncertainty about the future…

Gradually sliding down the door with a faint noise, Tiya sat down at the entrance, hugging her knees and burying her face in them.

“Why?”

After a long silence, she whispered.

It was like a question directed to someone annoying who wasn’t there, but also a question she was asking herself.

Upon careful reflection, due to conflicting positions, even during the days of fleeing, it seemed they never sat down face to face to communicate properly.

The only time there seemed to be a sign of such behavior was during breakfast that day when he seemed to care and asked about the Moonlight Holy Scripture.

However, she had coldly rejected him.

Looking back now, she deeply regretted it.

Because, from the beginning to the end, Tiya never knew what Lynn was trying to do.

Their relationship was showing signs of improvement, and it wouldn’t be long before she could ensure his safety from Glostit, and she just had to maintain those lies.

Even if they weren’t said out loud, it didn’t matter.

She could live in such an illusion until the day they parted ways.

However, he chose not to do so, tearing apart the illusions that surrounded her with cruelty and indifference.

She thought she could finally see his true colors, and from then on, completely draw the line, even turning into enemies.

But in the end, he silently took on all the blame.

If Louise hadn’t told her, perhaps she would have been deceived by the Church for the rest of her life.

What exactly was he thinking?

Tiya didn’t know.

Because it’s difficult for people to truly understand each other.

But one thing she cared about.

The question she asked Louise just before she left was actually Tiya’s inner confusion.

The man who had saved her several times was still being persecuted by the nobility and the Imperial Council, and even the public had been deceived, making him a villain openly condemned by all.

She didn’t know what others were thinking.

But the doctrine she had received from childhood told her she couldn’t remain indifferent.

But the Silent Church, which was the only one that knew the truth about that night, had never thought of clearing his name, just allowing the Imperial Council and the many nobles to smear the young man at will.

This made Tiya begin to doubt the worldview and values she had held all this time.

What should she do?

Tiya just kept leaning against the door, sitting there from evening till deep into the night, without moving an inch.

Her mind was a mess, and deep inside, she felt an impulse, but was never able to put it into action.

“Thump, thump, thump—”

Just then, there came a gentle knock on the door behind her.

This jolted Tiya back from her turmoil and struggle, instinctively looking up.

“Tiya, it’s me.”

Then, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

Xiya, my brother?!

Tiya’s mind panicked instinctively, carefully standing up, and then holding her breath, trying to make no noise and listen to the movements outside stealthily.

She never expected that he would come to her at this time.

Previously, she had filled her schedule with all sorts of things to numb herself, avoiding thinking about what would become of her relationship with brother Xiya.

But now, his initiative put this question squarely on the table.