"What? Landon really agreed?"

Looking at the servants from the Stuyvesant family who came back with the people from the temple, Flora widened her beautiful almond eyes, her face full of disbelief.

Impossible! Is Landon really so ruthless?

The temple is not close to the Stuyvesant family. By pulling the gifts back all the way with such a fanfare, wouldn't everyone know that he would take back the gifts he gave?

Can't he just let her off like he used to?

"Uh, not the Duke." The temple attendant said, "It is Miss Helena's order."

"Helena?" Flora gritted her teeth immediately, "This is between me and Landon, what does she have to do with it?"

The attendant hurriedly explained.

When he went to Duke Stuyvesant's mansion this time, he didn't see Landon at all. Instead, he was received by Miss Helena.

Probably because her adoptive father had just passed away, Helena was still wearing a black dress, her hair coiled up behind her head, leaving only a few strands of long hair by her ears. Her cold and solemn temperament and icy blue eyes gave the attendant the feeling of being scrutinized.

After the attendant reluctantly explained his intentions, the famous ice beauty did not ask why Flora suddenly did this, nor did she ask for Landon's opinion on this matter.

Her cold and gorgeous face lifted a courteous smile: "Is that what Her Holiness said? I understand, let's do as she said, I will send someone to go back to the temple with you."

So the attendant came back with the people Helena sent.

Hearing the explanation, Flora was about to explode: "What right does Helena have to meddle in the affairs between me and Landon! I told you to go find Landon! Who told you to find Helena!"

The maid was also stunned: "Doesn't she feel something is wrong? I heard that Helena was in charge of the Stuyvesant family before, doesn't she understand that this will offend Her Holiness?"

Hearing her own maid's words, Flora couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

It's not surprising that Helena did such a thing.

Although Helena is an adopted daughter and her status is a bit awkward, the external mainstream public opinion about Helena is actually very high.

Whether it's the aristocratic education and etiquette, or the housekeeping ability, she is top-notch among her peers.

As for that cold temperament... Anyway, her etiquette and such are in place. With Landon's reputation outside, everyone sympathizes with Helena, thinking that it's not easy for her to support a big family, and her brother is so worrying, so it's normal for her to have a cold personality.

——But that's what outsiders think.

Flora has been a childhood friend of Landon, and has been with him side by side before Helena was adopted. Because they were both girls, they had more contact with Helena.

Even during the time when Helena was forced to study by her tutor and had to estrange herself from Landon, Flora had temporarily served as Helena's maid for a while — until she entered the temple.

Why was Helena, a commoner like her, able to become an aristocratic adopted daughter while she had to be Helena's maid?

The young Flora didn't understand at the time, thinking that she must be inferior to Helena in some way, so she always observed her.

As a result, Flora's understanding of Helena was even deeper than Helena's own in some ways.

In Flora's view, Helena was not as good as she appeared to be.

What a responsible and caring big sister! She is so hypocritical!

She must be the one who wants to marry Landon the most, right? With no legitimate status, she's already taken charge of the family!

If Helena really cared about the family like she claimed, then she wouldn't have sent people to take away the property, because the family's reputation is more important than these possessions.

Helena's reason for doing things is completely different from what she says, she has ulterior motives!

With such a sister, sometimes she felt Landon was quite pitiful too.

But now is not the time to pity others.

Flora thinks that she is the most pitiable person at the moment.The people from the Stuart family were at the door, waiting to take their things away.

Helena did it on purpose!

If Helena were to succeed, not being able to sleep well on her hard bed at night would be the least of her worries. What's even more painful than killing her is the thought of being laughed at by those noble girls tomorrow.

"Your Highness the Saintess, how shall we arrange for these people from the Stuart family?" the attendant asked with difficulty, "Should we let them in?"

Of course, that was impossible.

She had sent someone to the Stuart family just to put up a show, to let Landon know that she was even angrier and to make him take a stand quickly. She hadn't intended to return their things at all!

Flora quickly said, "Don't let them touch anything, only Landon has the right to decide what happens to these things. Let Landon come and speak to me personally!"

The attendant went to carry out her orders.

When Landon received the news, he was a bit dumbfounded.

"What? You said Helena went to my door to take back the things I gave to Flora? Have they been moved already?"

"Just arrived at the door, the things haven't been moved yet. Her Highness the Saintess means that the items are yours, and only you have the right to decide. She's not sure about some of the items, so she hopes you can come and identify them..."

Landon breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, he almost thought that he had accidentally been given a game plotline by Helena.

Huang Mao in the game often sent gifts to the Saintess, and after finding out he couldn't sleep with her, took the gifts back directly, making everyone think Huang Mao was very low and pitied the Saintess.

In a side plot, the game's protagonist killed Huang Mao when he found out that he wanted to drug the Saintess.

Although Landon wasn't interested in drugging anyone, the similarities to the in-game fate made him uneasy.

Sigh, he wanted to distance himself from her, but it hasn't been a day since they last saw each other. He hoped this time would be the end; after all, he couldn't really let Helena ruin their relationship by offending everyone.

Landon had no choice but to put down the work in his hands and go to see Flora.

Seeing Landon, Flora's face was filled with surprise and delight. She stood up to greet him and complained coquettishly, "Why did you take so long to come?"

She wanted to get closer, but she felt rejection from Landon's body language, and his familiar blue eyes seemed to be telling her not to come any closer.

He didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point, "What do you want to tell me?"

Flora stared blankly at Landon.

He was pampered, picky about food, but once willing to eat the cake she messed up.

He was noble and privileged, but had once rolled on the grass with her.

He had once allowed her to sit next to him counting his eyelashes, playing with his forehead hair, forcing him to wear a freshly woven flower crown, and he would just smile at her without resisting.

But now, he was standing so far away from her, looking at her with that polite expression he used for outsiders, as if the past ten-odd years were just a dream of hers.

...He used to be so indulgent with her.

"I-I want to say, Landon... I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked about you like that..."

The apology flowed smoothly from Flora's beautifully shaped lips, but Landon interrupted her before she could finish.

"Forget it, Miss Saintess, I'm not here to hear your apology. I heard Helena sent people to move the things?"

Flora's expression stiffened, and her face turned unsightly.

...Was it because she had apologized too many times before, so he was immune? This time, it wasn't so easy to turn a new page?

But she was genuinely sorry this time; she was a bit regretful...

Seeing Landon's attitude as if he would leave immediately if she didn't speak, Flora had no choice but to seize the opportunity and get straight to the point.

"Landon, look at Helena, she even wants to move the bed I'm already used to sleeping on..."

"So you mean you want to keep these things?"

Flora was somewhat annoyed, dissatisfied with how blunt Landon was. She reluctantly found an excuse for herself, "Well, just treat it as me borrowing from you! I will return them later!""......" Landon didn't know what Flora was thinking. He used to think he understood Flora, but it turned out he didn't.

However, he was too lazy to figure out what Flora was thinking, and went straight to the literal meaning: "Does Miss Saint want to write an IOU, or sign a loan contract?"

Flora did not expect this response from Landon, and tilted her head in confusion: "Eh?"

What did she hear?

Landon... actually wanted to turn these things from gifts for her into loans? And even planning to make her write an IOU?

Seeing that Landon seemed to think she didn't hear clearly, he patiently repeated the words again. Flora interrupted him in annoyance: "Fine, an IOU it is!"

Although she had achieved her goal and could continue to use these things, Flora couldn't feel happy.

This fool! How could he misunderstand what others said so easily! Was she really intending to borrow!?

Couldn't he just follow along and say that what he gave her wouldn't be taken back?

He's already a duke, and still so stingy, talking about borrowing...

Landon still remembered that his main purpose for coming this time was to avoid the death flag, so he couldn't offend her too much: "Don't worry, no interest."

Flora was almost in tears, but she was also afraid of Landon's ruthless attitude at the moment, worrying that if she said a few more words, Landon would really take the things away, so she forced a smile: "Really? Thank you!"

Landon felt a little better.

The game's male protagonist thought he bullied the saint and wanted to seek justice for the saint, so he took the game's male protagonist to see these things in the room.

If he really liked the saint, he should repay her debts for her, instead of trying to kill him, the creditor. This doesn't fit the identity of the game's male protagonist as the prophesied child.

Ah, thinking about it this way, he's really clever!!!