Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"What do you know? Even though he first laid eyes on me, I was not his true love. Instead, he fell head over heels for that bitch..." Evelyn sighed deeply with a hint of hatred.

"You're referring to the descendant of the Long Tribe, right?" Zachary asked.

"Yes. If it weren't for that man-stealing bitch, I would have long married Jules and unified the Supernal Continent in the process." Evelyn couldn't contain her anger as she firmly gritted her teeth.

"So the reason you allied with Adrian was that you resented Jules?" Zachary guessed.

"No, actually at the time, I still had a glimmer of hope since the descendant of the Long Tribe suddenly died of some illness. I patiently waited for Jules to come back to me and I would still welcome him with open arms after all he'd done. But what did he do instead? He tried to bring that woman back to life. That was when I realized that he would never love me back. Blinded with rage, I invited him to come join us, promising to him that we'll help to revive her. He knew that he needed a lot

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hat he fell in love with the wrong person." The joy in her eyes suddenly disappeared the moment she remembered the fact.

"But you can't choose the person you fall in love with! I think it's better if you finally move on," Zachary persuaded.

"Forget the past and move on? If it was only as simple as that, then I wouldn't be here right now. But since he's still alive, maybe this is finally my chance to change his mind and make him come back to me," Evelyn said confidently.

"You have to be revived first!" Zachary couldn't help but smile.

"Please get me out of here as soon as possible. No matter what method you have, I can promise you that after I get out, I will no longer think about unifying the Supernal Continent. All I want to do is to see Jules again and stay with him forever," she pleaded.

"How can I be sure that you're telling the truth?" Zachary had expected this reaction of her. And this was part of his plan. He wanted to use Jules to control Evelyn, but he couldn't completely believe everything that she said.