[Volume 5]: Chapter 1 - A Sweet Girl Won’t Be Fooled By The Villainess

Jessica, on seeing Baron Amelia, immediately became as enthusiastic as a crazy fan. However, facing the cold gaze of Baron Amelia, Jessica silently shifted to the left, trying to maintain a friendly distance from Ifia to avoid being seen as a thorn in Amelia's eye. Jealous women are unreasonable. Just like Austin, who treats her female friends as rivals... After seeing Amelia, Ifia's eyes lit up. She didn't pay attention to Jessica maintaining a distance and was completely focused on Amelia, making her unable to sit still. She stood up directly from the sofa and ran towards Amelia. Even though it had only been a short separation, Amelia being urgently summoned to the palace had made Ifia worry! After all, in Ifia's mind, the Roselde royal family has been associated with foul play! Always up to something devious. Because of this, Ifia had initially wanted to play 'hide and seek' with Amelia and surprise her, but now she just wanted to ask if Amelia had been mistreated in the palace! "Amelia, are you okay?" Ifia ran up to Amelia, immediately circling around her and then worriedly touching her, almost wanting to strip Amelia naked and thoroughly inspect her. When Ifia's little hand touched Amelia's waist, Amelia raised her hand helplessly, intercepting the almost harassing action. Although Amelia enjoyed Ifia's touch, there was a third person present, and Ifia's reaction would make her shy again. To prevent Ifia from feeling upset, she had to put a stop to it. "Ifia, don't worry, I'm fine." After being stopped by Amelia, Ifia's worries lessened slightly. She then remembered Jessica sitting on the side... Just as Amelia had expected, Ifia blushed, no longer asked anything, and quickly sat on the single sofa, avoiding eye contact and fidgeting with embarrassment. Oh dear, what had she done! Her shy behavior made Amelia smile, and her shimmering purple eyes looked at Ifia as if she was sweetly indulging in the scene. The silent Jessica felt increasingly embarrassed and felt like she shouldn't be there at that moment. It felt like being kicked by a passerby when you're with your partner... Wait a minute, she did have a partner! Thinking that Baron Amelia had just come out of the palace and must have a lot to talk to Ifia about, Jessica immediately sensibly suggested she should leave and then left without needing to be escorted. Leaving Ifia and Amelia alone, they no longer needed to consider anyone else. This allowed Amelia to walk a few steps to the single sofa where Ifia was sitting and crouch down beside her. One high and one low. She then raised her hand to support her chin and looked at Ifia, "Lovely Ifia, why are you ignoring me?" Those purple eyes blinked, and her disheveled silver hair fell in front, adding to her charm. Under the close-range, devastating beauty, she made Ifia feel dizzy. No matter how long she spent with Amelia, she was completely defenseless against that beautiful face! "I... I wasn't ignoring you, I was just too anxious earlier." Ifia hesitated as she spoke, not saying everything, but both of them understood the meaning behind her words. This made Amelia chuckle and not press Ifia further, diverting the topic herself. "Ifia, why did you come back? If the Saint hadn't sent word, I would have gone to the church by now." On hearing this, Ifia forgot her shyness and immediately thought of the evil deeds of the Roselde royal family! She quickly asked, "Amelia, have you heard the latest news from Darwa City about using demonic plants to summon demons?" "Yes, the king urgently summoned me to the palace to discuss this matter." Amelia nodded casually, appearing unconcerned, which made Ifia relax a little. Perhaps things weren't as bad as she had thought! It had to be said that with Amelia by her side, she felt relieved! "In addition to the ten demonic plants we auctioned, there are other families in the Kames territory who have luckily obtained demonic plants. So, a few days ago, someone successfully summoned a demon." Ifia's thoughts were straightforward, and she didn't hide them, so Amelia immediately explained, indicating that the crisis in Darwa City was not solely due to the auction. They were only responsible for selling, not the aftermath. On hearing this, Ifia's expression initially stiffened, but then her furrowed brows relaxed, and her mood improved. Actually, when she heard from Jessica about the appearance of demons in Darwa City, Ifia had felt guilty, thinking that everything was because of their auction of demonic plants. Now, hearing that the reality wasn't so simple, Ifia's guilt decreased somewhat. Seeing that Ifia was comforted, Amelia continued, "Initially, I thought the situation was dire, but upon entering the palace, I just saw the nobles quarreling disorderly." "The king sat on the throne and watched; only when the nobles started fighting did he order the attendants to separate them and then discuss how to deal with the demons summoned within Darwa City." Knowing that Ifia liked gossip, when Amelia mentioned being urgently summoned to the palace, she described the scene of the nobles fighting to satiate Ifia's curiosity. Ifia listened with delight, feeling as if she were present, watching the nobles squabble. "The result of the discussions was to have the clergy from the church perform exorcisms first." Suddenly, Ifia thought of something and immediately asked, "Amelia, I heard that the Roselde royal family has also used demonic plants to summon demons. It's said they did it to have the demon deal with you, but the demon refused and has been staying in the palace. Is that true?" When Ifia mentioned the demon rejecting the royal family's wish, she couldn't help but burst into laughter. But Amelia shook her head, "I'm not sure, but the king ordered me to be present when the clergy exorcise the demons, to prevent the demon from harming the clergy." "!!!" This time, Ifia couldn't laugh; her dark eyes were full of anger. Damn the Roselde royal family, they were up to their old tricks again! They actually exposed Amelia to the danger of facing a demon!