As she spoke, her eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Sophia, who was smiling. She tightened her grip on Aiden as if she was unceremoniously declaring her ownership.
In the past, the Goddess would have held his arm. Just the astonishing softness of her touch was enough to make Aiden extremely excited. However, after experiencing that terrifying scene, there were no longer any dirty thoughts in his heart. Instead, it was replaced by deep fear. He almost immediately tried to break free but he was afraid of angering Lily. He could only freeze in place, not daring to move.
"Aiden Thomas! Say something!"
Seeing that Aiden did not respond, Lily became even angrier. She shook his arm vigorously, but at that moment, Sophia stepped forward and gently hugged Aiden's other arm. At the same time, she leaned her head gently on his shoulder, her face filled with shyness.
"I'm sorry, Miss. Aiden Thomas and I have been together since we were children. We agreed to get married when we were older. Please don't interfere. Isn't that right, dear?"
Aiden was completely dumbfounded. He had never thought that he would be fought over by two beauties someday. However, he could not be happy no matter what. If he did not agree, he would not be cooperating with Sophia and might die. If he agreed, he might anger Lily. No matter what choice he made, it seemed that he would die.
Just as he was conflicted, Sophia seemed to see through his concerns. She did not open her mouth, but her voice sounded in his mind again.
"Don't worry, trust me."
For some reason, the moment the voice spoke, Aiden felt a surge of power in his heart. His eyes gradually became resolute. He pulled his arm out of Lily's arms and nodded slightly in the face of Lily's disbelieving gaze.
"Sophia was telling the truth. I'm sorry."
Lily's delicate body trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes. She bit her lips hard. After a long time, she choked and said, "Since you have someone you love, why are you still pursuing me?"
Seeing her like this, a hint of pity flashed in Aiden's eyes, but it quickly dissipated. The wounds on his body and his lingering weakness constantly reminded him that the beautiful girl in front of him was actually a terrifying and fatal beast.
Without any hesitation, Aiden said, "I pursued you earlier because Eddie and the others were making a fuss. In addition, I drank too much, which caused a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, but the person I like is Sophia."
As soon as he said that, a crowd of onlookers exclaimed. Many of the boys looked at Aiden unhappily. No one was willing to believe his excuse. They were more inclined to think that Aiden had abandoned Lily because of Sophia's appearance.
On hearing his answer, Lily could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes. She turned around, covered her mouth, and ran into the classroom. She lay on her seat, her shoulders trembling. It was obvious at a glance that she was crying.
Seeing this, Aiden heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he was even more puzzled. The other party was clearly a man-eating monster. How could he have such an emotional expression? Could it be that he was sad that the food in his mouth had been snatched away? That couldn't be the case.
There was something else that puzzled him. Lily had said that he did not go to the park yesterday, which conflicted with his memory. Or did she say that on purpose to make him let down his guard so that she could tear him apart and eat him again?
Seeing that the matter was over, the onlookers also left one after another. Although the boys still had unfriendly expressions, they could not flare up because Sophia was beside them. They could only glare fiercely at Aiden and returned to their seats. Some ran to Lily's side to curry favor.
When everyone had left and only the four of them remained, Sophia released her hold on Aidan's arm. Before he could say anything, she waved him off, leaving him with the words "Come by the headmaster's office after class," and turned to go. Her lithe back view stunned Aidan and the other two, including Jack, who had never been much interested in girls. He couldn't help but take a few more glances, not to mention Eddie Valentine. Before Sophia had gone far, he grabbed Aidan's sleeve, his face full of indignation.
"F*ck! You brat, why do all the goddesses like you?! Tell me! When did you get it?!"
As he spoke, he shook Aiden's body hard. The latter was dizzy from his shaking. Fortunately, Jack couldn't stand it anymore and stopped him. Eddie Valentine stopped, but he still sounded indignant.
"It's not fair, it's not fair! Why? I'm so handsome, and not a single beauty has fallen in love with me. Aiden is clearly inferior to me in every way. Why?!"
…
Aiden and Jack looked at him helplessly and shook their heads. They ignored him and returned to their seats.
In the classroom, the girls gathered and talked. The boys formed a group and also gathered together. All of them stared at Aiden and the other two with unfriendly expressions. It was obvious that they were dissatisfied that he had obtained the favor of two goddesses at the same time. Aiden had no good solution to this, so he could only bite the bullet and sit in his seat.
Looking at Lily still crying at the table, Aiden could not help but feel a slight pain in his heart. It was as if he had been pierced by a sharp sword. He thought of his admiration for Lily since he entered the academy and the seven days they were together. The two had eaten together, gone to the library to read, held hands, and walked across the school field. Everything had been torn apart by that terrifying beast yesterday.
In the short span of one night, he had woken up countless times with nightmares. At midnight, he sat on the edge of the bed, his heart filled with endless hope. He had faced two creatures during the day. One was a beautiful and innocent human girl, and the other was a terrifying and disgusting vicious beast. But Sophia's appearance told him that the two were one.
Aiden couldn't accept it.
Just like that, under the influence of all kinds of complicated thoughts, Aiden muddle-headedly passed the morning class. He did not even know what the teacher talked about. At this moment, he had too many questions to ask Sophia.
After class, he immediately got up and prepared to go to the principal's office. Unexpectedly, Sophia was already waiting at the back door of the classroom. Before he could speak, she had already walked forward and held his arm.
"Let's go."
Aiden nodded blankly. Under the indignant gazes of everyone in the classroom, he followed Sophia to the top floor of the school.
On the way, Aiden noticed that Sophia was holding his arm very tightly as if she was afraid that he would escape. This discovery made him nervous again. If Sophia was also a monster…
At the thought of this, Aiden's back broke out in a cold sweat, and his footsteps became unsteady.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the top floor. There was only the school board and the principal's office. Usually, there was almost no one around. In the empty corridor, the footsteps of the two of them were especially clear. At the same time, Aiden's heart was beating uncontrollably faster.
"We're here."
Sophia stopped at the utility room door and opened it. It was empty.
"Aren't we going to the principal's office?" Aiden asked suspiciously, but Sophia did not answer. Instead, she turned around and looked at him with a cold expression.
"That's it, Aiden. Your time is up."