Chapter 251 - Chapter 251: Chapter 241 Romann Family Banquet (2/2)

“At that time, the entire nation could be annihilated!”

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After the banquet, Darren returned to his prepared room and became lost in thought.

“I didn’t expect that Aunt Irene would actually die.”

Long before he set out, Darren had already known of Irene’s passing.

When he had just returned to the family, he thought Aunt Irene was out on an errand, believing that the only members of the family in crisis were his father and Chris.

But it wasn’t long before Darren became aware of the fresh hatred committed by the Meyer family.

“Those Rhea people will pay the price sooner or later, I swear to you, Aunt Irene.”

He took a deep breath and then put on the rusty Iron Mask.

Although his appearance had completely recovered, Darren did not discard the Iron Mask he had worn for years. He knew that once he set foot on Rhea land again, he would have to wear the Iron Mask for years to come.

And by that time, he would become the nightmare of all Rhea People!

In another room, the silver-haired Karno was sound asleep, snoring heavily.

He was the complete opposite of the brooding Darren, carefree and heartless, as if he had no cares for any grudge and never thought about anything too burdensome.

“Hmm?”

Karno groggily opened his eyes and quickly saw Sunbelle undressing and standing by the bed.

The girl, wearing only a tight bodice, covered her body with her hands, took a deep breath, and red-faced, she lay down beside Karno.

His eyes widened, then slowly narrowed as he muttered, “This isn’t necessary.”

Embarrassed and rigid, Sunbelle shivered slightly as she said, “I’m cold, hold me.”

She didn’t know much about the affairs between men and women, having only heard about it from the unrefined servants in her small family. Back then, the plump cook had laughed loudly while Sunbelle, still a little girl, listened in a daze.

Lying on the bed, Sunbelle felt extremely shy, yet she didn’t want to retreat and leave just like that.

On the bed, Karno held the quilt motionless, and Sunbelle, wearing only her bodice, also remained still.

Karno just wouldn’t hold her and out of curiosity asked, “Do you know what to do?”

“I don’t know…” Sunbelle shook her head repeatedly.

“Actually, I don’t know either.”

“Ah…”

The Fischer family educated their members about sexual knowledge at the age of fourteen, and Karno was still a few months shy of that, so he truly was unclear about what to do; he had heard only a little about it.

“Then, let’s just forget it…”

With a red face, Sunbelle muttered, looking down. She realized that Karno hadn’t touched her at all. She felt somewhat happy about that, yet also a bit disappointed.

Young Master Karno really is a good person, but am I really that unappealing?

He said softly, “You’re not frightened by my arm, Sunbelle. I appreciate that about you.”

Following that, Karno placed his withered and ugly arm between them—the only flaw on the young man’s handsome body.

Looking at that withered arm, Sunbelle calmly said, “My grandmother was also disabled. Her arm was burnt in a fire, much like yours. I lived with her when I was small and got used to it early on, but eventually, she passed away…”

Her expression turned somewhat sad; back then, her family simply didn’t have the money to treat her grandmother’s illness.

“I see.”

Karno responded with a gentle tone.

“I really am a bit cold…”

“Hahaha, then let’s split the blanket half and half.”

Karno finally shared the blanket with Sunbelle, giving her half, and she immediately felt much warmer. She quickly noticed that he still did not seem to want to touch her.

“Don’t you like me?”

“It’s okay.”

She was a bit displeased and asked, “What does ‘it’s okay’ mean?”

Karno thought for a moment and seriously replied, “It means I don’t dislike you.”

Sunbelle stared at the charming, handsome face and suddenly, without thinking, hugged the young man and lightly kissed his lips.

“I want you to like me.”