Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 69

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You never really knew a person until they were painted into a corner. There were married couples who had experienced decades with one another that didn't truly know their "other half," and this wasn't even that.

While she understood that this was Cassarae's city, they couldn't have gotten to this point without the efforts of both of them. In addition, if anything were to happen to the city, it wouldn't just be Cassarae who was put in danger, or just the villagers she still didn't know were real or not, but Olivia as well who would potentially be thrown into the mess.

It was hard to feel like Cassarae wasn't gambling with all of their lives based on the memory of a person she once knew, and a person she clearly had a blind spot for as well.

Sylas had just unveiled something that could barely be considered a smile, and all of Cassarae's promised sternness had gone out the window.

Olivia exhaled a breath.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I wasn't very professional in this matter and I cut corners where I shouldn't have. But! This little village is basically our make-or-break. We have to be more cautious with it."

Cassarae blinked, seemingly coming to understand Olivia's perspective. Earlier today, Sylas had made a unilateral decision for them, and now it seemed that she was raining rewards on him for that.

At the same time, her image as a City Lord was also highly important to her popularity amongst her citizens. Sylas was a variable that could easily throw that in the wrong direction if things were handled inappropriately.

Cassarae shook her head. "Olivia, what happened today?"

"I already told you—"

"Tell me again."

Olivia frowned, but wanting to know what Cassarae meant, she did so anyway.

"There," Cassarae stopped her barely a few seconds in. "An arrow came out of nowhere and your mind suddenly became fuzzy. Then Sylas ran. Some of you assumed that he had escaped alone, but then he came back. You're failing to bridge two important things."

Olivia parted her lips to respond, but stopped, waiting for Cassarae to continue.

"The assumption that he ran away isn't a bad one, because it's what any smart person would have done in that situation. All of you were tied down, and he was seemingly the only one who could move, so why didn't he?"

"The arrows were targeting him, though," Olivia countered.

"They were. But if he ran away from the archer instead of toward them, what would have happened?"

Olivia's eyes widened. "I…"

Cassarae shook her head. "No, it's not your fault. You're smart, smarter than me, that's for sure. I just shouldn't have told you that story. It colored your perception of him and clouded your judgment. I know I told you not to let it go beyond these four walls, but we're all human, aren't we?" _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}

A bitter smile spread across her lips. She did regret telling that story. She had held it in for ten years, so what was another ten? Unfortunately, she couldn't bottle up spilt milk, and it would be hard to mend the relationship between the two.

"The short of it is that I want to nip this in the bud right now, Liv. Don't trust Sylas because I happened to know him ten years ago, trust him based on what he's already done. That is enough."

Olivia exhaled a breath. "Alright."

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