Helena coldly looked at her daughter. "Ellie, I was the one who initiated your education as a noblewoman.
You can think of things I abandoned twenty years ago.
This time, you were lucky. Just when you were preparing to play those little tricks, you happened to encounter Grand Sage Belfran.
But...
Your luck doesn't represent the luck of the Ster Family. Understand?
Do you see those enemies secretly eyeing our family covetously? Do you think that if you truly became involved with the prince of an enemy kingdom, you could hide it from anyone?
You couldn't even hide it from Linde!
Don't tell me it was because you weren't on guard against your little brother... The moment you dared to play such a dangerous game without guarding against him, the outcome was already decided!
If your shallow thoughts caused the family to fall, what would you do?
You don't actually think some prince would marry a woman without a family, do you?"
"She was lucky enough to survive." Linde tilted his head and smiled. "Then she'd spend the rest of her life living for revenge!
I believe my dear sister still wouldn't just live her life carefree."
"I... didn't intend to have any private contact with him. I thought that as long as we only met at the Hall of Abundance, nothing would happen." Ellie lowered her head and spoke slowly. "But now I know that as long as someone has the intent and is ruthless enough, even a trivial matter can turn into a disaster.
I won't harbor such wishful thinking anymore."
Anos pondered for a moment before turning to look at her. "Ellie, I hope you understand that although Ismail relies heavily on luck and looks irritating... his talent is so great that he can completely convert the