The Wicked Female Is Wild and Scheming, Living in a Love Battlefield Every Day-Chapter 351 - 279: Confession (Part 2)

"Luna, you don’t need to be afraid."

Kian Sterling looked at her panicked expression with a softened tone, "I’m not trying to delve into your secrets, it’s just..."

He paused, seemingly choosing his words carefully, "It’s just that I want to understand you better, to enter your heart. If you trust me, then tell me your true identity. I promise I will never reveal it to a third party."

"Of course, I also want to know about that artifact on you that can produce items."

Kian Sterling didn’t know it was a system and assumed it was some higher world artifact.

Luna Sutton felt waves of shock inside, not expecting Kian Sterling to have guessed this far.

Even if she were willing to tell him her secret about being from the apocalypse,

the existence of the system was something that could absolutely not be disclosed.

Otherwise, she would be instantly wiped out by the system.

Although the system had never mentioned wiping out, it had sternly warned her not to reveal the existence of the system to anyone.

Otherwise, the consequences would be extremely severe.

"I..."

She only felt a dryness in her throat, unsure of how to start.

Kian Sterling suddenly let her go, took a half step back, and the ten snow-white fox tails elegantly unfolded in the morning light: "You don’t have to answer me now."

He turned to look at the beastmen mining in the distance, his side profile appearing particularly profound in the shadows of the trees: "I can wait until the day you’re willing to speak."

Luna Sutton stared blankly at his back.

This always composed old fox actually gave her a way out at this moment.

"Kian Sterling."

She suddenly spoke, "If... I’m saying if I really am not the original Luna Sutton, would you..."

Neither of them noticed a hint of gold fabric peeking out from behind a nearby rock.

The flash of gold swayed slightly and then quickly disappeared.

"Would what?"

Kian Sterling turned, a familiar curve tugging at the corner of his mouth, "Would I despise you? Leave you?"

He suddenly closed in, eyes unwaveringly fixed on her with his usual gentle smile: "Luna, I love the current you. The one who shields me from harm, who cooks wonderful food, and who leads the tribe to flourish."

"As for who you are..."

He chuckled lightly, "Does it matter?"

Luna Sutton’s heart trembled, she just stood there dumbfounded, as if in a daze.

[Ding! Kian Sterling’s affection +5, current affection 95, please keep it up.]

The system’s notification brought her back to her senses, her nose slightly tingling.

So... he had already accepted this fact long ago.

Kian Sterling looked at her reddened eyes, suddenly pulling her into his arms, his voice hoarse, "What I care about is whether I am in your heart."

A subtle rustling sound came from behind the rock.

Mael Valerius clenched his fist tightly, his dark golden eyes glaring through the cracks between the rocks at the overlapping figures of the two.

Kian Sterling’s beautiful fox eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze shifted towards the direction of the noise, and he frowned: "Someone’s eavesdropping."

Luna Sutton tensed immediately, her eyes also looking that way, but she only saw a pile of rocks and nothing else.

Thinking in her mind, could there be someone or some small animal hiding there?

"Don’t be afraid, I’ll go take a look."

Kian Sterling released her, his figure flickered and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the rock.

However, there was nothing but a few fragments of stone and weeds.

But Kian Sterling was certain that there had indeed been something there just now.

The air lingered with a faint trace of ambergris, a scent unique to The Dragon Clan.

Kian Sterling’s expression darkened, immediately realizing the one hiding here was Mael Valerius.

He turned back to Luna Sutton, his expression unchanged: "It might have been a small beast, it’s already gone."

He considered telling her the person in the shadows was Mael Valerius, but didn’t want to scare her, so he changed his wording to a small beast.

As for Mael Valerius, he would find a way to handle it himself.

Luna Sutton didn’t think much, just nodded.

The conversation between the two cleared away the earlier misunderstandings, restoring their intimacy.

The two of them were about to return to the mining fields.

Suddenly, a warning rang in her mind: "Warning! Detecting that identity transformation card is about to expire, Mael Valerius’s perception of the host’s identity is deviating, please take immediate action."

Luna Sutton was shocked, how could the identity transformation card suddenly expire?

She clearly remembered the card should still have a year of validity, and now it had only been less than a month.

Thinking about the commotion behind the rocks just now, could it have been Mael Valerius hiding there?

But if it were Mael Valerius, why would Kian Sterling lie to her?

He was well aware of how deep Mael Valerius’s obsession with the original owner was...

"System, why would the identity transformation card expire prematurely?"

She pressed down her panic, urgently asking in her mind.

The system’s voice was uncharacteristically grave: "Host, Mael Valerius’s obsession with the original owner is too deep, combined with overhearing your conversation with Kian Sterling just now, his subconscious began resisting the effect of the identity transformation card."

Her breath caught, meaning—Mael Valerius had begun to suspect she was not the original owner?

More accurately, after hearing her conversation with Kian Sterling, he already knew she wasn’t the original owner.

Otherwise, his subconscious wouldn’t be rejecting the transformation card.

"What’s the remedy?"

She asked anxiously in her heart.

"Two options."

The system quickly replied, "First, immediately use the second identity transformation card, second the memory cutting knife."

Luna Sutton frowned, thinking inwardly: "Where would I have a second identity transformation card? Besides, didn’t you say the memory cutting knife can only cut the target’s memory but can’t change Mael Valerius’s obsession and feelings for the original owner?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She had another thought, thinking since Mael Valerius already knew, why not just come clean and see if he would actually kill her.

Keeping it hidden forever wasn’t a solution anyway.

The two had been together for a while, and there had been intimate moments.

Even if it didn’t match his obsession with the original owner, there should still be some feelings, right?

And she always felt that Mael Valerius didn’t truly love the original owner, it was just a long-standing obsession.

"Host, you misunderstood."

The system explained in her mind, "The memory cutting knife indeed can’t directly change Mael Valerius’s obsession and feelings for the original owner, but it can cut away the memory fragment of hearing your conversation with Kian Sterling just now. This way, he won’t have doubts about your identity because of that memory. Without doubt in his mind, he won’t reject the identity transformation card, thus ensuring the card’s effect remains, albeit the duration might be shorter than before."