As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

Chapter 87: Delaying Time, Eileen Thinks It's Reliable

What kind of riddle is this?

[Amelia understood Bennett's thoughts so easily? If we couldn't see into Bennett's mind, how could we possibly understand what he was imagining?]

[As expected of Amelia, she must have discerned Bennett's thoughts through subtle details.]

In any case, Amelia's answer must have its reasons.

The comments section was filled with complaints, but none of the viewers would have guessed that Amelia's ability to understand Bennett's assumptions was entirely due to the comments they sent.

Verna looked at the two of them with a thoughtful expression.

Upon hearing Amelia's acknowledgment, Bennett's smile returned.

He disliked having too many unknowns, and only when things became clear did he feel at ease and calmly look at Amelia.

Although he was facing the queen of a former kingdom, that kingdom had already fallen. As the next Grand Duke, he didn't need to be reserved in front of her; in fact, he felt that the initiative was in his hands.

"Now that things have come to this point, Amelia, what are you planning to do next?" Bennett asked with a smile.

"Since things have come to this, then we can only talk about cooperation."

Amelia already knew what Bennett had imagined, and she responded in accordance with Bennett's imagination. Only by presenting the situation in the same way as the other party thought could she avoid arousing any suspicion.

"Cooperation?"

Bennett began to ponder.

He is now the most popular prince in the Duchy of Luban, and in the eyes of most people he is the next Grand Duke. On the surface, he does not seem to need any more support.

However, before the results are fully revealed, he cannot be certain that the outcome will be as he imagines, since life is bound to have some unexpected events.

Furthermore, if I refuse Amelia's cooperation, will she support the other princes?

Although it is still unknown how much power Amelia, the former queen of a fallen kingdom, still possesses, she is, after all, the queen of a former kingdom. Perhaps the power she wields is not to be underestimated. Choosing to support any prince other than herself could have a huge impact on the competition for the Grand Duke's throne.

So, should we take care of the other party here before anything unexpected happens?

Bennett felt this was also inappropriate, because if something happened to Amelia here, her subordinates outside would definitely go crazy, and who knew what kind of impact that would have on him?

Therefore, I must accept this collaboration!

After a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Bennett smiled and said, "I understand the situation. I'd be happy to cooperate with you, Amelia."

Verna's expression changed slightly.

The situation had developed to this point, which was somewhat unexpected and made her feel uneasy.

You must understand that she is Amelia's partner, and she has already signed a contract with Amelia under the witness of God. Amelia is obligated to help her, otherwise she would be breaking the contract.

'Amelia looks calm now, but she's probably a little nervous, isn't she? After all, she can't really cooperate with Bennett.'

Verna glanced at Amelia's face and thought to herself.

Amelia smiled and said calmly, "Cooperation is of course necessary, but how exactly to cooperate is a very serious matter. Before that, I need to ask you, Bennett, are you an Apostle?"

“I understand what you mean, Amelia. You want to sign an inviolable contract under God's witness, right? It's perfectly reasonable for you to be more cautious in this regard, given your goal of restoring your kingdom. Don't worry, although you are not an apostle, I am indeed an apostle, and we can sign the contract under God's witness.”

"I can rest assured that."

Amelia nodded, but inwardly she felt helpless.

She did hope that Bennett wasn't an apostle, so that if she pretended to be a non-apostle, she wouldn't have to sign the contract under God's witness. A verbal contract was undoubtedly unreliable, and she wouldn't have to worry about breaking the contract she made with Verna.

But if Bennett is an apostle, then it is inevitable that they would want to cooperate and sign a covenant under God's witness.

"Brother Bennett, when did you become an apostle? I've never even heard of you before," Verna asked with a dry laugh.

“Actually, I’ve been an apostle for a long time, but I’ve always kept it a secret. Now, there’s no need to hide my identity anymore, because I’m already a mid-level apostle,” Bennett said confidently with a smile.

A mid-level apostle already possesses a strong ability to protect himself.

Verna felt a headache coming on when she heard this.

Bennett is her rival, and the lower Bennett's strength is, the greater the benefit to her. As a mid-level apostle, Bennett is undoubtedly a huge problem for her.

Amelia looked at Bennett and said, "I understand the situation. Since you are an apostle, we can sign an inviolable cooperation agreement under God's witness. However, I haven't finalized the details of the agreement yet, since in my original plan, we shouldn't be meeting at this time."

Bennett expressed his understanding: "There's no rush to draft the contract. Not only do you need to draft it, but I also need to think carefully about its contents. This is something that can't be taken lightly."

A contract signed under God's witness is an absolutely inviolable contract. Bennett naturally attaches great importance to such a contract and needs to draft it carefully to avoid any loopholes or traps.

“Then let’s each draft a contract first,” Amelia suggested. “After we’ve drafted our contracts, we can discuss and revise them to decide on the final one.”

“No problem.” Bennett felt this was a fairly satisfactory solution.

Upon hearing this, Verna seemed to be deep in thought.

She knew that Amelia was stalling Bennett, using the excuse that the contract hadn't been finalized yet.

Even in the future, they can continue to use excuses such as the contract not being perfect enough and needing to be supplemented to delay the process.

However, this kind of time cannot be dragged out as long as one wishes. Continuing to drag it out would undoubtedly arouse suspicion, so they don't have much time left.

'I understand. We need to get rid of Bennett before the time we can afford to stall runs out.'

A realization dawned on Verna.

But this is not an easy thing.

Bennett himself is a mid-level apostle, how could he be so easy to deal with? Moreover, as the most popular prince, Bennett has countless protectors, and it would be extremely difficult to defeat Bennett under so much protection.

So what should we do?

For a moment, Verna couldn't think of any good solutions.

"Will you continue to stay at White Maple Academy as Lily Hicks?" Bennett asked Amelia.

“Of course, you can come back here if you want to find me.” Amelia nodded.

"I understand the situation. I'll take my leave now, as I have other matters to attend to."

Bennett came for other things, and those matters were far from over. Discovering Amelia's true identity and planning to cooperate was completely unexpected.

Fortunately, this is not a bad thing.

"Then see you later, Bennett." Amelia didn't try to keep him any longer.

Bennett smiled slightly and left.

Verna didn't follow them away. She went to the door and watched Bennett's group leave before returning to Amelia's side with a worried expression.

“Amelia, things aren’t looking good. Do you have any ideas on how to handle this?” Verna asked, her brow furrowed.

“There’s no way to do it for now,” Amelia shook her head.

She kept watching the comments, but there were no constructive suggestions, so she could only put it off for now.

“We don’t have much time. It’ll be troublesome when Bennett realizes something’s wrong,” Verna warned.

"I understand, so let's think about a better way to deal with this in the future."

"Okay, I'll head back now."

"Okay, see you later."

See you later.

Verna left in a hurry; given the situation, she had many things to arrange.

As Verna left, Eileen, standing beside Amelia, whispered, "Your Majesty, if things don't work out, we can choose to leave the Duchy of Luban. The world is so big; I can accompany Your Majesty wherever you go. In any case, the contract we drafted with Verna only stated that we must help Verna become a Grand Duchess within our capabilities; it didn't say that success was mandatory. If we are unable to achieve it, it won't be considered a breach of the contract."

During the previous conversation, Eileen did not interrupt at all, after all, she was just a maid.

But when it was just the two of them, Eileen still expressed her opinion.

“Eileen, don’t worry, the situation isn’t too bad yet,” Amelia comforted her.

“I understand,” Eileen nodded.

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The entire next day was quite lively at Baifeng Academy.

The sheriffs had been going around investigating Ron, but no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find him.

Ron is dead, and his body has been completely disposed of without leaving a trace.

But the sheriffs were unaware of this. After their investigation of Ron yielded no results, they could only conclude that Ron had escaped from White Maple Academy.

This made Daphne, the head of the police station, feel very embarrassed. She had already made a personal appearance, but a mid-level apostle still managed to escape. This was undoubtedly a very shameful performance.

As a result, a large number of police officers from the local police station were mobilized and spread beyond White Maple Academy, beginning a thorough search throughout Beard City.

Amelia's life subsequently became peaceful.

Time flew by and it was evening again.

Amelia, who had dyed her hair light blue again, sat on the bed after taking a shower.

"How should we handle Bennett's situation?" Amelia murmured to herself.

She was actually speaking to the audience, hoping they would provide a useful answer.

Throughout the day, she would occasionally mutter this to herself, waiting for the audience to provide an answer.

Some viewers did offer suggestions, but Amelia felt those suggestions were inadequate and prone to unforeseen problems.

She needs a better way to handle this!

At this moment, accompanied by Amelia's soliloquy, the live chat became lively again, but unfortunately, effective suggestions were hard to find.

Not far away, Eileen, who had also dyed her hair long again and was wearing colored contact lenses, looked at Amelia with complicated eyes.

She didn't know that Amelia was asking the comments. She had heard Amelia mutter to herself several times throughout the day about how to deal with Bennett's situation, and she thought that Amelia was very anxious about it.

'His Majesty is clearly so anxious, yet he still smiles and comforts me, telling me not to worry. But how could I possibly not worry?'

Eileen pursed her lips.

I must also comfort His Majesty and tell him not to worry about this.

Thinking about this, she remembered the book "The Self-Cultivation of a Maid" that she had read, which seemed to contain content on how to comfort one's master when the master is feeling anxious.

Thinking about this, Eileen went out of the bedroom, found a thin rope, and then went to the bed and sat down next to Amelia.