Denied: A Devil’s Thousandth Proposal

Ch 9

Lilian quickly whispered, "Sorry, Jem, I was too loud. You can go back to sleep. Oh, by the way, I left some white bread for you and Dad yesterday. It's delicious. Remember to eat it."

Jem was only ten years old, but like Evan, he was rather taciturn. Hearing Lilian 's words, he didn't get up, but mumbled sleepily, "Okay, Lilian ."

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Today, Lilian wore her best dress, a gray-blue one, which made her look much more radiant compared to the smoky gray dress she wore yesterday. She also styled her long reddish-brown hair into a French braid, giving her a refreshing look with a touch of youthful vivacity.

Dad Evan was still sleeping. Lilian said goodbye to Mom Guy, who said "May God bless you" as she saw Lilian out the door.

In this world, there are mages, and naturally, there are religions. Everyone worships the Goddess of Light. Evan and Guy are devout believers, and they dedicate at least a third of their monthly savings to the Church of the Goddess of Light in Bluestone City.

The specific structure of this world was beyond the original owner's understanding. She only knew that she was in the Duchy of Ingoli, and there were other duchies surrounding the independent Church of the Goddess of Light. The Church sent clergy to various duchies. The priest presided over the church in Bluestone City was someone Lilian remembered as an unremarkable middle-aged man, but the original owner had felt a deep sense of awe towards that priest.

Lilian knew the location of the Earl's mansion, but because her knee injury was still affecting her movement, it took her half an hour to get there, and she got stuck at the "first hurdle".

When she explained that she had come to the Earl's mansion to apply for a job, the gatekeeper told her that she could not enter without a recommendation.

Lilian recalled Lily's words; Lily had indeed said that without a recommendation, one couldn't get in.

But she didn't want to give up so easily, so she pleaded with the gatekeeper again: "Please, please let me in. My family background is very clean... By the way, a maid inside named Lilian recognizes me."

Lilian went so far as to use her aunt Lili's name, but the gatekeeper remained unmoved, and his face gradually showed impatience.

Just then, a man walked over and said with a smile, "I recognize her."

Lilian and the gatekeeper both turned around, and the gatekeeper immediately smiled and said, "Brother Shane, what brings you here?"

Lilian recognized the man; it was none other than the coachman who had driven for Parish yesterday!

"Isn't this a relative's child looking for a job?" Shane said with a natural smile.

Because he had always driven for Parish, Shane, though just a coachman, was quite influential. Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper immediately replied, "Since it's someone Brother Shane knows, then there's definitely no problem!"

"Hahaha, I'll treat you to drinks sometime!" Shane laughed. "So, I'll bring her in then?"

“No problem! I’ll be the one to invite Brother Shane then!” The gatekeeper laughed.

The two of them chatted back and forth and easily decided to let Lilian in. Lilian was still a little confused as she followed the coachman Shane inside.

She came in right away?

Wait a minute... does this mean that the demon is still watching her?

Lilian was startled when she realized that she might have been under the devil's gaze all along .

But she immediately relaxed.

Wasn't this situation also something she had considered?

However, I wonder if the Goddess of Light truly exists in this world? If she were to go to the church, could the priest borrow the Goddess of Light's power to destroy that demon?

As Lilian pondered this, she followed the coachman Shane inside.

The Earl's Mansion is completely different from Pomegranate Lane where Lilian currently lives. She had this feeling when she was at the entrance. After actually entering, she saw that the Earl's Mansion and Pomegranate Lane seemed to be nearly a hundred years apart. She couldn't help but sigh.

In any era, those at the top who monopolize the vast majority of resources always live comfortably.

Because she was completely unfamiliar with the Earl's mansion, Lilian only realized that Shane wasn't taking her to the kitchen when she saw the somewhat familiar person in front of her.

He actually brought her to that demon!

Lilian glanced at it once and then looked away.

That demon still possesses young master Parish's body.

But thinking back to what had happened before, she felt she didn't need to be too afraid. She hadn't let the devil succeed before, had she? He hadn't done anything to her...

This is the second day of being possessed by Rock Johnson .

According to his original plan, after easily getting dozens of human women to accept his marriage proposals, he could move to another place, find a decent-looking playboy, and continue the process. In less than half a year, he could even win the bet within a few days.

However, what happened yesterday forced him to reconsider the plan.

The scenario he imagined, where any woman would readily agree to his proposal, did not materialize.

Although his later experiments on the maids proved that his ideas were not entirely wrong, he was always very unhappy when unexpected things happened that were beyond his control.

From yesterday to today, he has conducted some observations and experiments, and it turns out that the human world is still as he expected. The human woman he encountered yesterday was just an accident.

Then, Rock Johnson saw the human woman who had been brought over by his coachman, the one who had caused him to lose his first battle.

He sneered inwardly. Very well, it wasn't an accident after all.

All I can say is that the seemingly naive woman is actually more cunning than anyone else. Her fall in front of his car yesterday, coupled with her several rejections, was just the beginning.

Rock Johnson drew upon Parish's memories, suppressing his own sinister smile and replacing it with a gentle one: "The girl I fell in love with at first sight yesterday, are you finally willing to reciprocate my deep affection?"

Of course he would respond to her "expectations," otherwise, how could he enjoy the pleasure of tormenting her afterwards?