Two days before Shennong's encounter with Sir Maron, he had decided to let chaos take over the barony. It was time to end everything and take what he needed. At this point, to both Cassandra and Lily, Shennong had become their main source of happiness—like a drug they were addicted to.
Every time Cassandra saw Shennong, she acted like a lovestruck teenager. She still had doubts about what Shennong truly desired from her, but the happiness he brought her, along with the new experiences and promises he offered, were too tempting to resist.
The same was true for Lily, whose life had drastically improved after meeting Shennong. When she had been pretending to love the baron for extra financial support to help her family, she was constantly plagued by guilt and sadness. But now, she had found a real home with Shennong. Her mother's health had been improving every day thanks to the medicinal liquid from Shennong's homeland, which he used for her massages.
