CHAPTER 408: Fanny's Deep Feelings

Han Shuo did not comment on what they discussed next, only thinking about the madman Firenze's arrival in Ossen City and the effect it would have on him.

Based on what Han Shuo had promised Fanny, he knew that since Firenze had reached Ossen City, he would definitely meet Firenze in the near future. The fact that Han Shuo already had Phoebe and Emily by his side would be revealed sooner or later. He wasn't sure how Fanny would react when she found out!

The same was true for Phoebe, who had just accepted Emily, but still had some anger left. If she found out about Fanny too, she might insist on getting a cage. Unfortunately, since things had come to such a pass, there was no way he could hide it any longer.

"Bryan, Bryan!" Lawrence suddenly shouted twice.

Han Shuo suddenly came to his senses. He looked at Lawrence in surprise and asked, "What's going on?"

"What do you think we should do next, Charles is our main opponent. Do you have any ideas?" Lawrence looked at Han Shuo brightly as he sought Han Shuo's opinion.

Han Shuo was worried at the moment and simply did not listen to their discussion seriously. He shook his head and said, "I don't have any good ideas.

When Lawrence heard Han Shuo's reply and saw that he had a troubled expression on his face, he understood that Han Shuo might be preoccupied with other thoughts. He nodded without asking further, instead continuing to discuss with the other nobles.

After a short while, they finished their discussion. The nobles left one after the other, including Emily and Old Hahn, leaving only Phoebe, Lawrence and Han Shuo in the room.

"Bryan, thank you for introducing Mister Crowley to me and allowing me to have such a strong Grand Magus by my side!" After the others had left, Lawrence thanked Han Shuo sincerely.

Han Shuo was stunned for a moment before he replied, "That Crowley has joined you?"

"Yes, Mr Crowley said he followed your advice and decided to join me." Lawrence smiled as he explained.

"That's good. Lawrence, I have some things to discuss with Phoebe, we'll go first!" Han Shuo thought for a moment before he said to Lawrence.

"Alright then, you two can go first." Lawrence smiled as he stood up to send them off.

Phoebe pouted and still seemed to be angry with Han Shuo. Under Lawrence's gaze, she got into her own carriage. Han Shuo hesitated for a moment, but on second thought, since many people knew about his relationship with Phoebe, he got on soon after.

Given the current situation, his relationship with the three women might not be able to be hidden any longer. Han Shuo thought seriously for a moment and decided to just confess to the three women. Of the three women, Emily was the only one who wouldn't mind too much. Besides, Emily knew a little bit of information about the Dark Mantle, so Han Shuo wasn't worried about her.

However, Phoebe and Fanny were a big problem. He could not hide it any longer even if he wanted to, and it would be even worse if they found out on their own. Reaching this situation, Han Shuo really had no other choice but to accept his fate and tell them the truth.

Inside the elegant carriage, Han Shuo wore a reserved expression as he remained silent. Phoebe's anger towards Han Shuo had not subsided yet, as she sulked and said nothing either. For a moment, the atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat tense.

After a short while, Han Shuo took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Phoebe and said in a low voice, "Phoebe, besides you and Emily, I still have another woman!"

Phoebe's eyebrows raised, her eyes filled with disbelief. Signs of rage emanated from her delicate body as she gritted her teeth and stared at Han Shuo unwaveringly before she said sharply, "You, what did you say?!"

"Besides Emily and you, I still have another woman. Her name is Fanny, she used to be my teacher. She's also the first woman I liked." Han Shuo sounded dejected and sighed when he finished.

"What, what does that mean? Why are you telling me this?" Phoebe couldn't contain her anger. She was already having a hard time accepting Emily. Now Han Shuo suddenly said that there was another woman. Phoebe's mind buzzed as she felt a sharp pain pierce her heart.

"She's a teacher at my academy and has taken care of me from the beginning..." Han Shuo described his relationship with Fanny. He then sighed as he looked at Phoebe and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have deceived you. It was because I didn't want you to be sad. That was what had happened. I'm not telling you all this because I want you to forgive me, but because I want you to know that I really am a bad person, just like you said, an extremely bad person.

"Go away, go away now, I never want to see you again!" Phoebe cried incessantly, suddenly screaming so loudly that she lost her voice.

When Han Shuo saw Phoebe losing control of her emotions, he suddenly felt an extremely strong grief. Knowing that it would be useless to say anything at this moment, he simply nodded before opening the carriage window and flying out.

Han Shuo had known for a long time that Phoebe was a headstrong person. Such an independent woman would not easily forgive him for deceiving her. Perhaps it was because Phoebe had strong feelings for him that she was so hurt by what Han Shuo said today.

Han Shuo suddenly understood the pain of the woman he loved so much. The pain he felt didn't seem to be any less than what Phoebe felt. Han Shuo himself had extreme pain in his heart. With this intense pain in his heart, Han Shuo made his way to the Babylon Academy of Magic and Strength.

When Han Shuo reached Fanny's laboratory, it happened to be after lunch. Ever since Han Shuo's visit a few days ago, Fanny had been feeling extremely content and cheerful for the past few days.

When she opened the door of the laboratory to rest for a while, she suddenly saw Han Shuo sitting on a chair in the room. The current Han Shuo seemed absent-minded and somewhat pale. He sat gloomily without saying a word, as if he had an extremely heavy burden on his mind.

With a glance, Fanny suddenly realised that the current Han Shuo was completely different from the past. In the past, Han Shuo had always had a strong fighting spirit or had been frivolous and inappropriate. He had never been so dejected and absent-minded as he was today.

"Bryan, what happened to you? Are you ill?" Flustered, Fanny rushed to Han Shuo's side and raised a hand to feel his forehead.

When he heard Fanny's voice, Han Shuo was startled. When he saw Fanny's concern for him, the pain in his heart increased. He stared blankly for a while, perhaps wanting to feel more of Fanny's tender feelings, as he just stared deeply at Fanny while carefully assessing the temperature of Fanny's warm hand.

"What's wrong, why are you not saying anything? What's going on?" When Fanny saw Han Shuo not saying a word and just staring blankly at her, she felt even more frenetic, impatiently questioning Han Shuo as her worry showed on her face.

"Fanny, I've let you down!" Staring blankly at Fanny, Han Shuo didn't know if this tenderness would still exist after he spoke. However, knowing that he could not hide, he finally sighed and said to Fanny.

"You're not ill, are you? What nonsense are you talking about?" Fanny beamed as she pulled her hand back from Han Shuo's forehead and looked tenderly into Han Shuo's eyes as she replied.

Han Shuo didn't dare look directly into Fanny's eyes and lowered his head guiltily. He suddenly remembered that he had no physical relationship with Fanny. In that case, as long as he told Fanny the truth, it wouldn't do Fanny much harm.

Towards his loved ones, Han Shuo had never been a heartless person. The reason why Han Shuo had kept this matter hidden for so long, apart from enjoying the wonderful feeling of having multiple women, was because he didn't want to cause them any heartless pain.

However, it was only at this moment that Han Shuo suddenly realised that his actions of hiding the truth would not cause them any pain in the short term, but such actions would cause them a lifetime of torment.

For this very reason, Han Shuo decided to explain the truth to both parties honestly. However, the guilty Han Shuo did not dare to confront Fanny's tender feelings. Under Fanny's impatient question, Han Shuo explained in the same dejected voice, "Besides you, I still have two other women. I've let you down!"

Fanny's hand that was tenderly stroking Han Shuo's hair suddenly stopped. Han Shuo instinctively lifted his head to look and suddenly realised that Fanny had frozen in place, her delicate eyes filled with helplessness and pain. Her rosy lips were paling, twitching constantly as if she wanted to say something but was unable to utter a sound.

Two streams of tears ran down her smooth cheeks and trickled down her neck. After a very long time, Fanny's dark eyes focused on Han Shuo. She had a sombre expression on her face and sounded desperate as she said softly, "Bryan, are you telling me this because you want to break off our relationship?"

Han Shuo froze, unable to understand Fanny's answer. He had thought that Fanny should be angry like Phoebe and chase him away no matter what. He had not thought that Fanny would actually have such a grim and frightened expression on her face at this moment, like a helpless blossoming flower bud.

An intense feeling of self-blame suddenly surged into Han Shuo's heart, and Han Shuo's eyes reddened as he pulled Fanny into his embrace, choking with emotion as he said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Sorry..."

"Bryan, I've known about the things between Miss Phoebe and you for a long time." Fanny spoke weakly before using all her strength to hug Han Shuo tightly, as if she was afraid that Han Shuo would leave her side.

Han Shuo had a lifeless expression on his face as he unconsciously hugged Fanny tightly without knowing the reason why. His mind was filled with questions. She actually knew. How did she find out?

"You are the shining new star of the empire. Information about you is everywhere. Including, of course, things about Miss Phoebe and yourself. It's funny that you still deceive yourself and assume that I don't know. When I first heard the information, I didn't believe it. But slowly, through my own understanding, I came to believe the information. I'm really a weak woman. I should have kept my distance from you from the beginning and not fallen for your seduction. But during the days when you're not around, my mind is filled with your image, which I can't get rid of forever.

Sorry, I can't!

Even though I know you already have Miss Phoebe, I still can't leave you. The thought of us no longer being together would suffocate me. You could never understand this feeling. I'm useless. I can't get away from your whirlpool of emotions and can't help but sink deeper instead..." Fanny muttered as she mocked herself in Han Shuo's lap, her voice full of helplessness and misery.

Her heartfelt tale ruthlessly tore apart Han Shuo's opinionated facade. Han Shuo felt dizzy from an incomparably intense happiness. Even though this happiness contained a hint of extreme agony, even though this happiness caused Han Shuo's lips to dry and his eyes to redden, causing his firm heart to weaken...

"I know Phoebe is a good woman. Did you come here after you decided to leave me?" Fanny murmured in sorrow, her tone filled with anguish and despair. Her tears were like a pearl necklace that had broken, pearl after pearl dripping onto Han Shuo's shoulder.

"No!" Han Shuo roared before continuing, "I will never leave you. Never! I said all that just to ask for your forgiveness. I never thought of leaving you! I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

Fanny's delicate body trembled slightly as she suddenly stood up, teardrops still hanging from her indescribably expectant eyes, and gazed at Han Shuo's face. Her voice trembled with disbelief as she softly said, "Bryan, are you telling the truth?"

Nodding his head repeatedly, Han Shuo had never been as serious as he was now, his voice choking with emotion as he guaranteed, "As long as you don't leave me, I will never be the one to let go and leave you. I promise!" "But I only realised that I can never leave you after two years of torment and suffering. I don't mind you being with Miss Phoebe and other women. But would Miss Phoebe care about my existence?" Fanny said bitterly.

"I don't know. But I would give her and me some time. Maybe she would make a good decision in the end. But regardless of her decision, it would not change my feelings for you. It definitely won't!" Han Shuo said firmly.

Fanny's eyes were filled with surprise and happiness that couldn't be contained. She took the initiative to hug Han Shuo tightly again and stood on tiptoe to kiss Han Shuo passionately. Her hands had brazenly slipped into Han Shuo's clothes, caressing Han Shuo's strong body as she tried to help Han Shuo undress.

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