The System drooped slightly, its digital ears flattening. "Then... what about sending your husband away? What was the real reason? Couldn't he protect you while you do this?"
'I sent him away because I value my peace,' Heena scoffed coldly. 'And because having a literal villain here would only cause massive trouble. That idiot scholar would instantly jump into the work, hijack my plans, and make everything ten times harder. So, no thank you.'
"But he always protects you!" the System argued.
