Chapter 171: Lovebirds?

*gulp*

Rex was completely nervous. He had no idea as to what to say right now.

He started to sweat profusely for some reason because she was the first person to have ever asked that. But then again, he noticed that she wasn't completely sure. It seemed as if she was trying to confirm if what she thought was the truth.

Therefore, he had a bit of an upper hand. He could redirect whatever she said or could just nod and tell her the truth. He could also feign innocence as if he knew nothing.

But then again, he wanted to know the source of the information from where Emilia found this out. Of course, he doubted that she thought this up on her own, but then again, there could be someone else that exposed this to her.

It could be anyone, maybe his familiars or friends from long ago, or even the Gods since he believed that the gods were the ones that let him reincarnate.