Everyone was deeply immersed in Victoria's vivid explanation behind her orchestrated ambush.
Victoria: "The candidate had to be genetically related to me in order for a seamless absorption of pure holy energy. I rolled my luck with pairing your mother with your father so that they would produce the ideal specimen for me to absorb."
Victor: *tears ran down his face "So Laila didn't fall in love with me? It was all you who tricked her by casting a spell on her that ultimately made her have feelings for me?"
Victoria: "No that is not the truth. Laila fell in love with you all by herself. As an additional rule, for the ritual to be a success, my magical intervention had to be avoided. It had to happen naturally. Luckily for me, Laila fell for you. If it weren't the case I would have forced you to marry her. Laila is my disciple just like Maxwell and Roman(Blood mage), she would not have denied my request as she was even willing to sacrifice herself at any time for me."
