Chapter 909 – Be Beautiful for Yourself
The words hit strangely hard.
Not cruel.
That was the problem.
If Yue had mocked her, Ariel could've defended herself easier.
But the dragon sounded calm.
Certain.
Ancient.
Like she was simply stating weather.
Ariel looked away slowly.
The music from the lounge drifted through the mansion softly. Laughter. Teasing.
Ariel's chest tightened again.
"Me?" she whispered quietly.
Yue nodded once.
"Yes."
The dragon leaned casually against the pillar beside her, wine glass resting loosely in elegant fingers while her eyes stayed fixed on Ariel carefully.
"You aren't strong enough yet to stand for yourself."
Ariel flinched slightly.
Not visibly.
But Yue noticed anyway.
Ancient dragons probably noticed everything.
"You feel useless," Yue continued calmly. "You lack confidence. That's what's making you suffer like this."
Ariel hated how accurate that sounded.
Because yes.
That was exactly it.
Not jealousy.
