mesbooks Chapter 272 Everyone has a little secret, right?
Chapter 272 Everyone has a little secret, right?
In the end, Canion was forcibly dragged away with Duke William's awkward but polite smile. When Catherine pried open his fingers that were tightly holding Lilith one by one, she even saw that the guy's eyes were red with sadness.
Fortunately, despite Catherine's extremely terrifying gaze, Canion did not dare to say a word. He just looked back every few steps and tearfully asked Lilith to come back to Highgarden often.
Lilith was left with a question mark on her head and was dragged back home by Leila.
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The living room on the second floor was brightly lit. The servants of the manor had not expected the two young ladies to come back so early, still in the middle of the night, and were now hurriedly making their beds. No one dared to make jokes or inquire about their vacation gains, because the two of them began to sit at opposite ends of the room and remain silent again.
"Why did you come back so early?" Lilith couldn't stand this weird atmosphere anymore and decided to act like an older sister and start a conversation. However, Leila just quietly lowered her head and drank tea, looking very tired.
"Uh..." Since she didn't say it, Lilith must have decided to say it herself, "The reason we came back early is that my guardian is not in good condition..."
Speaking of this, Lilith touched her nose with some guilt. Her own recovery ability was too good, so she overestimated other people. When Lucas was still lying down and doing some simple work, Ian was already helping the magicians with some physical work as usual.
At that time, she thought that Lucas was being lazy, but within two days, Ian developed a high fever in his sleep again. Bobby pulled open his clothes and saw that some of the wounds that had just healed had broken open again, and some were stained with blue.
Lilith thought that this place was connected to an underground river, and was afraid that there might be some unknown bacterial infection. After discussing with everyone, she decided without hesitation to return to Gloria and let the teachers take a good look at Ian.
Leila sneered, as if mocking her for bragging about how powerful her guardian was.
"His Majesty the King is seriously ill and urgently summons the Duke back." After Leila finished laughing, she answered concisely.
Lilith finally breathed a sigh of relief. Rebellious children are really troublesome, but fortunately they can still communicate. So, was she complaining that she didn't have enough fun during the holiday? Or was it because she didn't prepare enough food and supplies for her?
"That was quite sudden..." Lilith said while mouthing Leila's words.
"What did you lie to me about?" Leila's question was even more sudden.
Lilith was shocked. What kind of question was this? There were so many possible answers that she didn't know which one to answer.
The atmosphere became tense again. Seeing this, the servants became more efficient and wanted to run. It didn't take long for them to clean up the two bedrooms. In the blink of an eye, the two sisters were the only ones left on the second floor.
"Am I your sister?" Leila asked, looking at Lilith who was fidgeting, with her head tilted.
"Of course." Lilith nodded hurriedly.
"Are you sure?" Leila confirmed again.
Lilith was about to nod again, but she saw the uneasiness in Leila's eyes and suddenly realized something - "You know?"
"Then are you still my sister?" Leila did not deny it, but asked again.
Lilith was silent for a while, then she stood up and walked over to the recliner where Leila was and sat down.
"You are related to me by blood, Leila, I am sure of that." Lilith said softly.
Regardless of whether she was influenced by teacher Jacqueline's prophecy, she accepted and liked this younger sister from the first moment she saw Leila.
Leila stared at her eyes for a long time, as if trying to determine whether she was lying. After a while, her tense shoulders finally relaxed, as if she was relieved. She opened her mouth, and her tone was full of grievances.
"Why? Why does Her Highness Catherine know everything, but I don't?" Her eyes were wet. "Are you an adult too?"
Leila thought of her parents who acted as if nothing had happened in front of her, and the Duke and Duchess who acted as if nothing had happened in front of Catherine. They were all lying without blinking.
Why, does growing up mean that you have to live like this?
"What?" Lilith didn't understand what Leila meant for a moment, but she still patiently explained, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but my life experience is a mess, and I haven't figured it out yet."
"Those rumors out there..." Leila said halfway before she figured it out. "It's about that black dragon! That Zephirion?!"
"Yeah, I think we must have completely offended it." Lilith smiled bitterly, but obviously didn't care.
"But how could you not know? Your mother—" Leila wanted to get to the bottom of it, but thinking that her mother had passed away, it was like poking at her pain, and she bit her lip in a hurry, "What's the situation with Mrs. Shelley?"
"This is what I don't understand the most." Lilith looked confused. Mary was a maid who had been with her mother since she was a child. From her story, Mrs. Shelley was just an ordinary lady. The greatest adventure in her life was meeting her true love, Viscount Friel, after bravely going north for adventure.
The family stories of her grandfather and grandmother were all clear and complete, and it didn't seem like they had dragon blood mixed in. Why did it become like this when it came to her? But if her mother was someone else, what was going on?
"Shouldn't Dad be the one who knows the most about things like this? You should go ask him!" Leila asked in confusion after hearing Lilith's various speculations.
Lilith choked. Of course she knew, but that cheap old man still had that bad attitude towards her and she couldn't get anything out of him.
"Leila." Since today was the night for confession, Lilith decided to continue to confess, "My relationship with...my father is really not harmonious. He hates me and I hate him too. So, in the future, can I not attend family gatherings?"
Leila was stunned. So before, she was willing to go to Dragonfang Castle to celebrate Hanukkah just to take care of her own mood?
"...I didn't hide this from you on purpose." Lilith was still explaining to herself, "It's just that everyone has some little secrets, right?"
Leila looked into Lilith's sincere eyes and her eyelids couldn't help but twitch. She thought of Ozler's matter - yes, she had lied too, she also had secrets, and so did Her Highness the Princess.
Why did she condemn her? She must be scared to suddenly become a species coveted by bounty hunters from a human being. It was normal for her not to want others to know.
Leila's heart was immediately filled with guilt.
"I will protect you." Leila's eyes became firm again. She recalled all the people who heard the news at the dinner table that day and began to count their heads, focusing her attention on Kanien.
"Even if he is from the Bishop family, I will kill him if he dares to tell anyone."