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Meanwhile, Serena stormed toward Grace Mansion, only to find the doors locked tight..
She stood at the entrance, her face flushed with anger as she shouted, “Sophie! Come out here, right now!
“It’s no wonder my brother fell in love with Freya. She doesn’t play these dirty tricks like you. You deserve to be despised by my brother!
“Do you think hiding will save you? This is Valor Estate! If you have the guts, stay hidden for the rest of your life. Since you harmed your mother-in-law, you’ll definitely die a miserable death!’ From inside Grace Mansion, Lulu’s voice rang out, “Lady Serena, didn’t you say you wanted to return the things my lady bought for you? Return them first before you speak.”
“Why should I? Those are gifts she gave me. You don’t take back gifts once given,” Serena retorted coldly.
She had intended to return them, but upon seeing that most of her jewelry and clothes were gifts from Sophie, she decided against it. If she returned them, she would have barely any nice jewelry left, and would only have clothes that were plain and shabby.
Serena wasn’t willing to live like that.
Lulu’s voice remained steady as she added, “Even so, there’s no reason to insult others after accepting their gifts.”
Serena was momentarily at a loss for words but quickly exclaimed, ‘Just wait-until my brother returns. He’ll deal with her!”
After her outburst, Serena stormed off in a huff.
Lulu was equally angry.
Returning to her room, she muttered, “They’re a bunch of insatiable people.
“You were right, my lady. Anywhere else would be better than here. Why hasn’t His Majesty’s edict for the divorce arrived yet?”
Sophie chuckled, leaping up to retrieve a box from the top of the cabinet and landing gracefully.
Opening the box revealed a long-unused red whip-a gift from her master when she left. Meadow Ridge. Since marrying into the Jaffe family, she hadn’t used it. She also barely practiced her combat skills, apart from her daily warm-ups.
“My lady, are you planning to fight someone?” Lulu asked.
Having accompanied her mistress to Meadow Ridge and served her there for several years, she was aware of Sophie’s proficient combat skills.
“No. I’m just taking it out to look at it.” Sophie ran her fingers over the red whip.
She was still in her mourning period for her family, so she wouldn’t use the whip even if she decided to fight.
“After we leave this household, we’ll head to Meadow Ridge to visit my master.”
“Sounds good.” Lulu smiled warmly. “Returning to Meadow Ridge will be great. Everyone there treats you like a treasure, my lady.”
Sophie placed the red whip back in the box but didn’t return it to the top of the cabinet. Since she intended to take it with her, there was no need to put it back up there.
“I hope my mother won’t blame me for not following her wishes. I did marry, but he’s the one who disappointed me,” Sophie spoke softly.
Tears welled up in Lulu’s eyes. “If your mother knew about this, she would only be the people of Valor Estate. She wouldn’t be angry at you.”
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Sophie sighed softly. “Marriage and bearing children were never the destined fate of the women of the Devin family.”
Lulu sniffled. “They just don’t appreciate how good you are, my lady. When it comes to strategy and combat skills, Freya doesn’t hold a candle to you. It’s only because the late master and madam didn’t want you on the battlefield that you’re here. If you joined the military, Freya would be nothing compared to you.”
Sophie smiled. “I’m always perfect in your eyes, aren’t I?”
“Absolutely!” Lulu looked up with a reddened nose.
Blake wandered around outside, trying to borrow money from his acquaintances. However, all he managed to secure was a thousand silver coins. It was far from the over ten thousand silver coins needed for the betrothal gifts and wedding party.
The truth was, he could easily borrow twenty or thirty thousand from prestigious families, since he had just returned victorious. After all, he was now a rising star at court, and everyone was eager to curry favor with him.
But he couldn’t bring himself to do it. Borrowing money was an awkward and sensitive thing to do. As much as possible, he wanted to preserve his dignity.
After much deliberation, he thought it might be less humiliating to borrow from Sophie than from others.
On his way back home, he saw Bryan riding towards him.
Without waiting for his brother to speak, Bryan said, “Blake, hurry back home. Your wife is about to drive Mom to her death!”
Hearing Sophie was causing trouble again, Blake sighed irritably. “What has she done now?”
“She told Sebastian not to treat Mom anymore, Bryan explained.
“There are many physicians in the capital. If Sebastian won’t come, we’ll find another physician. If that fails, I’ll ask for the royal physicians’ help,” Blake replied, thinking it wasn’t a big deal.
To Blake, Sophie’s actions had revealed her true character. She had actually interfered with his mother’s health. It seemed like she was good at coming up with despicable and cunning methods to hurt others.
Sophie was really unlike Freya, who had always been straightforward and wouldn’t resort to underhanded tactics.
After hearing his older brother’s words, Bryan urgently added, “That won’t work. Mom fell ill shortly after you left for the expedition. At that time, Sophie did invite some royal physicians.
“Several of them came, but they couldn’t alleviate Mom’s condition. Instead, it worsened. Later, she managed to get Sebastian, who prescribed expensive pills that saved Mom’s life and gradually improved her condition.”
Blake’s eyes flashed with anger. “She’s trying to force my hand by threatening Mom’s life.”
Bryan nodded. “Exactly. She went to the palace to plead with His Majesty. When he didn’t agree to rescind the marriage edict, she resorted to this method to pressure you into abandoning your marriage with General Ernst. That woman is evil.”
Blake immediately spurred his horse back home, heading straight for Grace Mansion,
As a general, Blake naturally had formidable combat skills. The gates of Grace Mansion couldn’t stop him.
He kicked open the doors and stormed in to find his wife enjoying a bowl of watercress soup. Lulu had made it fresh with the watercress she picked to calm Sophie’s nerves.
Blake swept away the porcelain bowl in front of his wife with one hand, causing it to crash loudly onto the floor.
“Sophie!” Blake gritted his teeth. “Will you ever stop? How far are you going to take this? How long will you keep this up?!”
Sophie calmly looked at the broken bowl and spilled soup on the floor, feeling like she had wasted Lulu’s effort.
“Lulu, clean up the broken pieces and the soup. I need to speak with the general. You don’t have to stay.”
Fetching a broom, Lulu did as Sophie asked before leaving.