Chapter 105: You Are Pathetic
In the game between the Duke and her, she was certain she would be the ultimate winner.
Adeline didn’t flinch. For a second, she felt bad bringing up his dead mother to use him, but that feeling stopped as soon as it began.
She didn’t care that she was resorting to underhanded methods, she was in the body of a villainess after all, and she ought to act like one. And for someone who planned to hurt Dimitri, she didn’t care if she was toying with him.
For a moment she felt a presence... It felt like she could feel the old Adeline... No, not the young one, but the soul of adult Adeline from the story...
She did not know what to feel but she did not want to experience old Adeline’s feelings anymore. They were filled with bitterness and resentment. She wanted to focus on the present.
With resolute eyes, she said, "Take a seat, there is much to discuss." She could see the flicker of doubt in his eyes. But she was sure that everything was under her control.
Everett took a deep breath before joining her. For Everett, this conversation stirred painful memories. His mother had always been a touchy subject, and not for the reasons people might expect. She was a money-hungry woman. She always was.
But he didn’t expect that he would be handed over to his father who was practically a stranger for just some money. No matter how greedy she was, he thought she wouldn’t do this to her own blood. But he was wrong.
What he thought he would hear from Adeline was some information about her. His father refused to tell him anything about her and warned him to forget about her.
He would say, ’Why bother asking about a woman who abandoned you? Are you that weak?’ Each time his father said it, it was like twisting the knife.
And that was enough for him to shut up. He didn’t want to admit that he was weak. He didn’t want to admit he still yearned for her presence.