Chapter 105: The Bloody Swan Strikes
Robert Moore showed up at the Applewood Manor, a residence on the city’s outskirts. While this place was lightly guarded, its original owner was unknown, but it was expected to be either the Temple or the Crown Prince, since it was where Matilda Ambrose and her family resided.
The guards of the manor were unique in that they were all privately hired. They belonged neither to the Temple nor the Prince, which meant they were mercenaries.
This allowed Matilda Ambrose and her parents to be under no one’s influence in their own residence. However, whenever any of those young masters who flock around Matilda show up, there is little to be done about them.
Robert showing up uninvited at such a late hour would invite trouble, but as those residing there didn’t want to cause problems with the nobles of Elgard, they allowed Robert in quietly and hid any traces of his arrival.
In the end, Matilda received Robert, who appeared to be in a sorry state, reeking of alcohol, and claiming to have faced unfair treatment.
Matilda listened to Robert’s story intently. He was frustrated by his failures and eager to prove himself, no matter what. However, how his father and sister kept pushing him down and denying him the opportunity was something he could no longer endure.
Matilda saw Robert at his lowest point, as he began to pity himself and spoke in a painful tone. Seeing him that way, Matilda could do nothing but console him and offer him help.
"If you wish to prove yourself and gain the recognition you deserve, you can only do that through a great deed. Something that forces them never to look down on you again."
"But how? I can’t expose Vivian for what she is, and she keeps getting in my way," Robert said, desperately holding his head.
"I don’t think... You need to," Hesitantly, Matilda said.
Robert looked at her with a puzzled frown, asking: