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...What kind of a boss's statement is this? Did she go to the wrong door? Lilith felt it was absurd.

"...Did you hear what I said? I hope you leave as soon as possible. If it is inconvenient for you to carry these things, I can send someone to deliver them to Gloria." Seeing Lilith staring at a pile of magic stones and getting distracted, James frowned in annoyance.

Lilith turned her head upon hearing this and looked at James seriously. The other person looked at her with vigilance and disgust, as if he regarded her as a plague that spread misfortune and wished he could stay away from her.

"Your love for your wife and children is touching, Your Excellency." Lilith looked at his expression and spoke slowly.

"But I'm very curious, did you also love Violet Shelley, my mother, so much back then?" Lilith stared at his face, not wanting to miss any change in his expression.

The other person's eyes flickered slightly and he looked at her with disgust, but he did not answer Lilith's question, as if he did not want to have any more involvement with her.

"My advice won't do you any harm. Melissa isn't your mother, so you don't have to act like a good kid to please her. I know you've gotten into trouble before." James said calmly, referring to the lawsuit Lilith got into during Hanukkah. "As long as you listen, you won't have to worry about financial problems for the rest of your life."

He still had the nerve to mention it. Lilith sneered and took two steps forward, about to start a sarcastic remark. Unexpectedly, James saw her movements, his pupils shrank slightly, and he shouted harshly -

"Stay away from me!" His reaction was much more intense than when Lilith mentioned her mother just now.

Upon hearing this, the man in wizard robes who was guarding the box immediately walked in front of James and looked at Lilith fearfully. "Please calm down, Miss."

Lilith raised her eyebrows, stopped and looked at James who was standing behind the man. He still had no expression, but his clenched fists and slightly trembling knuckles betrayed his inner fluctuations.

The atmosphere in the study room seemed extremely strange during this silent confrontation. Lilith looked at the other person coldly. At a certain moment, she seemed to suddenly understand something, but she needed a test...

So she stopped being silent, and instead took a few steps forward with a sneer, staring intently at James' eyes that were as blue as hers.

"I advise you to mind your own business, Mr. Viscount." Lilith raised her chin, her tone rude and arrogant.

Upon hearing this, the mages in James's mercenary group looked at the noble lady who had no respect for her father in surprise, and then turned to look at their employer, as if asking him whether he wanted to take action. However, James did not receive the signal from his subordinates. His nostrils kept twitching, his breathing became a little rapid, and his lips were tightly closed. He did not give any orders to his mercenaries.

In an instant, Lilith woke up from a dream, as if she was struggling to move forward in the thick fog, and a hurricane came and blew away the fog, making everything clear and the truth clear at a glance. The other party's aggressive attitude was just a show of strength driven by fear -

He really was afraid of himself.

She looked at the tense muscles on James' face and almost wanted to laugh. Why was he afraid of her? Was it because he thought she was a curse that could kill people? Or was it because she was now a magician with great power? It was ridiculous. Lilith thought he loved his family so much, but when she pretended to be strong, he immediately became as quiet as a quail and didn't dare to do anything to her.

Seeing the other party's cowardly appearance, Lilith sneered. Even though she had clearly told Melissa that she would leave for Shelley Town in a few days, she decided not to say anything. She wanted to disgust this hypocritical guy for a few days. She took a last look at the silent James Friar, turned around and left the deathly silent study.

When she opened the door, she bumped into Hoffman who was eavesdropping on her against the door. The other party hurriedly stood still and adjusted his position, revealing a flattering smile, which was much larger than usual. It seemed that he had heard everything he should have heard. Lilith glanced at him with a smile, ignored him, turned around and quickly left the floor where the study was.

……

"Are you sure you don't want to stay a few more days? You've only been here for a month, and your horsemanship isn't even up to snuff."

At the gate of the manor, Lilith stood in front of the black horse, listening to Melissa's complaints with a smile.

"I think I've learned quite well." Lilith patted the quiet black horse beside her, and got a snort in response. She didn't want to waste too much time on the road this time, so she prepared to ride back to Shelley Town. Melissa still sent a group of people to accompany her, but she persuaded them to reduce the number of people.

Then Lilith looked at Lucinda who was being held by Ram behind her and complained in a worried manner, "If I don't leave now, this little guy will run away, and then he will stick to me even more."

Lucinda was oblivious to her sister's disdain, and could only drool and lean forward, trying to pounce on Lilith. Lilith smiled and scratched her face, then hugged Melissa and stepped into the stirrup.

"Goodbye, Ms. Melissa Taylor, may the stars shine on your path--" Lilith became playful and leaned over to take Melissa's hand. She imitated the posture of a knight and sang a hymn to the Countess. She also pretended to kiss her hand, but was slapped by Melissa.

"Oh, so stingy!" Lilith rubbed her red and swollen forehead, straightened up and muttered.

"Then I'm leaving." She waved her hand without any reluctance and lightly kicked the horse's belly. The black horse neighed excitedly and moved forward. The knights followed and set off on a new journey under the gaze of everyone in the manor.

……

"This is what happened..." Lilith sat timidly in her home in Shelley Town, and as if surrendering herself, she told Mary everything that happened at the beginning of the year.

"...So Viscount Friel never gave you any help, right?" Mary was busy making the newly-dried mattress for her. After listening to the whole story, she took a deep breath and asked.

"Mary." Lilith said helplessly, "I told you long ago that person is unreliable."

Mary was speechless for a long time after hearing this, and then she sighed, "It's my fault. I should have figured it out earlier. My lady and I should have figured it out earlier. He is not a good father. He shouldn't be so cold and heartless even to strangers..."

Lilith's eyes sparkled when she heard that. Since she was a child, Mary seldom mentioned her biological mother in front of her in order to consider Lilith's feelings.

"Mary, did the Viscount and my mother really have a good relationship back then?" She asked softly expressing her doubts.

Why is he so cold to Lilith, but acts like a normal person with emotions in front of Melissa and Lucinda?