HP: Becoming a Maiden Heartthrob

Nalilian followed Justin to the stables.

The rows of cubicles here are filled with sleek, tall horses.

Nalilian could see that they were all racehorses.

Because she had been taken to see it and introduced by other people before.

The horses in this stable were probably all top breeds, because they were much better than the ones she had seen before.

But the thought that these should all belong to Mr. Finch made her feel sick.

It's really shameful for a Phoenix man who relies on his wife to buy so many racehorses.

"These all belong to my mom, she loved collecting these horses."

But Justin's next introduction surprised Nalilian.

She had thought it would be Mr. Finch's.

Was it Mrs. Finch-Fletchley's?

She loves horses, so she collected so many racing horses.

"Won't your father have any objections?" asked Na Lilian.

After all, a top-level racing horse costs several million pounds, plus the usual care costs, it can be said that the cost of raising a racing horse is more than 10 million pounds.

And there are more than a dozen season horses here.

It is no exaggeration to say that this stable is worth hundreds of millions, which is comparable to many small and medium-sized companies in the UK.

"Huh?" Justin was taken aback by her doubts and subconsciously asked, "Why should my father have any objections?"

"Aren't these all bought by my mother?"

Nalilian was stunned.

Yes.

Mrs. Finch-Fletchley is spending her own money, so why should she care about her useless Phoenix-man husband?

Mrs. Finch-Fletchley, a woman from a prominent family, would venture into the business world. This was not uncommon in her previous world, but it was very rare in this era.

She had property and a title, and could have become a noble lady, assisted her husband's family, and lived a life of wealth and glory.

This can almost be said to be the fate of women from the upper class of the nobility.

But she shines like a pearl in the dusty throne.

This is really...

For the first time, Nalilian felt the sense of history being broken.

She came to this era, followed the destiny of this era, and moved towards the position that Mr. Ende expected according to his expectations, which is also the position that most contemporary women will take.

Her guilt blinded her and made her obey blindly.

But is this really good?

Is Mr. Ende's vision necessarily correct?

Mrs. Ende compromised helplessly like that. Did she really not want to go?

Or did she have no choice at all?

This question arose in Nalilian's mind, but was quickly suppressed as they walked to the stable where Justin's pony was.

"Lillian, want to try it?"

After the servant pulled the pony out of the stable and put on the saddle, Justin pulled the pony's reins and looked at her expectantly.

The horse was only a head taller than Justine, and she could sit on it.

"Okay," Nalilian stepped on the stirrup and sat on it neatly.

Because she was wearing a skirt and no riding clothes, she could only sit sideways on the saddle.

"Then I'll start. Lillian, sit down."

Justin said, refusing the help of the servant and personally pulling the pony to lead Nalilian out of the stable.

As they left the stable, the setting sun shone blood-red on their faces. The wind blew the layers of Nalilian's skirt draped under the saddle, revealing the pair of round-toed leather shoes she was wearing.

"Let me take you to see the animals we have at home, Lillian."

Justin said excitedly, and he took Nalilian to the petting zoo nearby as if he was presenting a treasure.

When she entered the petting zoo, Nalilian was stunned.

Is this a small animal?

In this garden, a white lion was lazily lying on a rock and yawning, a black panther cub was energetically grabbing a tree trunk nearby, a Bengal leopard was scratching its beard... and countless rare animals were kept in separate areas.

This petting zoo is even more like a zoo than a zoo.

Although she had also heard that zoos originally existed only among the upper class aristocracy, they were only later gradually built in the country and opened to the public.

"That lion is called Zeus, and that black panther cub is the new one my mother bought, and it's called Poseidon..."

When Nalilian was looking at the petting zoo in surprise, Justin brought her back to reality with just one word.

Zeus?

Nalilian looked at Justin subtly.

Does this silly child know the meaning of these names her mother gave her?

But Mrs. Finch-Fletchley is really amazing. She actually named her pet after a Greek god.

Is she arrogant enough to be pretentious, or confident enough to treat a deity like a pet?

She looks so gentle.

Nalilian was thinking about this when she heard Justin, "There are many animals here that you can't see in the zoo outside."

"Ah," Nalilian said subconsciously, "this is really annoying."

Justin was stunned, his face showing grievance, "Why, Lillian?"

Because I've been humiliated like this before.

Nalilian thought.

When she first came to study in the UK, not everyone liked her. Some people invited her to their estates and humiliated her in various ways.

But she no longer cared at that time. She came to study in the UK to realize her dream.

When you have a dream, you are not afraid of anything.

If that hadn't happened...

Thinking of that incident, she immediately came to her senses, met Justin's confused and frustrated eyes, and said bluntly, "Because I hate the rich."

"Huh?" Justin was stunned again, becoming even more frustrated. "Lillian actually hates me..."

This made Nalilian laugh. This idiot really believed everything she said?

"So!"

But Justin seemed to have come up with a good idea. He immediately lay down next to Xiao Ma and looked at her expectantly, and asked,

"If I abandon this, will Lillian stay with me?"

Nalilian was startled and looked at him, meeting his brown eyes with thick eyelashes, which were shining brightly with the sunlight.

"I could throw it all away! Then I'd be poor!"

He said, looking up at her with sparkling eyes like a puppy holding a bone to beg for a reward.

Nalilian smiled but shook her head, "No, Justin."

She didn't doubt what he said at all.

Because he gave up Eton College and went to Hogwarts.

But she didn't want him to do that for her.

She didn't know how to repay him.

He has a happy family, a strong and charming mother, and will be an upper-class aristocrat in the future.

Then her only value to him is to provide some emotional value.

“I was rejected. I’m so sad…”

Justin was extremely sad after being ruthlessly rejected by her. He huddled beside Xiao Ma in a wronged manner, as if he was autistic.

Nalilian paused, then said, "Hey, Justin, can I ask you a favor?"

"What, Lillian?" Hearing that he had something to ask for help, the depressed Justin immediately perked up.

"Can you take me back to my residence first? I seem to have lost my shoes," said Nalilian.

She lifted her foot, revealing only a white sock on one foot, without the small black-toed leather shoe.

"Huh?" Seeing that she had lost her shoes, Justin circled around her sock-clad feet, extremely anxious. "How did you lose them? Where did you lose them?"

Nalilian pointed to the petting zoo.

Justine looked over and saw the black panther cub named Poseidon chewing on her round-toed leather shoes.

Seeing him looking at it, it raised its round eyes and glanced at him, then ran away in a few seconds.

Only the small round-toed leather shoes covered with saliva were left lying alone on the empty ground.

"Ah! Poseidon, bad boy!"

Justin cursed in shock and anger, then looked at Nalilian guiltily, "Then let's go back quickly."

"Okay," Nalilian responded, looking at him with a smile.

Mr. Finch, it is a bit naive to try to drive a wedge between Mrs. Finch-Fletchley and her family by letting them live in that kind of room.

Besides, she also liked Mrs. Finch-Fletchley very much.