Then, quickly, the rest of the family will know that she, the Duchess, has done something incredibly foolish. She must pay the price and take responsibility; thus, the castle, the title of Duchess, will no longer belong to her. In this way, her wish to continue protecting someone in this castle becomes an unattainable luxury.
And all of this is the work of someone who, a long time ago, designed her encounter with Rogers for this very project.
Is it because she became senile? Perhaps. Old and muddled, she very much wanted to protect the child in front of her.
"Listen to me, child." Melissa pulled something from around her neck out of her clothes. Because it was always hidden beneath her clothing, very few people knew of its existence.
Zhuang Haoran looked on in shock, seeing that she had brought out a key. The key was crafted from pure gold, about the length of a little finger, resembling a shining golden crown.
