Chapter 470 The Boy's Name
Chapter 470 The Boy's Name
Norvia and Ben Alice stayed in the lord's mansion until dusk.
Franche agreed to lend the glass garden, but she asked to see Norvia. When Ellit was about to take off the ring, Norvia came to the lord's house with Ben Alice.
French gave Elliott a booklet where he could collect stamps. She told Elliott that each location marked in the booklet had a different small gift, and if he could collect all the stamps, she could give him a share of all the candies in Frenchy.
Ellit raised an eyebrow, took the pamphlet and told Nolvia that she didn't have to wait for him tonight, he would go find her and Dooku tomorrow and go back to Fortsu together.
"Are you going back to Futsu tomorrow?"
Franche asked Norvia softly, her blonde hair was smooth and anyone could tell at a glance that she was a noble.
Norvia nodded.
Franche was a little disappointed, but she hid it very well. She looked at Norvia with a smile.
"Have you seen Nedoan? It was she who made the request, wasn't it? She really liked the glass greenhouse, but I never gave it to her."
"Do you have any conflicts with her?"
"No. Well... I can't really explain it. She has been in Lanier for a long time. She is very decisive in everything she does, but she always goes against me. She is doing something that cannot go smoothly, but she is not an Eagle. She does this for her own benefit.
Sometimes I wonder, does she really care about our lives? She would take unfriendly measures against some female eagles who don't cooperate. I should hate her, but she did many things that I thought were unrealistic.
In just half a year, she had established contact with many female eagles. She tied the scattered tissues together, wrapping them tightly in circles, so that no female eagle could escape. "
French turned the photos on her desk around.
Norvia then realized that it was a photo of Nedoan, a photo of Nedoan with her hair tied with a thick rope. Her hands were covered with scars, her eyes were dull, and there were small scratches on her face.
Eucalyptus nedo is very short. But this photo was taken while looking straight ahead. Not looking down or looking up.
“This is the eucalyptus nedo I took.
At first I was really distressed. She was a very difficult person and I didn't know how to deal with her. I could only protect my Francie from being infiltrated by her, but soon I found that she still infiltrated my Francie. I felt frustrated with her.
Why could she do all this, why did she have no sympathy for us, why could she ignore our feelings and carry out her plan in such a cold and cruel way... I was very curious about her.
I followed her secretly and found that she was a very strange person. I had several conversations with her, and they were all unpleasant. What she said was all accusatory, but I had my considerations. I was not doing nothing, but our ways of saving Lanier were different.
I envied her. She had no burden. I asked her what she would do if her plan failed. She said, if it failed, I would die with you, and I would not owe you anything.
Arrogant, right? But I can't hate her. How could I hate her? No eagle knows our xenophobia and complacency better than me. I know how hard she worked in every sleepless night, and I know every drop of sweat and tears she shed. Every time I see her photo, I feel unwilling to give up.
I must do better than her. I am a female eagle, and I will not lose to a human who does not understand Lanier at all."
Franche said firmly, and only at this moment would she show that absolutely serious expression, which destroyed her originally gentle image. She looked like a warrior. She was a warrior.
As Norvia looked at Franche, she realized that Franche was not a gentle manager. Franche herself had repressed desires, which came from her unquenchable ambitions.
France was very cautious. She restrained herself for Rainier and packaged herself as a docile female eagle that would let the king down. But she had the right to manage France in a country where eagles were supreme. She must have planned for a long time and every step she took was steady.
Only the Nedo eucalyptus appeared.
Nedoeucalyptus allowed Franche to see more possibilities and made her realize that some things do not take a hundred years to achieve. But Franche did not dare to do so. She repeatedly hypnotized herself to return to her original state.
But she can't go back.
It's like having power and freedom. Once you have it, no one wants to let it go.
"I don't know why Nedoan likes the glass greenhouse very much. But it's my property, and she can't use it unless I agree. She offered to buy it, but I refused to sell it. She didn't beg me, no matter what. She said before that I was stubborn and thought my stubbornness was hateful, but in fact, she was the stubborn one."
French pushed her blonde hair behind her ears and smiled softly.
"Miss Riley, you can lend her the glass greenhouse.
I am awful, I cannot control her actions, this is the only thing I can do to embarrass her. I know it is wrong, but I cannot control it.
I envy her very much. She has no wings and she is not an eagle, but she can fly very far and high, and no law can restrain her. "
French lowered his voice.
"…I envy her. I may hate her, but I hope she never falls. And I, in the not too distant future, will fly higher than she does."
Franche turned the photo of Nedoan towards himself, then handed the signed transfer agreement to Norvia.
"Ms. Riley, please give her this agreement. I didn't really like the glass house. I wanted to give it to her a long time ago. She has made an outstanding contribution to Lanier, and I am very grateful to her.
It's just that I don't want her to know how grateful I am to her. She will push me to cooperate with her, and I don't want to do that. She has her plans, and I have mine. We are not enemies, but we are not friends or partners. Maybe there will be a day when we can cooperate, but not now. "
The afternoon sun was the warmest. In this late autumn that was close to winter, light became a sharp weapon. Franche had her back to the sun, her expression was blurry, but there was a halo on her hair. The sun was crowning her, and she was smiling. Norvia could only see the arc of the smile on Franche's lips.
"Miss Laili, please go check on the girl you brought to the lord's house. She's about to wake up."
……
While Norvia was talking to the doctor, Ben Alice opened the door.
Ben Alice would subconsciously rely on people she knew in unfamiliar situations. She walked straight to Norvia and asked where she was.
After getting Norvia's answer, Ben Alice was silent for a while, then she looked up, a little confused.
"Is there any difference between a doctor and a pastor? Do I need to see a doctor when I'm sick? Can a healer do that? Why can't a pastor do that? Or is it because I'm not capable enough? How can I tell if I'm seriously ill and need to see a doctor?"
The doctor from the manor hadn't left yet. She looked at Norvia, then at Ben Alice, and asked Norvia what the relationship between them was.
"We are classmates. Who are you?"
Ben Alice answered first, she looked at the doctor, went back to the room and took out her red curtains.
"Why are you asking about our relationship?"
"nothing."
The doctor shook his head.
"I just think you lack common sense as a kid - follow me."
The doctor took Ben Alice away.
Two hours later, Ben Alice found Norvia, holding his head.
"…The adult world is so complicated."
Ben Alice draped her red curtains around herself and told Norvia how much new knowledge she had learned in the past two hours.
Nolvaya looked at her gently.
It was approaching dusk, the sky had turned a single color, and the windows of the manor seemed to be connected to the sea. The porch was cast in shadow, and the Eagles lowered their voices.
At this moment, the world is quiet, and the unknown flowers on the windowsill emit a subtle fragrance.
The scene of female eagles flying in the sky and children swinging on the swings on the ground constitute a precious oil painting.
Ben Alice fell silent as she spoke, because she realized that something was wrong with her speaking so openly.
This day was too eventful and too long for her. She didn't have the energy to face everything she had experienced without complaint. She used to live according to her parents' standards. She didn't think about why she was educated like that. She accepted everything that was arranged for her. She was living, but she was always living someone else's life.
She didn't think, and now life is biting her back.
If despair could bear seeds, she would have blossomed by now. Pain and reflection are the fruits of despair, but she skipped that step and went straight to withering.
She did nothing wrong.
"Nolvaya, is it inappropriate to keep talking about your unpleasant experiences in life?"
Ben Alice asked seriously.
Norvia thought about it, but she couldn't come up with a very accurate answer.
"It shouldn't be inappropriate to say so...it depends on who you're talking to. Your experience could be used by someone else."
"Oh, I see. That has nothing to do with you. Huanan and you have a good relationship, and you won't take advantage of me."
"Don't trust me too much, Alice."
"Nolvaya, I can't be independent, but I'm not unintelligent. I was raised as an heir, but I don't know where the standard scale is. My spirit and my body have not yet reached unity. I never had to worry about these things before, so I didn't know how to do it, but now I'm learning.
So, I know who to trust and who not to trust.”
Ben Alice rested her chin on her hand and looked at Norvia with her blue eyes. In fact, she probably knew that she shouldn't tell her past to a stranger who had only met her a few times, but in the church, she felt that the mermaid opposite her was like a tolerant god.
She forgives herself, but she does not let herself go, so she repents.
Now, she should start making amends.
But she didn't want to. She always finished what she started.
"Nolvaya, my brother is also named Ben. Ben is a boy's name, just like Franche and Nedoan. Although many people say it is a unisex name now, it is still mostly used for boys.
My elder brother left home when he was very young for unknown reasons. I was born to fill his position. Only boys can be heirs. My parents thought I must be a boy, but I am not.
So you see, my family is very similar to Lanier, and I feel like I'm home here.
I wasn't legitimate enough to begin with, but my parents couldn't bear to give up power, so they gritted their teeth and made me the heir, but didn't let me be independent, turning me into a useless person who couldn't live without servants and family, so that I wouldn't leave like my brother and get out of their control.
When my brother came back, I lost my original value. My father tentatively asked me if I was willing to marry - why would an heir want to marry? Of course I refused.
The original 'Ben' came back, but I didn't agree to the marriage. I was no longer valuable, so they didn't want me anymore."
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