Back at Mt. Floust, in Ciele Abbey, Lena followed the sounds of people and arrived at the corner of the courtyard by the main gate of the abbey.In the spacious courtyard ahead, eight young and graceful-looking boys dressed in traditional priest attire were practicing martial arts.They were confident in their movements and spoke with powerful voices.When she saw a small child ahead that was about the same height as Lilac, Lena quickly ran over and pulled her close.But as soon as she saw the child's face, Lena felt disheartened once again—it wasn't Lilac.The young priest who was grabbed by Lena frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"The fellow priests gathered around Lena with their expressions looking distant."Why aren't you resting inside, Ms. Benefactor? What brings you out here?""Don't disturb us while we're practicing our martial arts, or else Master will punish us.""Please leave, Ms. Benefactor."Lena felt astonished as she looked at the group of young people su
Lena couldn't believe it. She was really going to meet the long-awaited Branden.A smile unconsciously spread across her face.She quickly followed the only person she remembered, which was her junior, Jace Bryer.Serenity Hall was located at the highest level of Ciele Abbey. When they reached the main entrance, Jace shouted into the building, "Master, the visitor you were expecting has arrived."Lena was very nervous. As she stood outside the main entrance, her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest.She figured that there shouldn't be any mistake. The person inside had to be Branden.But she was curious. Wasn't Branden always with her in that dilapidated chapel in the mountains? Why was there such a large abbey with so many disciples at the top of this mountain? Branden probably hadn't taken on these apprentices just in the past year or two, had he?Soon, a child opened the door.Lena was filled with a sense of joy and her eyes welled up with tears when she saw
Branden continued, "Although the Morris family took away your family's power, just look at the entirety of Emeria. There wouldn't be the prosperity you see today without the peace maintained by the Morris family. The royal family of Emeria should be grateful instead."As for why I look so young…"Branden stood up and turned around gracefully. He looked down at Lena who was kneeling on the ground in tears."If you devote yourself to spirituality, free yourself from desires, have a heart full of kindness, and help all beings, you will eventually become like me," he said wisely.But realistically speaking, few people in this world could truly be free of desires and selflessly help others. It was because no one could achieve it that they couldn't escape the fate of life, aging, sickness, and death.Lena, with tears in her eyes, looked up at Branden's imposing and handsome figure. She began to cry out loud."Then do you know that right now, being with him feels worse than death? When
Branden looked at Lena and wondered how many days she had spent climbing the mountain. She looked quite haggard at the moment.With that, Branden gently patted Lena's shoulder and said, "You should go rest first and regain your energy. Then, I'll have the others show you around."Lena nodded and then turned to leave....Back in Amberville, both Lena and Natalie were gone. Ever since Luna's true relationship with Gabriel was exposed, she rarely made an appearance too.Laura was extremely busy these days because she was preparing to join a girl group. Every day after school, she locked herself in her dance room. Then, she would give it her all to practice her singing and dancing.Margot no longer had a close friend to share her thoughts with. Each day, she would either take Louis with her and go to work with Curtis or occasionally visit her pizzeria.Life was going pretty well overall. However, something always felt missing inside for Margot. The relatives who used to live at the
"Tomorrow morning," Curtis answered.Margot understood, and she gently pinched Louis' cheek. "Mommy and Daddy will be away for half a month. We hope that by the time we come back, you'll be running around, okay?"Louis didn't understand what Margot was saying, but seeing her happy made him happy too. He started moving around energetically, waving his arms and legs. He was full of delight and liveliness.Curtis picked up Louis and gave him a couple of kisses. Then, he instructed the nanny and the household staff to pay extra attention to certain matters. He reminded them to ring him immediately should anything come up.When Elias and Ashley came back from their evening stroll, Curtis informed them that he would be taking Margot along on a business trip. Of course, they didn't oppose to this at all.Margot didn't seem to be happy staying at home all the time lately. They thought it was best for her to have a change of environment.Curtis made all the necessary arrangements. The nex
Luna laughed out loud. Upon hearing Gabriel call Curtis "old man", she couldn't help but laugh.Curtis' lips were pursed, and his handsome face looked stern. His fists tightened, and it looked like he was holding back an urge to punch a certain someone.He glared coldly at Gabriel. "Do you have a death wish?"Gabriel quickly looked at Margot. "Come on, switch seats with me. Your old man is going to hit me."When he was getting up, Curtis kicked him. And so, Margot hurriedly switched seats with Gabriel. As she sat down next to Curtis, she gave his thigh a playful smack."Alright, don't be mad." She leaned in close to his face and gave him a kiss. Then, she comforted him by saying, "Even though you're getting on in years, you still look very handsome. Older men like you are the most charming."Curtis looked at her with a sorrowful expression and asked, "Are you trying to comfort me?""Of course.""It would have been better if you didn't comfort me."She said he was getting on in
Margot was at a loss for words. She looked absolutely shocked and incredulous.She turned to look at Curtis and asked, "Do you believe him?"Curtis shook his head and replied, "I don't.""I don't believe it either," Margot agreed.Margot looked at Gabriel again. "You're kidding, right? How could you two possibly get married right after your first meeting?"Gabriel chuckled and said, "Who knows? In any case, it was a moment of impulsiveness when I went ahead and got married. I didn't expect Ms. Maxwell to be so cooperative.""So, you never thought about telling us during the gathering. And you decided that it was better to put on act and fool us instead?" Curtis said with disbelief.He was at a loss for words.It turned out that their relationship was so poor that Gabriel didn't even bother to tell him about his marriage. How wonderful of him to treat Curtis as an outsider. At that moment, Curtis decided that he had to rethink their friendship.Gabriel squinted at Curtis and sa
If Branden ate a meal she made, he wouldn't be able to get out of bed for three days.Lena nodded and said, "I made a lot, and it's enough to feed everyone. What's wrong? Does it taste bad?"She felt a little sad because she got up early to prepare food for everyone. Why did Branden seem to dislike it so much?Branden had a serious look on his face as he urged, "Hurry and tell them not to eat it! If kids eat raw food like this, they'll easily get a stomachache."Lena was shocked and quickly took a bite. She thought it tasted okay.She complained, "You're being too picky. It's nowhere raw.""Go and stop them this instance! If they all get stomachaches, will you go feed the pigs and work in the fields?" Branden looked at Lena and sighed.She was a grown woman, yet her cooking was nowhere as good as Lilac's. It was a great shame."Alright, alright." Lena was a bit sad, but she quickly ran off as she was told.When she arrived at the dining hall, everyone was seated, but each had