Victoria watched as the butler walked up and guided the way. She lowered her curtains.Quickly, the carriage was well on its way.Wendy sat opposite Victoria and lifted the curtains once again to look outside.After a while, she lowered the curtains and looked at Victoria.Her voice was soft as she whispered excitedly, "Ms. Victoria, all the carriages are headed toward the small house opposite the paddock. However, our carriage is entering the paddock directly."Victoria lifted the curtains again. She just so happened to see a vehicle carrying around seven to eight girls out of the house.The vehicle looked quite similar to a golf buggy. However, the buggy was made of wood, not steel.The buggy had six wheels, and they were all made of wood.It had beautiful engravings on it and had been painted thoroughly. It looked so exquisite to the point that it looked like it could have been a museum treasure.A woman sitting in the driver's seat was turning the steering wheel. Next to t
The tour took around half an hour."Other people's paddocks are just plain and simple. Not only does my paddock have a race track, but it also comes with an archery range and a football field."You can carry out every activity you can think of here. There are a few mountains behind the paddock. They also belong to my family."During spring or autumn, we can go hunting. Right now, we can go and pick fruits."The scenery is also beautiful. Those dignitaries in the Hughes clan like to come to my place often to play around."Wendy marveled at the place. "No wonder Mr. Chadler's so wealthy. You and your family are amazing!"Wendy sincerely gave Asher a thumbs up. Her expression shined with genuine respect."The fact that the paddock is well received in the Hughes clan definitely has something to do with Mr. Chadler's greatness. Your paddock is large and beautiful. It's also unique."No to mention these buggies. The Hughes clan also uses carriages, yet you have gold buggies in your p
Asher gave a short explanation before leaving in the buggy hurriedly.Wendy watched as the gold buggy sped away. She looked at Victoria and murmured, "I wonder what happened. He's acting as if the sky has fallen."If it weren't for her situation, Wendy would have secretly followed Asher to see what had happened.Silas said, "Ms. Victoria, he took the buggy. What are we supposed to do?"Victoria was not worried. "When he reaches where he needs to be, the buggy will return to fetch us. I'm not in a rush anyway."Victoria pursed her lips and pointed at the black horse. "Just now, Asher said that that horse looked like Ms. Frost's old horse. I want to go in to take a look."Wendy disagreed. "You'll need to attend the banquet later. It'll be alright if it was Silas and me, but what would you do if the smell sticks to you?""Ask someone to bring us some smocks."Victoria asked someone to open the gate to the stables.Due to Asher's orders before he left, Victoria, Silas, and Wendy c
By the time Victoria returned to the manor in the paddock, all the guests had arrived.The men and women were all talking within their gender groups. However, there were also a few men and women talking to each other.Everyone stood by the gazebo outside and chatted happily. Even with the distance between Victoria and the group of people, she could hear the sound of a woman laughing shyly.In the largest gazebo, everyone seemed to be surrounding one person.The Hughes clan was much more conservative compared to the outside world, especially when it came to the relationship between men and women.During the war in the Renaissance period, there were many arguments and debates between the different cultures and philosophers. Cultures were also much more progressive and open-minded.The Hughes clan managed to evolve over the years. As long as it wasn't anything extreme, it was socially acceptable for a man and a woman to interact.However, all the daughters from noble families cared
Victoria frowned as her gaze turned cold. She began to walk toward the woman."What's your name?"Victoria's voice was cold and soft, but it sounded inexplicably scary.The woman trembled in fear.Although the Holy Maiden had left the Hughes clan for more than 20 years, she was still from the Hughes family.Around 20 years ago, the power of the Hughes family was formidable. People still held a certain kind of admiration and respect at the mention of Lena's name.Thus, the woman felt slightly guilty.She looked around. She saw Roxy and Vanessa sitting at the side. Her eyes flashed with determination."Why do you care what my name is? Do you want to have your revenge on me? Or do you want to punish my family?"The Holy Maiden is not who she was 20 years ago. The Hughes clan is also not what it was before."You're just an illegitimate child. Do you think you own the world? You're crazy—Who do you think you are?"The future chief of the Hughes clan would be Solomon. As his mothe
Roxy's voice was stern at the mention of justice. Her eyes were cold.She had lived in the shadows of the Holy Maiden all her life. She would not allow an illegitimate child to outrank her.She would ensure Victoria would never be able to raise her head in front of her.Victoria wanted to choose a husband? To marry into a noble family?Dream on!Roxy would make sure that no one would want to marry Victoria. She would turn Victoria into a joke and make her Lena's biggest embarrassment!Vanessa lay on the floor. Her head felt heavy, but she was still conscious.She heard Roxy's words and turned around. "Roxy, you—"The second Vanessa tried to speak, her face flared up with pain. She gritted her teeth and did not dare to speak.Her face was unrecognizable. She could only express herself through her eyes. They seemed to look aggrieved and incriminating.Janice used her hands to cover her cheeks. She sobbed and said, "Ms. Bennett, may … may I say something?"You are also a lady.
As soon as Sebastian finished speaking, Roxy pointed at Vanessa and Janice. "Take a look for yourself."Vanessa did not need a mirror to understand how ugly she looked.The thought of having so many men witness her in such a state made her furious. Not to mention, she had always admired Sebastian.She had to do something.Vanessa lowered her head and began to groan in pain. She acted as if she was about to die. "Mr … Mr. Veron, you must help me obtain justice."Janice also stopped covering her face with her hand. She walked up to Sebastian and sobbed. "I just said a few things when I was suddenly being slapped."Everyone started to stand out and help Roxy criticize Victoria.Benjamin's expression turned colder every time someone new stood out to criticize Victoria.If it weren't for Victoria stopping him, Benjamin would have taken action against them.He looked like the devil as he stood there beside Victoria. After a while, no one dared to speak.Roxy looked at Benjamin. Her
Roxy frowned as she looked at Victoria."They already understand that they are in the wrong. Considering it's their first time committing such an offense, could Ms. Victoria show them some mercy?"Especially since Vanessa is already disfigured from that beating. I'm sure Ms. Victoria has already vented her anger by now."Forget Janice. Everyone knew Vanessa was her friend.The Bennett family also had a close relationship with the Ives family.Victoria had punished Vanessa because of her. Victoria even wanted to drag the Ives family into the mess. Wasn't Victoria just blatantly disrespecting her family and her?"No!"Victoria rejected her suggestion firmly.Roxy was furious after being publicly rejected. She said coldly, "Ms. Victoria, you've only returned to the Hughes clan not long ago. You should not make everyone your enemy."Victoria raised her eyebrow and chuckled. She said casually, "Are you threatening me?"Before today, Victoria had never crossed paths with Roxy. She