Noel thought about entering the room to check on her, but he didn’t know what identity to assume while doing so.

Was he a friend? Or fiance, based on Sue’s words?

Cecilia lay on the bed, her face pale. Desolation flickered in her eyes.

“Do you find me disgusting?”

Noel had hesitated, but he hadn’t meant for Cecilia to interpret his actions that way. “I’ll go call someone for help.”

He didn’t explain further, and turned to leave the room.

Soon, a servant came upstairs. Cecilia looked behind the servant but found no sign of Noel.

He had left.

Even if her mother had agreed to her request and brought up the marriage with Noel, he didn’t agree.

Sue sat downstairs, still feeling uneasy. As she dressed and applied makeup, she used the time to calm her panicked heart.

However, Cecilia’s words lingered in her ears. “Mom, I’ve been violated. If you don’t let Noel marry me, I’ll kill myself!”

“Madam,” the servant reminded her as she seemed lost in thought. “Mrs.

Lambert, whom you’re scheduled to meet, is already here…”

favorite blue ice crystal from her jewelry,

her with a smile

with someone. I invited you over without considering it thoroughly and didn’t understand my

finish, Mrs. Lambert’s expression changed drastically. She didn’t accept Sue’s

is this young

Mrs. Lambert would ask this

she had to answer,

of embarrassment flashed across her face,

“It’s the Fulchers…”

“The Fulcher family?!”

for Sue to finish her sentence. Her eyes widened. “I’ve heard that the Fulchers have an illegitimate son. Could this

Fulcher family had

eyes, but she concealed it well. “Yes,

want others to look down on them

that the young man Cecilia had fallen in love

door and started chatting with Sue. Facing her enthusiasm, Sue was

Originally…

want to have any connection

such a situation, avoiding involvement was no longer an

Sue wouldn’t step

you didn’t touch

girl from the slums who would

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