Chapter 369 The Gift
“Mm.”
Chrisis nodded, “Although the Count and the Dark Cult behind him were eventually destroyed, the city that was once there was also destroyed along with them.”
“Although the King dispatched officials later, that City Governor, despite having a noble title, was also a corrupt person who preyed on the common people for his own indulgence.”
“The gold coins allocated by the King all went into his money bag. Not only that, but this Governor even used the pretext of clearing out evil cults to seize land and impose heavy taxes on the surviving commoners. Of course, these are things I only found out when I grew up a little.”
The silver-robed nun looked at the girl beside her, then suddenly closed her eyes lightly and said, “In that environment, for me to survive then, Miss Vera, you might not be able to guess what I had to go through. That Governor liked young girls… Never mind, anyway, life was quite difficult. It wasn’t until a few months later that I left that place as a wanderer.”
Verafia’s gaze did not move. She was not a pampered young lady who was ignorant of the world, as her appearance might suggest. Naturally, she knew that a six or seven-year-old orphaned girl, without even a few copper coins, wandering alone, would likely experience things even worse than before.
However, Chrisis did not elaborate. She just shook her head gently, then a faint smile appeared on her face:
“As for meeting the young master, that was the following year. At that time, I was beaten by several beggars over a piece of black bread, but I happened to be encountered by the young master who was out with the Marchioness.”
“Is that so?”
Verafia’s long, slender eyelashes fluttered on her golden eyes. She pulled a strand of hair with her slender fingers, revealing a glimpse of her snow-white face, tinged with a faint sheen of light.
The subsequent plot should not be difficult to guess… Yes, at least when she was still Lothel, she had seen this kind of cliché childhood sweetheart plot many times.
“Mm. Just as Miss Vera thinks. In the end, I returned to the castle with them as the young master’s maid.”
Chrisis nodded, then suddenly couldn’t help but laugh, her eyes seeming to hold a trace of nostalgia, “Of course, although I was called the young master’s maid, in reality, he took care of me more.”
“Moreover, in the noble’s courtyard, I discovered that their lives also faced difficulties. Especially the young master… and quite a lot of pressure that should have been placed on the Lord Marquis was instead directed towards him by those people.”
As the son of the patriarch, and with the effect of countless heavenly treasures, Igger only managed to reach the bronze cultivation talent just before adulthood. It goes without saying how many sarcastic remarks and insults he had faced.
“Originally, I should have been the one to share the pressure for the young master, but every time, it was he who protected me.”
The silver-robed nun reminisced about the past, then suddenly looked at the girl beside her, “Once, because of some trivial matter, I was caught by some young men from other families. To humiliate the young master, they forced him to confess his love to me, a lowly maid, and even held a so-called ‘wedding’. To protect me, the young master readily accepted their demands… Miss Verafia, to be honest, at that time, I actually hoped that it would be true?”
“A wedding, that kind of thing…”
Verafia suddenly raised her head, her bright golden eyes looking at the nun with suspicion, wondering if she knew about her relationship with Igger and was deliberately showing off.
Although Verafia was willing to listen to her story, it did not mean she was willing to see a so-called ‘childhood sweetheart’ come to flaunt in front of her.
However, after observing her carefully for a while, the faint smile on the nun’s face remained, and her lustrous water-blue eyes did not show many complicated emotions, forcing the girl to swallow her anger.
However, Verafia still puffed out her snow-white cheeks slightly, her big eyes darted around, and she suddenly said, “Hmph, although it was just a game between children, Chrisis, did that guy Igger prepare any love tokens or wedding gifts for you or something?”
“Love tokens, wedding gifts?”
Chrisis looked seriously at the girl’s small face raised in front of her. Seeing that she seemed to be provoked, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and smile before saying, “Don’t worry. Of course not. After all, that was just my personal fantasy. At the time, the young master was just protecting me.”
Seeing the nun back down, Verafia’s lips couldn’t help but curve upwards slightly, a look of triumph appearing in her eyes.
However, after thinking about it again, Verafia felt that her own behavior just now seemed a little like jealousy… Wait, could this nun have seen through something?
At this moment, the nun’s clear voice came, “However, as for gifts, the young master did give me something for my birthday… Miss Vera, look.”
The nun placed a jade pendant of emerald green on her fair palm. The lustrous color seemed to be infused with a faint glow, and she handed it towards Verafia.
Verafia looked up at her. Chrisis still had a smile on her face. She took it and her tender fingertips lightly touched the jade gemstone’s lustrous surface.
Although she couldn’t quite distinguish the type, Verafia always had a vague feeling that the stone in her hand was not ordinary.
“It feels like a pretty good quality gem.”
Verafia looked up at the nun. She recalled that when they met last time, the nun’s long robe seemed to be adorned with this very jade gemstone. She couldn’t help but ask, “Did that guy Igger buy this emerald crystal?”
“Probably so.”
Chrisis nodded, took the emerald gemstone back from the girl’s hand, and hung it on her wrist again, saying, “Although the young master didn’t say anything, I remember he lived frugally for several months after that.”
Looking at the nun in front of her, Verafia couldn’t help but imagine her proud demeanor. Even Chrisis’s slight smile was perceived as a provocation by Verafia, who couldn’t help but purse her lips, cross her slender arms in front of her chest, and turn her little head away:
“Hmph, this gemstone… it’s only passable. I’m not impressed. Besides, Igger is an idiot. When giving a gift to a girl, why doesn’t he pick something special… As expected, he’s a guy who doesn’t understand a girl’s heart.”
Her voice paused slightly, and Verafia realized that guy seemed to have never given her a gift. Even some hair accessories and skirts, and the red crystal bracelet on her wrist, seemed to have been bought at her own request, not Igger’s initiative?
The girl’s white teeth clenched slightly. Although she knew she shouldn’t, a bittersweet feeling involuntarily welled up in her heart, and even her complaining voice couldn’t help but carry a slightly sour tone:
“This guy, I’ve been covering for him for so long, yet he doesn’t even send me any gifts. What a hateful idiot…”
