Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF)
Chapter 422

Chapter 422 The Gentleman Raised Them Very Well

The taste of this snake fruit was truly not delicious, it smelled bad, and the texture was not that fresh either. After I took a bite, I was persuaded to stop. Listening to her words, I wiped my hands, glanced at her, and said, "There's no relationship at all. If I must say there is, then it's enemies. I hate him, want to kill him, and he also despises me, wishing me to be worse than dead."

Marguerite paused for a moment, then said, "The gentleman dislikes you? Why is he still so nice to you?"

1.

Looking at her, I was somewhat speechless and said, "Being nice to me? Have you ever seen how others treat me well?"

She pursed her lips, saying, "The gentleman gave you medicine and asked me to take care of you, isn't that good?"

I truly thought this young girl was beyond help, so I didn't argue with her and changed the subject, "What did you say to those two gatekeepers today? They just left?" Hearing my question, she gave a mysterious smile and said, "It's nothing much, just told them that there are people accepting bribes outside, let them go and see." "Taking bribes?" I asked curiously, "What does that mean?"

She said, "Most of the people here following the gentleman are here for the money. Some of them have wives, children, and parents down the mountain. They follow the gentleman, and the gentleman gives them quite a bit of money. However, no one would ever think they

0.00%

11 45

have too much money. Here in the mountains, the Venom Rose, every time it's harvest season, there would be people secretly hoarding some and then selling them privately to make some extra money. But these things are not easy to take out, so there are people secretly buying them outside. Those who have hoarded them can directly sell them secretly to the peddlers outside. Although the price is lower than smuggling them out on their own, the advantage is that the risk is smaller."

After listening for a long time, I finally understood. I looked at her and said, "Are you saying that the people here can trade with the outside?"

She nodded.

So, this place wasn't entirely disconnected from the outside world?

Grasping this point, I felt a surge of joy in my heart. If I could somehow manage to contact someone outside, could I get the police to replace this place?

Thinking of this, I suddenly knew what I had to do.

There was not entirely no chance to overthrow Ezra.

Even if they couldn't bring him to justice, if the police found this place, they would certainly not ignore the Venom Roses scattered all over the hills. As long as these things were destroyed, the people held here could be saved. For Ezra, even if they couldn't kill him, it would be enough to make him suffer greatly.

So, this time, I wasn't entirely here to meet my death.

Seeing that I remained silent, Marguerite looked at me and said, "Ms. Conner, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you speaking?"

I snapped back to reality and shook my head, looking at her and saying, "Marguerite, could I also secretly stash some Venom Roses here if I wanted to make money, and then take them to sell to the

28.46%

1145

peddlers?"

She nodded, "Yes, it's possible, but, Ms. Conner, do you really need money?"

I chuckled, saying, "Of course, who doesn't need money?"

She nodded and said, "Yes, it won't be long before the Venom Roses in the field can be harvested. At that time, the gentleman will send someone to collect them. If you want to make money, you can secretly hoard some and sell them to peddlers later. If you hoard a lot, you might be able to make a fortune."

I nodded, scheming in my mind.

"Thump, thump..." There was a knock at the door from outside. Marguerite and I turned around together to see that it was Sebastian, who was carrying a cage in his arms.

Upon seeing this, I couldn't help but ask, "What did you bring?"

Sebastian walked in, placed the cage in front of me, and said with a smile, "The master was afraid you might be bored, so he asked me to bring them over.

Them?

Out of curiosity, I looked into the cage and saw Sweetie and Kitty. Seeing these two little ones, I couldn't help but pause for a moment, and couldn't resist picking them up. Just arrived in a new environment, the two little ones were a bit shy.

She stayed in my arms, not daring to move, seeming a bit scared.

Running my hand along their fur, I couldn't help but say, "It hasn't been that long since I last saw you, but you've gained weight."

61.54%

1145

Sebastian chuckled, "Sir, you've raised them well.

I didn't respond, but what I was thinking was that ever since I came here, I hadn't really seen much of Ezra. Did he have a lot of things to deal with here?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look up at Sebastian and say, "I haven't seen Mr. Jia for a long time, has he been busy lately?"

Sebastian saw me asking proactively and began to speak, "There was indeed something. Mr. Butcher arranged a new task for the gentleman, which was a bit tricky. Last time, the gentleman rushed over and got injured. This time, he almost didn't make it back from the task."

11.45