Good Thing She Didn't Commit Suicide

Grace also saw Wendy Zhu, dressed in a dazzling, elegant gown, looking every bit the beautiful and noble empress, surrounded by adoration. She smiled as she watched Grace struggle in the flames!

Grace felt as if her whole body was burning, and her heart was being sliced apart.

The truth was, unless something truly changed, everything from her past life was destined to repeat itself.

It would all happen again!

No!

She had to grow a Spirit Root—she had to change everything!

......

Frostmoon Quarters.

Butler Qin stood respectfully before Evan Xiao, reporting: "General, that's how it went. Justin Guo stopped Sophie from killing her and led her to the stables. The stable master, out of respect for Justin, took decent care of her."

Evan Xiao said nothing.

"General, why did you suddenly transfer her to the stables to feed the horses?" Butler Qin asked cautiously.

Evan Xiao replied, "Her wages will still be ten taels."

"Oh... okay," Butler Qin said, looking thoughtful.

"Make it fifteen taels!" Evan Xiao added.

Serving you is worth ten taels, serving the horses is worth fifteen—are horses more valuable than you?

Of course, Butler Qin only thought this and didn't dare say it. He just smiled and said, "Alright. Lily Bai doesn't look too well. Maybe this will cheer her up."

Doesn't look too well?

Evan Xiao frowned slightly.

"General, about Sophie—should I go and warn her?"

Evan Xiao nodded. "Tell her I said so: she's not allowed to bother Lily Bai again."

"Yes, sir."

"And push forward the marriage arrangements with Second Young Master Shane."

"But what if she just refuses?" Butler Qin asked helplessly.

"If she really won't agree... She's grown up now, and we're not related. It's not proper for her to keep living here. Buy her a house and let her live on her own!" Evan Xiao said.

"Understood."

After Butler Qin left, Evan Xiao decided to check on Lily Bai.

The look in her eyes when she left today—heartbroken—kept haunting him.

He'd even been intimate with her, and yet he was pushing her away.

In the Blue Moon Kingdom, people were pretty conservative. Would she do something drastic, like... end her own life?

He had to go check on her.

Taking advantage of the night, he slipped into Lily Bai's room.

Her room was tiny, and his tall figure made it feel even smaller.

She wasn't covered with a blanket, lying on her side, curled up like a little snow-white dumpling under the moonlight.

Thankfully, she hadn't tried to end her own life.

Evan Xiao walked over and sat by her bed.

He could sense human emotions.

Lily Bai's emotions right now were... really bad.

Even though she was asleep, her dreams seemed filled with intense sadness.

Was she truly this heartbroken because he transferred her out of Frostmoon Quarters?

Evan Xiao frowned and reached out to touch her forehead.

She was burning up.

She had a fever!

Evan Xiao's gaze sharpened; his large hand pressed to her forehead and stayed there.

Pure spiritual energy slowly flowed into her body, and her temperature began to drop.

"Dad... Mom..." she murmured in her sleep.

Not only did she sleepwalk, she talked in her sleep too? Evan Xiao shook his head.

"General... General, take me!" After calling for her parents, she called for him.

Evan Xiao's gaze deepened once more.

Was he really the most important person to her after her parents?

Suddenly, she grabbed his hand and cried, "General... I don't want to go to the stables. I want to stay by your side..."