《Angel of Mercy》Chapter 35
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Ethan had forgotten this drawing had existed.
He was so young when Victoria left, he didn't have many memories of her. Except for her laugh, she had a pretty laugh and she liked to carry him around as if he was a doll. His parents never really recovered after she was gone and in part is to blame why they had taken that trip to the America's. Father was interested in seeing the country and its booming industries. They were gone for six months and sent regular letters regaling the food, people, and strange customs. Ethan had missed them; he'd begged to come on the journey, but they had deemed it not safe and more important for Ethan to stay in England and keep up with his studies. Of course, had he joined them he wouldn't be alive today and then Reggie really would be the Earl of Salisbury. What a frightful thought?
"Sister?" Emma had repeated. "I thought you were an only child?"
"No. Victoria was ten years older than me." Ethan relayed.
"What happened to her?" Emma asked.
"She ran off with a soldier. A distant cousin of Viscount Hawthorn." Ethan said, naming one of the neighboring noblemen.
"Why would she run off?" Emma asked genuinely curious.
"My parents didn't approve of the match. Victoria hadn't had her come out yet and they thought her too presumptuous. He also didn't have a title and was only the third son of Baron."
"So, she ran off and you never heard from her again?" Emma asked, shocked.
"We did not."
"How old was she at this time?"
"She'd just turned seventeen."
"Have you not looked for her?" Emma asked, surprised.
"When I was older, I hired investigators, but nothing turned up. She clearly didn't want to be found."
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"What was this soldier's name?" Emma asked.
"Benjamin Wright."
"Did you learn what happened to him?" she inquired.
"He was killed in the second Anglo-Burmese War."
"Did they have children?"
"None that I know of."
"Who drew this picture?"
"My Uncle Laurence."
Emma smiled, "So that's where Reggie's artistic ability comes from."
"Yes, much to Aunt Isabelle's displeasure." Ethan said grinning.
"We should have this framed." Emma declared holding the paper up.
"If you like... I'm sorry I never mentioned having a sister." Ethan added sheepishly.
Emma squeezed his hand. "I understand why you didn't."
"So, the search continues?" Ethan asked.
"I'm not giving up." Emma said forthrightly.
"And what if it really was an accident?" he asked.
"If it was, I'll marry you."
A hopeful promise. But they both knew it hadn't been an accident just as Emma would not change her answer to his proposal.
Despite this he wished her luck in discovering what had happened that dreary October day. And if it delayed her stay at Lavender Hall? Well, he wouldn't complain about that either.
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8 787A degree of Fancy
I was born into the perfect family. Were wealth, glory, and power were handed to me on a golden platter. Were pretend could become reality. After my mother disappeared my perfect 8-year old life start deteriorating. My father remarried this uncanny woman with a strange daughter. Just as I thought this could get weirder, I have a quirk.
8 193I'm falling for my Ex Fiancé - (BOOK 2)
"Lana i want you to be on my wedding day, there's no excuse I don't want to hear it anymore. You graduated from med school a few months ago and i know you're running out of you excuses stocks" she said as i smile."I'll be back sooner than you think, and i promise I'm going to be there Diana" i said while staring into my best friend's face on my laptop screen."you promised okay, see you there bubz" She said as she hung up the video call.I called Gabriel's number then after a few rings he finally picked up, "Hey sis""Hey, Are you busy?""Not really, why?" "Can you keep it as a secret?" I asked him."Of course" he said."Prepare the jet for next week, I'm going back home" i said as i smile.~I was working in my office room until my secretary walked in with a big smile on her face, ugh she smiles a lot it annoyed me."Sir Mr. Blake is here" she said.Blake was one of my bodyguards and he had been following me around since the past few years."Let him in" i said.He walked in with his normal bodyguard suit and an earpiece on his ear, "Sir" he said.I ignored him while kept typing on my laptop to prepared a presentation for a meeting with a very important client,"She's back" Blake said and it made my head popped up to looked up at him."After 6 damn years?" I asked him."She's back in town sir" he informed me."Agatha cancel all the meeting today" i said to my secretary that was standing on the door. "Got it sir" she said before walking away."Blake, prepare my car" i said."Got it sir" he said before turning around and left.Avalana, it's been 6 fucking years since you left me. And I'm here still waiting for you to come back as i promise you back then. I'm going to make you mine again.
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8 112There Will Always Be Protagonists With Delusions of Starting a Harem
**NOT MY ORIGINAL TRANSLATION OR STORY, for offline reading purpose only. Credits to original author and translator. Read original through novelupdates.com**DescriptionSuddenly, the unmarried twenty-year-old Ye Zhizhou had many more relatives, yet it was too late for him to clearly understand the circumstances as he nearly died in a car accident. After that, he somehow managed to survive and was even forcibly bound to a Salvation System.How is it salvation?Harems destroy worlds! Preventing a harem will save them!. . . .Ok, prevent harems. After seeing the entire system introduction, the corners of Ye Zhizhou's mouth twitched. In order to return home safely, he decisively began his risky journey-he'd just treat it as if he was playing a large-scale strategy game.Since then, the people the protagonist would rescue, he rescued first.The businesses the protagonist would make, he made first. The little brother the protagonist would take in, he took in first. The cliff the protagonist would jump off of, he jumped off of first. The gay s*x the protagonist would have, he'd have. . . . Wait wait, can't do this one, change it, let me change it.???: No, you can do this one.Ye Zhizhou (alarmed): Who's speaking????: Your husband.Ye Zhizhou: . . . .Associated Names:APDSHLuôn Có Vai Chính Vọng Tưởng Mở Rộng Hậu Cung總有主角妄想開后宮Language: ChineseAuthor(s): Can't Play Chess, 不會下棋Artist(s): N/AYear: 2017Status in COO: 170 Chapters (Completed)Licensed: NoCompletely Translated: NoOriginal Publisher: jjwxc
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