Why it never ends

Chapter 277 Rejection
"I remember when Ms. Victoria first came here, she praised my uncle's state, and she said, 'You are different from anyone else on the death list. In you, the kind of death Fear doesn't drive you crazy, it awakens more reason.'

"I didn't fully understand these compliments at the time, because I had never seen my uncle's fearful and helpless side. I didn't realize how rare his will was until I saw it today...

"Did you know? Father Dagne said something today that left a deep impression on me."

"...what?"

"He said, 'Seeking help is the act of the strong'." Sophie pressed her palm close to her heart, "And my uncle and aunt both dared to ask for help, so they will definitely be redeemed—"

Sophie went on talking a lot, but Hesta didn't listen to a word, and her mind started buzzing again.

The strong disgust made the food in her stomach start churning again, and she couldn't control the physical nausea.

Hesta lowered his head, closed his eyes, and fiddled with his hair casually, so that Sophie, who was eager to talk at this moment, would not notice her abnormality.She originally wanted to talk to Sophie, to see if there was any noteworthy movement from Villefort, but she didn't expect that every sentence from here would bring her back to the night when she watched "The Dagger and the Sheath".

Suddenly, a dispute came from the room of the Villeforts on the other side of the corridor. The voice was very high-pitched and excited, and it was an extremely emotional "I refuse".

Sophie's narration was interrupted by this voice, she stood up with some concern, "...Eureka, sit here for a while, I'll go out and have a look."

Hesta nodded.

Soon she was alone in the room.

Hesta went to the window and reopened the window of Sophie's bedroom. The cold night wind quickly blew away the warmth in the room.There is a slight burning smell in the wind, coming from the charcoal fires that the residents in the distance keep warm on winter nights.

Hesta bent down and leaned against the window sill. She first rubbed her face with her hands, then propped her chin, looking at the stars in the distant sky.

I know the world is not fair, Mom.

But I didn't expect it to be this ridiculous.

……

In the corridor, Calvin was pushed out of the room by an angry Villefort.

Alvira looked at her husband who had a sudden attack in astonishment, "Aaron!"

Following Alvira's yell, Villefort was like a wild horse that had been put on the rope again. The hand that was holding Calvin's sleeve loosened slightly. His lips were tight, and the corners of his mouth sank, covered with tears The washed eyes regained some sanity.

"In any case, don't think about Roang Palace. The reasons you said are very reasonable, but please don't mention them again..." He lowered his head, his voice was very soft, "You have already destroyed a Golden Crow Palace, don't Let the Rohan Palace of the Villefort family follow in its footsteps, this is the bottom line that I will never back down, can you?"

"... When, of course."

"Please tell Ms. Teresa or Ms. Victoria about this too..." Villefort let go of his hand, "I'm tired, sorry, Mr. Shepherd."

"No, no, no," Calvin was a little speechless by Villefort's shock, "I was being abrupt, I... shouldn't have been persuading you, I just—"

Villefort turned around and lay down before hearing these excuses. Alvira looked at her husband's back worriedly, and then looked at Calvin with helpless eyes, "Please don't worry, we just finished a difficult period. Talking, he... is indeed a little tired."

Just as Calvin was about to say something, Sophie had already walked behind him, "What's the matter, aunt?"

"It's okay, your uncle suddenly got a little excited, maybe he thought of his father...?" Alvira forced a smile, "It's late, let's all go to rest."

"and many more--"

The bedroom door was closed.

"...What's wrong?" Sophie looked at Calvin.

Calvin didn't answer her, and after standing outside the closed door for a while, he left without saying a word.

Sophie had no choice but to go back to her room in a daze. Fortunately, Eureka was still waiting there.

"What happened just now?" Hesta asked.

"I don't know either... It seems that Calvin has annoyed uncle?" Sophie said uncertainly, "It may also be a misunderstanding between them."

Hesta raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and she realized the reason almost immediately, and a kind of clear pleasure rushed to her heart.

She coughed lightly, "It's a little late, let's get to the point. I read the first few chapters of the books you gave me yesterday. I think they are too pedantic, so I still don't like them. Do you have any other recommendations?"

"Yes, yes...but the assassin has issued a death notice, won't you be very busy in the next period of time?"

"Fortunately, I came here as a special foreign aid and will not participate in formal combat." Hesta said softly, "Right now, my only task is to stay relaxed."

"...I see." Sophie smiled, and although she didn't understand what Hesta meant, she still breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm so happy for you, Eureka, I heard that the assassins were vicious, you don't have to It’s great to face the danger.”

Hesta didn't answer.

Sophie got up, walked to the desk, turned on the lamp on the desk, and began to write a series of book titles from memory.The two talked under the lights, occasionally chuckling.

After the book list was completed, Hesta folded the paper and put it away, "I'll go downstairs and look for it in a while."

"There are a lot of books on it. Uncle Tanglar probably doesn't have them here. Although his study is big and grand, he actually doesn't know how to distinguish good books from bad ones." Sophie laughed softly, "I read all these books. I've checked them many times, and I can lend you all of them, but they're all in my study right now... Ah, or is it convenient for you to pick them up tomorrow?"

"It's convenient, I just wanted to say this."

Sophie thought for a while, "Uncle is going to visit the cemetery tomorrow morning, and I will follow along. After the matter is over, I can ask the driver to take us there. It just so happens that my aunt also asked me to go back and get something—"

"Then there is no need for an extra driver," Hesta said, "I will drive then."

……

In the early morning of the next day, when Hesta came downstairs, Tanglar was already sitting at the table. According to Mercury Needle, who was in charge last night, he sat here all night, and for some reason refused to go back to his room to rest.

Hesta stepped forward to greet the Viscount, and then sat beside him.

Tanglar straightened his back nervously.

"Did you not rest last night, Viscount?"

"I can't sleep, I'm waiting for something I should have waited for..." Tanglar said in a low voice, with a bit of anger and resentment, he rolled his eyes and stared at Hesta, "What did you wait so hard for?" huh, Eureka?"

(End of this chapter)