Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 151 The past and the crisis of trust under the iceberg

"Good afternoon, miss, welcome back."

In the evening, Qiaoceline returned home as scheduled. She wanted to go straight back to her own living room to rest for a while as usual, but the housekeeper standing beside her called her out of common sense again.

Qiaoceline was deeply puzzled, but she also knew that she shouldn't show too much surprise at this time, so she nodded calmly and gently, while stopping and waiting for the butler's next words.

"The master is waiting for you in the study. If possible, I hope you will be ready as soon as possible."

Angel bowed deeply and conveyed the message without any emotion on his expression.

"I understand, thank you for conveying it, Angel."

Qiaoceline answered simply, well disguised.

"That's my job."

After receiving a positive reply, Angel Xuan led the young master behind him to the study room on the second floor of the mansion without delaying even for a moment, and knocked on the door in front of him respectfully.

"come in."

As a deep and cold voice came from the study, the door in front of the two of them opened by itself without the housekeeper opening the door.

"Please, miss."

"it is good."

Qiaocelin nodded again, controlled the expression on her face very well, and was led directly by the housekeeper to the study room, which was as big as two of her living rooms.

"Miss, do you need something to drink?"

After calmly arranging the little master to sit down, Angel continued to ask questions according to the procedure.

"No..." Qiaoceline was about to subconsciously refuse, but her eyes accidentally caught a glimpse of the unsmiling profile of the man across the long table, and she quickly changed her words, "A cup of Cook's black tea."

"Okay, miss."

Angel bowed lightly and quickly exited the study room where the two of them were, going to prepare the corresponding tea.

"Do you know why I came to you this time?"

Feeling the footsteps of the housekeeper moving away, the head of the Liford family cleared his throat and formally raised his eyes to ask about the daughter opposite.

Qiaoceline shook her head silently, and at the same time involuntarily tightened her body to make her posture more upright.

"There was an accident on Blue Crystal Street this afternoon. I heard it involved a forbidden attempt by a certain fallen magician."

The head of the Lifford family spoke concisely and concisely about the news that was sent back through intelligence personnel this afternoon, with a very solemn expression.

"How...how could this happen? Did the whole accident cause heavy casualties...Father..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiaocelin couldn't help but tremble, and the slight smile she managed to maintain on her face almost collapsed under the pressure of the aura inadvertently released by the person opposite.

"Because of Lord Bertram's timely intervention, there were no serious casualties at the scene." Capturing the obvious panic on his daughter's face, the head of the Liford family couldn't help but relax the expression on his face slightly, and spoke in a gentle tone. answer.

"That's good...!" Qiaocelin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to inquire in depth about some relevant situations, but then suddenly realized that she had inadvertently missed another important piece of information contained in her father's words, so she quickly changed her words. He thought, "The head of the Maxwell family who rarely appears except on important occasions? Why is he here?"

"No, Lord Bertram arrived later. The first people to discover the scene were the residents living nearby."

"Residents, why? Are their attempts at forbidden magic making a big splash?"

Hearing this answer that was far beyond her expectation, Qiaoceline couldn't help but widen her eyes and blurted out the questions in her heart without controlling her emotions.

"No..." The head of the Liford family shook his head slightly. Seeing that his daughter had slowly sat back up, he continued, "Their attempt was very covert, and it can even be said that it is difficult to be discovered. So, Qiaocelyn, In the next few days, you must stay at home peacefully, don’t go anywhere, and don’t inquire about anything, including the Hobert family, and Corina and Angel around you.”

"Okay, Father, I understand."

Qiaocelin solemnly nodded in agreement. Although there were many questions buried in her heart, at this moment, she also knew that it was not a good time to ask, so she suppressed her restless emotions again and waited for her father's next words with a smile. .

"There's nothing else to do, just go ahead."

However, what Qiaoceline didn't expect was that her father ended the topic like this, everything was so sudden and unprepared.

"Yes, my father."

Suppressing the doubts in her heart again, Qiaoceline stood up immediately, raised her skirt in a standard manner, bowed and left the study where her father was.

And there was no need to wait any longer for the cup of black tea that had not yet been delivered, because Qiaoceline already understood that no matter what answer she gave, the fact that Angel left the study would not change. At most, the reason for preparing black tea is changed to another reason.

And what about her?
  Although in the eyes of others, she is the key person who has come into contact with the whole matter, only she knows that such a lack of information is not as good as even those who have no knowledge.

At least those people, they don't have to bear the torture of curiosity and don't have to be strictly monitored.

Thinking of this, Qiaocelin couldn't help but feel the hatred of the entire family and her father that she had long ago...

[It’s very frustrating. Although I am the next heir of the family, I can’t know anything. 】

At this time, Xiela, who had been silent for most of the afternoon, received a new invitation to talk, which made Qiaocelin, who was in a depressed mood, suddenly see a glimmer of light.

So, without a trace of hesitation, Qiaocelin immediately avoided the sight of the housekeeper and the cleaning maids on the floor, rushed back to her room, closed the door, drew the curtains, and asked anxiously: "Yes, I am very unwilling, so , Master Xila, can you tell me what happened in the afternoon? Does what happened in the afternoon have anything to do with Rigel? "

[Don’t worry, it’s just as your father said, it’s not that serious. ] Xila replied with a normal expression. After noticing the girl's panic, he softened his tone, [So, don't worry, what happened in the afternoon has nothing to do with your friend, let alone you. Therefore, the real reason why your father chose to take the initiative to talk to you about this matter was obviously not because he discovered your abnormality in the past two days, but for another reason. 】

"other reasons?"

Feeling the solemn emotion contained in Xila's words, Qiaocelin, who had just relaxed a little, could not help but become tense again.

[Yes...] Xi La paused for a moment, as if he was hesitating or thinking about something. Seeing that the girl still refused to give up asking, he continued with some embarrassment, [The reason is that he is not trustworthy enough. You are afraid that you, who are still young, will cause unnecessary trouble to the family because of your temporary curiosity. Well, you know, just yesterday, something bad happened to your family, so as the head of the family, he would want to use the minimum information disclosure to kill some possible unrest factors, even if this No matter how insignificant the unrest factor is...]

　Sorry to keep everyone waiting, the new chapter has been updated!
  　　I'm a little stuck today, so I'm not very satisfied with my writing. Please forgive me. Let's update it first. I'll revise it again tomorrow when I'm more awake!

　　
  　
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