Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Dorian recognized Edmund, but wondered why he wasn't with Luciana. "I think I've seen this guy before..." Dorian hesitated before speaking. Juliette glanced over and couldn't help but flare up. "Why are you out here? Is the kitchen empty now! She'd already given orders-he was only supposed to do menial tasks. Serving dishes wasn't his job yet Hearing Juliette's sharp scolding. Edmund felt conflicted. The Juliette he knew was supposed to be gentle. Whether toward servants or commoners, she always wore a smile and never spoke harshly. Seeing him just standing there dumbly, Juliette got even angrier. Neither Dorian nor Edmund should be in front of me right now. They should be with Luciana, annoying her instead. "What's going on?' she complained inwardly. Dorian knew the Faulkner family would be exonerated later, but Juliette shouldn't have taken him in. "You get out of here now. Dorian shooed Edmund away, wanting to have a heart-to-heart with Juliette. In the previous life, after the Faulkner family was cleared, the King was furious with Luciana for secretly sheltering a Faulkner descendant without telling him. Later, the King cold-shouldered Luciana for a long time. But now that the guy was with Juliette, wouldn't she be the one facing the King's displeasure later? Tye seen him at Luciana's place. Why's he here? No matter what, you can't keep him," Dorian warned seriously. He'd said it before-Juliette was his only sister. He refused to take Luciana his sister. Juliette smacked her forehead. "Ugh, how'd I forget about him? He didn't want to stay with Luciana, and I was afraid he'd die out there, so I brought him back" Dorian sighed helplessly, thinking Juliette was still so kind-hearted. No one else would've done something like this, but kindness couldn't be reckless-it could backfire "Take him to Grandfather tomorrow. Sis, you're not married yet your reputation can't take a hit At Dorian's concern. Juliette's expression finally softened a little. "If I talk to Grandfather, it might not work. If you're free tomorrow..." Dorian agreed without hesitation. Juliette had never asked him for anything before. Now that she finally did, he had to say yes. He forgot-tomorrow was archery practice, and the King might drop by on a whim. That night, when Dorian returned to the palace, he noticed many of his belongings were missing Were they all gifts from Luciana? Had Luciana taken advantage of the chaos to steal my stuff? he wondered. As he was thinking, a servant handed him a list-everything was accounted for. Nothing extra had been taken. Camille had gone through the palace records item by item. Not only was nothing extra taken, but a lot was missing. Some items were just gone from Dorian's possession. Fine Dorian fumed. "At least now I don't owe her anything. Whatever little gratitude or sympathy I had left for her is gone." Did he ever feel grateful! Did he ever show sympathy? 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