Chapter 42 My brothers 42My brothers 42 Chapter 42 "Looks like you two just won't give up until you hit a dead end," Bernard sneered coldly, suddenly pulling out a device and pressing a button. The voices of Avery, Joshua, and Dominic came from the device, echoing through the room. Avery's voice came through loud and clear. "Relax, Joshua. Everything inside is already set up. As soon as Margaery heads. upstairs, things will play out just like we planned..." Joshua's voice followed, serious and steady. "This is important. We can't afford any mistakes. Dominic, just bear with it for a bit." Dominic replied smoothly, "Don't worry. She's already my fiancée. I'm just moving things along a little sooner. That's all..." Avery, Joshua, and Dominic's faces turned ashen, as if they'd just seen a ghost! Those were the exact words they'd said just moments ago, when they were going downstairs! How was their conversation being replayed? "Now, do you have anything else to say?" Bernard sneered, his voice icy with contempt. He let out a cold snort. "Still want more proof?" The crowd exchanged glances, and for a moment, the looks they gave Joshua and Avery were complicated and hard to describe. Joshua's face turned red with embarrassment, but he still refused to give in. "Lord Bernard, I don't know what kind of tricks you're pulling, but all this does is try to frame us. It doesn't prove we drugged anyone!" He wasn't wrong about that. The device in Bernard's hand was his own unique invention, and most people wouldn't accept it as legitimate. The only reason everyone suspected Joshua and Avery was because of how they reacted, not because of the device itself. So, this alone wasn't enough to count as real evidence. Someone nodded. "Lord Bernard really does have a lot of bizarre inventions, and they're honestly impressive. But as evidence, we really can't just take this at face value." After all, this matter concerned both sons and both daughters of the Chancellor's estate, as well as Dominic of the Hadley's estate. None of them were people anyone could afford to cross. "Then let's check the fingerprints," Quinn said as he stepped forward. He took out a box of ink and handed it to Avery. "Come on, let's see if the fingerprint on this thing is really yours." Avery chickened out. There was no way around it. The fingerprint was his. Seeing Avery sweating bullets, the crowd sighed and said, "Avery, what are you trying to do? Margaery is your own sister. Why would you set her up like this? Even if you wanted Tessa to marry Dominic, you didn't have to go this far. "After all, which daughter the Chancellor's estate marries off is your own business, and no one's going to criticize you for it. Just let Tessa marry him if that's what you want. Why go through all this trouble?" By then, everyone had sobered up. 1/3 1102 thu 21 10 0 C Chapter 12 45% But honestly, nobody could make heads or tails of what had just happened in this restaurant tonight. It was all just way too bizarre. In the end. Avery could only shake his head, trying to explain himself. "Yeah, I bought those medicinal materials, but I swear I never put them in the incense. I didn't do it." Quinn let out a cold laugh. So, Lond Avery, it you didn't use those medicinal materials for incense, mind telling us why you bought them in the first place? And where are they now?" Even in this freezing weather, cold sweat broke out on Avery's forehead. Before he could think of an excuse, Quinn snapped, "Or are you actually the hidden assassin known as Titan Wheeler?" "No, no, no, it's not me... Avery stammered, his face turning ghostly pale from fright. I did not see that coming at all! Avery thought, completely blindsided and scared out of his wits. Nathaniel pressed his fingers to his temples and let out a long sigh. "Since this now involves the wandering assassin who tried to kill my father, the King, let's just take this back and settle it there. No need to embarrass ourselves any further here!" As he spoke, he shot a glance at Joshua, who looked completely overwhelmed-doing his loyal bodyguard a favor and helping him save the last bit of dignity he had left. "Alright, we'll go with what Prince Nathaniel said... Joshua finally let out a sigh of relief. He was just about to head out. But just then, Russell came charging up the stairs and, without a word, started beating the crap out of Avery. "How could you be so shameless? Margaery is our sister, and you actually drugged her! Were you trying to get Dominic to take advantage of her so they could get married sooner? "No wonder Margaery has been acting so strange lately, giving us those cold looks. It's all because you've been stirring up trouble behind our backs! "I was so naive, actually believing you invited us here today to apologize to Margaery. Turns out you were just trying to set her up! "From now on, I don't have brothers like you two!" Russell might have been on the smaller side, but he was surprisingly strong and just swung wildly with no technique at all. Before Avery could even react, he'd already taken several punches, and his face was soon covered in purple and blue bruises! The crowd was in an uproar. "Seriously? Avery is behind all this, huh? What was he even thinking?" "The folks from the Chancellor's estate are honestly wild! I always thought Margaery was the unreasonable, jealous one, but turns out the real mess is everyone else." "Now it all makes sense. They tried to control Margaery by ruining her reputation, but who would've thought she'd get an allergic reaction, run into Prince Dashnell, and end up dodging the whole trap!" "Exactly! And let's not forget about Tessa. She's no angel either! Didn't she say her stomach hurt so much that she could barely move? So why'd she show up here? She didn't even come to cat-just went straight up to the third floor. What was she up to?" "I've seen girls like her before. Never seen the world, just got into a rich family, and the first thing she does is try to hook up with someone right under her own roof. It's obvious she's been after Margaery's fiance, and they've probably been sneaking 2/3 11:02 Thu, 21 Aug 6 G70 Chapter 42 around for ages." ས ཊཱི 45%. 38 "Yeah, the moment she heard Dominic was about to sleep with Margaery, she freaked out and rushed over! Now that she finally got what she wanted, I bet she's thrilled!" "Turns out she's the real shameless one!" "And to top it off, Lord Chancellor actually forced Margaery to apologize to Tessa? What a joke!" "Poor Margaery." The crowd snorted in disdain, and someone even spat on the ground in front of Tessa. Unable to take it anymore, Tessa collapsed right then and there. At this point, even an idiot could tell there was no saving the situation. Joshua finally figured out what was really going on and turned to Margaery with a grim face. "What did you say to Prince Dashnell?" Today, they tried to drag Margaery through the mud, but after her few initial protests, they were basically steamrolled from all sides. Bernard, Simon, and Quinn-three big shots-all stood up for Margaery at once. Unless Prince Dashnell was behind this, Joshua honestly couldn't think of any other explanation. Margaery looked at the way he only bullied the weak but cowered before the strong, and almost wanted to laugh. She said coolly, "That's between me and Dashnell. It has nothing to do with you." Joshua was left utterly speechless. Just then, Raul finally rushed in after getting the news. He shot a fierce glare at Margaery before walking over to the most influential person in the room, Simon, and bowed respectfully. "High Priest, what brings you here?" Simon let out a cold laugh. "I came to the opening of the Pero Cela for a drink, but I didn't expect the Chancellor's estate to put on such a show. This performance is truly one for the ages." Then, with a frosty tone, he tossed out one last remark. "Lord Chancellor, at this point, I've only got one thing to say to you. "Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you." With that, he didn't spare Raul another glance and turned to leave. 3/3 B AD Comment Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!