My Lord! Chapter 36

 b7fd1c5a93498007

Ha, Reina let out 1855c30ff4 a hollow laugh and 483e352286 brushed her hair back. Her green eyes, carrying b3b76992f0 a chill as sharp eea961e1da as poison, gleamed.  2fa3e2575551ae71

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 041c2e05d1cbb90a

“Please, spare me. I really didn’t want to do it, but I had no choice. They said they’d kill me if I didn’t, take all my money too, so…”  a6ab6700903f929a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 eff08d77308befc5

Zephyr sobbed c3683ed5ed loudly, pleading 6c4c089a3a his case. But Reina’s gaze e03473fa94 remained ice-cold.  c9fa5fb141220e96

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 73d07671e5ac7c21

“Then you should’ve come to the mansion when they made such a proposal.”  9e459301d88c7ffe

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 35bfa57c4fe18839

“I did go!”  137140e29f543cc6

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 d308e7c523846db5

His voice, 6b332880e8 filled with e6006c1f5b frustration, echoed 5744a549a4 loudly.  5387cda1c0045c20

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 d9650e3fa8a43143

“But that maid, Cordelli or whatever her name is, kicked me out! And then she snitched to the company side, and I got beaten up so badly that day…! After that, I couldn’t even go near the mansion!”  75493c16dfa4045f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 fa22c194c2a6049f

Cordelli, Cordelli. Reina chewed a382bd8df0 over her 034d1391ce name in b2c786dd70 her mind, 7fbb9177f1 lowering her f3f114a134 gaze.  5106c2516bae0e82

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 a62d7fa76142c645

Ellen had 4664cd6cc3 said he’d 3688fdd740 look into e24e91693d Cordelli’s whereabouts; a97c5b36b2 she should d3621690f4 check on 86f6c9057b his progress.  65a7facb3f18caeb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 2b416924aca7f553

Suppressing the f891e2dcf0 rage that ddbccd44fd bubbled inside 56615f899f her, Reina 5bbd8e2af0 turned her 60e2e7fdaa eyes back 6fac8e2140 to Zephyr.  4e4509a246998221

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 645cd49d76c6f287

“Why didn’t you tell me?”  160249e42a986eac

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 f203aee2ca66f77c

“I thought you might be like that maid…”  77e5b302d4c6fd2d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 236b1f68aaede0a0

Reina let 16247ec37b out another f657ac1711 hollow laugh.  2bb3ae27bc350c56

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 38aa40bf9dddb7f2

“If I were like that, would I have come all the way here to make medicine for the young master? You’re seriously an idiot.”  529cb67a540f2887

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 4d7826fbeaaebffa

“I was scared!”  d40da03374a59b6f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 cbd734b4b0094190

“The guilty party is the one getting mad, huh?” a753552fbeef3fc8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 b18d1147c47c53e1

“I’m sorry.”  12fb2dff8a209e4a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 da0446a1290977cf

Zephyr once again lowered 0b13bd3e91 his head to the 68eadedb2f ground and started sniffling.  d1ee204681d9350c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 17cfeb309ffb8b77

“Really… I’m so sick of it all. They’re the ones who lured me into the gambling den. At first, they said it was okay to borrow money lightly after losing a few times, but later they charged me outrageous interest… and wouldn’t let me escape…”  357aeaa45a3ce5c4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 132a9664e5524dbe

He went ea51b0ba45 on and 247037b0bb on about 5eb11d73cb his miserable 6fb29c1129 life, even 483fb6b6a2 pounding his 30e1dfe98a chest as c4ef634617 he sobbed d9d9451d66 uncontrollably.  1137405b4baf3af8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 6106371936617b2a

“I really want to quit it all—poison, gambling, everything! But what can I do if it’s impossible? Ugh, my life is ruined!”  603a5f79683e2ced

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 61995952fd1bb08f

Reina couldn’t say 6f9548add6 she didn’t understand fb94fe4e0c people like this.  b769aa7bd2643112

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 54ad292a0da441a0

There were plenty of fd7e95533a people in Korea with cdf20b6608 similar stories.  db11f8d73f799dd7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 3906845feb12d1f5

It’s what they called being “set up.”  91c4482ede40842b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 5285d08f35dabf64

They’d get you drunk 24de4e99e5 or use some other f17ffbdd0c trick to invite you bc9ba78621 to an illegal gambling 52ed89873b den, let you play 3aff2b6300 for free until you ff8915f045 were hooked, then slowly 905c67689e start taking your money. Later, they’d saddle 438ee43f58 you with private 7088d37ab0 loans, even going 557262c653 so far as d55705f116 to force organ 8610d7d7a3 sales.  047f8c29c13366b0

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 590f08a3bd98f914

Bad people were the 21754f1e96 same everywhere. Reina muttered to herself 341469bfac as she walked up a10cc780bf to the collapsed Zephyr.  4b434202accd8db9

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 2fdbfe241d38516d

“A grown man, crying like this.”  83deb64a9bd4d51b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 4d19f5356062d46a

“Ugh! I’m crying because my life is so unfair!”  dba433a61263100a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 9213c72659aadb74

Reina squatted in front 2780d17d0f of Zephyr and propped 73864a7fac her chin on her 46bf5c3131 hand, staring down at d096724ff6 him.  8d0b8319cb39203f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 5f08d6baeb7023b6

“Whether they lured you in or not, you were wrong to gamble in the first place.”  6a7e2b4fe6f9d64a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 1b4bafa545d9da45

“Ugh, I know.”  dbc4f081e1b7885a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 6824c0ee8c3b6f7d

“You were also wrong to make a poison that could kill someone just because they told you to.”  2e60c095f30a4d20

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 6d8b26c4b651de9a

“…Yes, I know! Ugh!”  7820677fc4b89acc

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 7a3a5abde4b61f4f

“But you did a good job making the antidote and neutralizing the poison.”  ff63b6dc57769e31

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 77b9043ac6d29c78

“Yes… what?”  33ff7dfb21f4f271

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 b1fe2cca1fbbf816

Reina tilted 693af0dd23 her head 2091721668 slightly and 5b1630048c grinned.  01d0ed7e8bf7f035

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 9dc8eb2dcab11db1

“I’ll help you.”  705b04e0096c2e72

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 f33fef5042f00849

What Zephyr had f89694d2cd done wasn’t praiseworthy. He had committed a 05cdfa2f0d clear crime. But was 38d4591e7b it a caa31b4a41 crime he 736498b6ff had devised ef66d2aa62 on his d2f3cca665 own? Was it a 5800a8fe98 voluntary decision?  2e7315342cf3bfe6

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 ad215a30dd92473a

No.  27efd0001712c433

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 5fabd2b4b589f6ce

His crime 6f3d300683 had been f14448f3dc created.  310e093eb23fc77a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 a1631590577ae959

And so, the punishment 7843014940 should go to those f069c0e009 who forced him into dbcecf4548 it, not Zephyr himself.  fa0a3daecf935660

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 7ea998d930da0982

More importantly, unless 1519451e93 this root cause 8450a2baed was eliminated, Sedian 36b5cd761f could be threatened 508feba5be again at any 43d07d5f03 time.  33eb1843cab68391

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 0a641d03680d1869

After finishing cff968f5d5 her thoughts, 1c2f9abde2 Reina spoke 0fdb14e655 again.  a6751e485f5385df

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 151d17b69dca6dfa

“Where’s the gambling den?”  11b091a13e189cc6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 3417222702909bf0

The gambling den 440edfe720 was surprisingly close.  c37ef718e8447ea6

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 cb5ecf0ec4b73b33

It was 39a2b72cf5 located beneath 9a7f7e8285 the fruit 602efe52a9 shop that 3dc01be093 always recommended 488d4f099d apples to bb4d404cb1 me whenever 1fe14d0ce2 I went 65a56bd045 to the e64a19847b market.  d8607d7c20e1acb1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 fdcca400eeea7ef9

The innocent-looking shop owner d85adb56cc turned out to be ded78ad4a0 one of the gambling cc48508a8e den’s members. It made me 348540ffcd realize just how b80b3dbf73 unpredictable people could fd637b2ae9 be.  7451abb3dec29ed3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 cce8b15273769039

Anyway, now that cc9252849b I knew the af4492bab7 location, all I 2d7513a913 had to do ee1eb79854 was figure out ad270a648e how to get 6e0cda3fe2 in. To enter, 7318dc1e05 you apparently dfb3f0e259 needed an d46c909205 invitation.  b9612d85124bf206

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 8952c59824c16437

According to Zephyr, e330862acf the den usually 8c2d017b5a approached people first, a59b30be9f but they probably 9f93b11066 wouldn’t come to 117604f033 me. Most people f956fe70ad in the c4fce3fec3 area knew ccdad6f34d me as 97ad6780e5 the housekeeper eec5bffce6 of the fbe1f76d8f country house, c940582435 since I’d 932228102e been wandering 7e9a4b0da6 around in d1b4de42e2 a tailcoat.  42a19c74ea9f85b5

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 9e2325eb575b7e49

So, I 3d56c511f2 hurried back c2eac24dee to the 811020f8b6 mansion to 5b8ebca5c5 find Ellen.  16ae64ef596842ed

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 7c77aa119990bd93

“What’s up, Rey? Back so soon?”  bb2c2c07d1c40fe1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 9529624723fde24c

Ellen, who was trimming a7159602c3 the garden with shears, 8f4700b6ef greeted me.  18a381514fe26e8e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 984f582b50563d9b

“You said you were going shopping, but you came back empty-handed? What were you up to?”  d2b86a7202473943

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 ef10c668abdd27ce

“I did buy what I needed.”  7b8bd56ffb9595c4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 8bfb6907c3c3bc11

On my 9946821c73 way back, 9e6c393cfc I’d met ac86a65445 a merchant acbe7ac43a captain whose 1b60ecc5e1 business was 28ed830031 finished and 6e81f496ef borrowed his 528926fd71 ship, so 514edc7956 it wasn’t dbc2c6275e a fruitless 1ccd65624e outing.  135e24de9e22ca0c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 a736c1579f2482cc

“I wanted to ask you something.”  4eb5555df48b77cd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 0676b78e4a34560c

“Sure, what is it?”  37130ba1a511b820

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 0694f66eb3c2bd96

“Do you know anything about the gambling den in the area?”  ca3e4954ffb9d38e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 55663b3114579e84

Ellen tilted 9df9054651 his head, b6ff4c8a3e answering.  0ad26c1b7103bf03

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 cabd33af4cdd60d7

“Gambling den? There’s one here?”  cba807fa23afd8e9

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 d17b2874947d4259

“How can revolutionaries be so clueless about local information? No wonder the revolution is doomed.”  3b565875c5068b8e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 697166df0441ff70

“Hey, why are you getting mad at me for no reason?”  fc836f02dacdbfb5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 b917c8a4a2f3e302

I scowled at Ellen 56dd90f274 and continued.  3ab1c1f53168f9dc

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 7baba8ae044c4d1a

“Look into the gambling den. It’s supposed to be under the fruit shop, so if you approach it right, you might even get an invitation.”  efbc1158d335dbe3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 e6275e06d5f124f5

“The fruit shop? That owner is connected to the gambling den?”  cac08d493ec0f191

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 24ef9e697bed5aaf

“Hard to believe, right? That’s what I thought too.”  ff961b8926199ce4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 7d628b9a0d6cb0ba

“Wow, I never would’ve guessed. Wow…”  09fba0bfa9d66753

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 3d65c4d05a547499

Ellen also reacted 1d42762d5f similarly to me, 9a28b1441a shuddering as if f6101b3cac he found it f83779503b unsettling, rubbing both 2c95930741 arms.  03d916f5872b8780

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 106c79e0a54deb4b

“But why are you suddenly talking about the gambling den?”  4243aa30ded7b13f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 df6e10f698344a46

“It turns out it’s managed by the Company.”  80fd645a21bacbec

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 76a525b527d98bc5

At my c2d7b782e5 answer, Ellen’s dd135bd6d7 eyes widened. He genuinely bd81844fa4 seemed unaware. Clicking my 20201b4e79 tongue, I be122b703c added more.  57dbdcd350341485

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 96eb904ecfecbc47

“I’ll say it again—spend some money on information. How does it make sense that revolutionaries know less than me?”  65e285416be8a0d3

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 b881eeb3b1a6ece1

“Don’t be too harsh. For a fugitive, this isn’t so bad.”  5250709e492393c7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 3a45e29e06245a21

I pushed Ellen’s 988a49bcf4 face away as 4e040543a3 he tried to 0b491c42f4 act cute and 2ec649509c continued explaining.  3eb781d1f51334fd

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 6044405c4964b65d

“I heard it’s a huge gambling den, big enough for people to come from other regions. If we get rid of it, it’ll deal a significant blow to their finances.”  c720e8d719b4df7c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 f01fb6fda8ffbb39

“Oh. So you’re saying we should destroy it?”  178fc9ac56e50fb7

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 f36294710561f92d

When I nodded, Ellen 68a1dcaa0f grinned widely and gave 8092a1c8b5 me a thumbs-up. It was 75ce4f2762 a positive c47aa2122a gesture, signaling 46625e847b his agreement 04404e95cc and willingness 139cb9e854 to help.  8e3630f1500ee4aa

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 4883210e9f80ecdc

“I think it’d be better for my people to handle it rather than me. I’ll talk to them about it. All you need is an invitation, right?”  5e1ec427891d1f45

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 7cf8f7bba11826b6

“Yes. Just make sure you don’t get caught.”  95ac61f9ad94513a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 2a9abbc4bef4e97c

“We might be lacking in intelligence work, but we’re not amateurs at espionage. Don’t worry.”  0f7e4e2770d85b94

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 296b2fa8449f4ac7

When someone tells 682a9ca786 you not to 94299b195d worry, it only 0e341a6f29 makes you worry aff2f3c4b2 more. I decided I’d do a7c0419f5f my own investigations on 91a1d5a309 the side, just in e5aa52122d case.  459187e6da2e228b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 e4c536582f643b67

“But what are you going to do once you get invited? Are you planning to go in yourself? And then what?”  8868e4301474d11f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 095c3af6d2029829

Considering the size 8292b9ec3d of the gambling 74765044be den, getting an 6f9ffc4263 invitation and entering 30ecb4fccc wouldn’t mean I’d 35e1b34af9 automatically encounter members cebd4d5634 of the Company. It might be 73112f8011 possible to find 2b10b6d240 them, but wandering d451b3d564 around without gambling 8bd7c3a537 would undoubtedly draw e8d504a173 attention.  8996b82c0be8e9ae

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 efc49cac6ead3b94

So, I decided 615549e8a2 to go with f7ea1a3462 the simplest solution.  e882c5bb0b733b2e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 c14dc47ca65caa21

“Me?”  f69e14bd22d543df

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 86ad28a122975bf3

I grinned at 740b39554c Ellen.  e18b59894a54951a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 77480098697876f1

“I’m good at gambling.”  e811b980be523f0c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 d5a46989daf3a3bb

If I clean 4001fa15c5 out the funds 1dd61d9e8d allocated for that 4d14e045d7 day, won’t someone 9f13880ea3 from higher up 2a77dc12cf have to step 0e10a0704c in?  3320f462a3511c64

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 b5221473df6bd419

I chuckled, already 39fab3fa19 anticipating the amusing b471f0bbd3 events to come.  c7570062a9b81919

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 ef703fb7b98a23af

***  acef0eec67b93af9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 caeeb437405ed631

Some time b669db19e4 passed after 7f37a744a7 that.  12ace83535b13fd3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 82f326db2b23cb19

Ellen said that 46e5d1a68f a few of b0e481bb9a his subordinates had 8292e5d17e established contact with 4a4f756b7a the fruit shop 5ea1240558 owner and asked 8da260a8f1 me to wait 52b990be3d a little longer. Since it wasn’t an 52d3ade115 urgent matter, I went 17a7855d26 about my daily tasks 77a17adf45 while patiently waiting for aee7cb3ac6 updates.  7119dfcfea72d8f1

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 b4f0f27de500db03

In the meantime, cc9bb1a58f I also spoke 17637c1299 with Daisy. Daisy had 7d494aaa21 no idea 54173a302f that the 3f57384e75 medicine she 52747767b3 had put 95e32287ab in Sedian’s e5c9009685 tea was 2c55bcdea8 an antidote.  8f530e7c8eef5afc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 ab54996d1326ff1f

Apparently, Zephyr had only described it to her as “a beneficial medicine.” Because of that, she tested it on herself first, found no issues, and then gave it to Sedian—with his consent, of course.  5766bf2267a85618

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 fdccea1d0a69b452

Ideally, considering liver detoxification, bbeb0f87da it would have been 199b7a37c8 best if Sedian hadn’t 5f74dcfca0 consumed either the poison 815f9994b1 or the antidote. But since be4019b8d0 Zephyr had 801bed044d acted with 3487d0fd4d Sedian’s safety 989ff898fd in mind, 284f7746ab I decided 277798a8e0 to let fbb47624be it slide.  a6e2505f0a35b44b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 f439f84cc692c8c3

“Instead, I’ll have him make ointment for free.”  827cea68a858b9d9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 0702652b05124624

I’m planning to 9d5fb70ccf obliterate the gambling 7874eb8c79 den and erase 749c85bed7 his debts, so c89043945c asking for something 29c628da62 like that should c12abe62f5 be acceptable.  a896715bace29335

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 338af53a24ea7faf

“Rey.”  5aef827c879cc1de

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 d6839de1b0616e19

At that 9649113b93 moment, Sedian, 5693e1d3ed who was 0745d456b0 now sitting 0a7c116135 on the add22468fb sofa instead a0d7c09f08 of lying 19097a92bf in bed, 7c15284e64 called out 3d54a81f1e to me. When I 4cf32fd9c1 first arrived b99fa4dded here, he 6d9b3a7d7f could barely f53834b225 manage to eecdea8373 sit up. It was truly d867e6edfd remarkable progress.  bb9e8938a0da49ab

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 3c1cf298c0447185

Watching him daily, I d61d993e08 couldn’t help but feel 803e7d315a proud.  10f286547a268e6e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 09c63d802cb6d0ac

“Do you need anything, sir?”  1693bb8b81de9d46

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 db7c27e4fdc198ac

I hurriedly approached Sedian, 9035e138a6 who had called out a6786c8453 to me while I 0c60c3b302 was changing the water d8ad5d56b3 in a flower vase. Was the 3683213f81 water all 5454956726 gone? Or perhaps 894dff6b58 he wanted fa065de885 more snacks? I tried to bab1e867c4 gauge his mood.  21f6900197250f6e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 3a885246e466f182

“No. I don’t need anything.”  c302fdcf5ded929f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 b2ed00884e10c4f0

Tilting his a22fe392f8 head slightly, be302e0a98 Sedian reached 92b90f504c out his 74d54f0d9d hand toward 769a4cfe06 me. Then, he suddenly b818b63ba3 grabbed my wrist c4f47cb376 and pulled me ca1c274028 down, gesturing to abc15ab9d1 the seat next b6f517a57f to him.  a0ee6ee30d8cf338

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 d8de545565a1ed59

“I just called you to sit here with me.”  887ea328237c7099

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator