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Second chance at happiness Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
“We had an instance where the farm we usually buy chickens from, had all died suddenly. This was just before we had a very important luncheon where we were supposed to entertain both your royal sovereign and the delegates from the northern tribe.” Samuel smoothly continued with his explanation, taking the attention away from the couple as he noticed their discomfort.“What’s odd about chickens dying?” Thomas knitted his brows “What does that have to do with the luncheon?”“Because like I said, we bought the chicken for our needs from that farm, and we needed close to 70 for this luncheon; it couldn’t be sourced at short notice.” Samuel didn’t show any impatience as she explained.“You think it was man-made?”“Not think. I am sure.” Jane responded in a firm tone; she had regained her composure.“Even if it is man-made, what is so special about it?” Harry shrugged nonchalantly “Couldn’t it just be pure jealousy?”“No….” Jane’s lips curled into a confident smirk “Not just anyone will dare
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Jack’s lips curled up, looking at the awkward Martin “No rush. Sit down.” He rang the bell to summon Harrison and ordered “Serve some tea and nibbles.”“Why are we …” Martin grumbled as he rubbed his hands impatiently; he was a man of action, he fidgeted as he ran all that he had gathered from conversations through his mind.“I am waiting for someone.” Jack answered Martin patiently; he knew Martin best and was not offended in the least. The others didn’t even take the interlude between brothers into account; they had come to understand and appreciate the bond between these cousins.Lazarus returned in the time it took them to finish tea but before he could open his mouth to report, Mira smiled “Drink some tea and eat some nibbles before anything.”Lazarus looked at Jack in confusion before hurriedly downing his tea and gobbling a piece of tart. He knew by now that he wouldn’t get any support from his lord to defy the lady’s orders.“Ha…ha…ha…” Martin laughed happily looking at someone
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-20Second chance at happiness Anyone can betray the Zumerongs, not him.
“If your stepbrother was involved, that would explain how your father became besotted with the illegitimate daughter of the Somerstones.” Matthew who had been quiet till now opened his mouth “You might not know but I have heard Jerome say that the old man was becoming more and more muddled with age.”Harry chuckled “Father and son becoming entangled with the same woman was quite a scandal back in the day.”“How come I haven’t heard anything?” Cornelius narrowed his eyes as he thought back, but Baldwin slowly nodded “That’s right, I remember hearing some murmurs in the gentleman’s club, but they always stopped in our presence and at that time you weren’t interested in your father’s scandals and we just left it at that.”“So, you are saying that the real culprits are not the Asters but ……” Cornelius asked in shock. He had uprooted the whole family in fury.“Not entirely.” Orseus sighed “They all had their little schemes even though they seemed to be working for the other.”“The Asters de
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Everyone’s expression brightened before it fell once again with Oden’s question “Wouldn’t that arise suspicion towards Jack’s identity?” “I didn’t mean anything else…” Oden explained as he saw eveyone’s gaze stopping on him “I assumed that we were keeping his identity under wraps till the whole thing is blown over since Jack still put on a guise while meeting the Sorens.” “That is true…” Cornelius nodded with a perplexed expression while Baldwin spoke with a smug smile “He can still keep the guise, and I can take him over.” “Why didn’t I think of that?” Thomas lightly tapped the back of his head; he had forgotten that although the Zumerongs never returned, his father dutifully paid them a visit every month. This was no secret; everyone knew about it and even mocked his father for being the lapdog of the discarded Zumerongs without respect for his own station. “I can go along, as a sign of goodwill, wanting to repair old relationships and it will not have an impact on our country as
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-22Second chance at happiness I will strike if I get the opportunity.
“How does that man know about your interest in Jason?” Thomas asked in a deflated tone. Not just him, the faces of everyone around the table except for Jack and Mira fell, even Oden visibly tensed. Everyone was aware of Martin’s naivety and straight forwardness by now, which naturally made him their favorite but also triggered their protectiveness, wanting to shield him from the darkness of the world around him.“What???” Martin looked around with confusion as he saw everyone’s deflated expression before his gaze fell on Jack and Maria; seeing their unperturbed expression and Oden’s tense expression, he burst out laughing; he slumped back hugging his stomach as he blurted intermittently between laughs “Did you…ha…ha… think that I…..ha…ha…. told them…. about Jack’s identity …and …. why I wanted….to know…about…him????”“Enough…. You’ve had your laugh.” Jack slapped the back of Martin’s head playfully once Martin had laughed enough.“My mates at my previous smithery sure knew of my beef w
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“For the first half of the evening, they were just drinking and boasting, teasing the maids at the joint. It was only when Jason got rough with one of the maids and one of the man servants stopped him, he slipped” Martin smiled like a sly fox who was watching his prey walk into his trap.“Under the influence of the drinks, I guess he forgot to keep his carefully crafted simple minded persona and berated the man loudly asking him if he knew who he was. He also blatantly claimed that he was the heir apparent of Lord Rovner.”Martin: “At that time, I misunderstood his claim. I doubted if he was the illegitimate child of Lord Rovner and whether his confidence came from the fact that this Lord didn’t have any heir.”“I stirred the pot by antagonizing the other patrons at the joint, angering him further making him blurt out in a fit of anger that he was no one’s illegitimate child and that he was the rightful heir and that he was married to Lord Rovner’s favorite daughter.”Martin’s gaze tur
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-23Second chance at happiness I wasn’t brave enough to tempt fate a third time...
“I made a mysterious face and told him that from what I gathered from their banter, the two of them had some unresolved enmity and that if he wanted to know anything about that Jason fellow, he should ask the Martin fellow.”“After saying everything I wanted to say and adding fuel to the fire I walked away, almost ran away as though there was fire at the end of my tail.” Martin laughed as he remembered the stunned look on the stable boy’s face; he added “I added fuel to the fire by saying that I overheard Jason threaten Martin by boasting that it was only a matter of time before the Rovner estate fell into his hands and at that time he would take revenge.”Martin cleared his throat and Anne-Marie dutifully poured him a cup of water, fully enchanted by the account of his exploits, which contradictory to their usual bickering. Martin didn’t hold off either, he smugly took the water and drank it, throwing Oden a provocative smile. Oden shook his head helplessly.Martin: “The next day, as
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-24Second chance at happiness Would he dare to think once his wife decides?
“That reminds me…” Listening to the siblings bickering, Cornelius suddenly remembered an incident that happened years ago when he was desperately searching for Alex, refusing to believe that he passed away.“After I cleared the Zumerongs of any wrongdoing and invited them back, a man who looked like a madman had rushed up to me and told me to go north, to the Bartel estate, an estate in the far north.” Cornelius narrowed his eyes as he tried to remember that incident “At that time, before I could ask any further, he started laughing and then spoke a whole lot of stuff that made no sense, he said that he was being chased by leprechauns for stealing their pot of gold and that he was richer than the king and a whole lot of rubbish before pulling me to go along with him .”“He then stopped midway and took two steps away from me and ran in the opposite direction saying that the grim reaper was coming after him.” Cornelius paused, his gaze drifting towards Martin “For some unexplainable reas
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Second chance at happiness Jason is Bruce’s son???
Bari didn’t ask any further questions and lead the group towards the tavern that was written on the scroll ‘Green Serpent Tavern’.Unlike the taverns in the other parts of the kingdom, this one reflected the true lifestyle of the gipsy where drinking was only one of the activities. There were performers, gamblers and even sporting events like blind-folded archery with live targets.“Do we have a name for the one you want to meet?” Bari asked in a low voice as they neared the tavern.“They will find us.” Cornelius answered, “We just need to sit somewhere conspicuous.”Bari nodded and was about to head to the stone gambling section which was the area that attracted the most attention when they were approached by a gipsy woman who was dressed in the attire of a dancer “Are you here for gems?”Cornelius nodded.She smiled and flirted with them as she led them slyly to a hidden area and whispered, “Behind the painted is the room where you will find what you are looking for.” As she spoke,
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“Take him and go home…” Cornelius advised John in a whispered, putting on a show of staggering and maintaining balance while he laughed loudly “I am not carrying this bore….. take him to the tavern…. Throw him there …. Then we will drink till the morning bird calls.”“Let’s send him to the tavern and we will go together.” John whispered back even though he kept the act of being drunk.“Take you???” Cornelius had an expression of horror “Alex will skin me alive…go…go… don’t make trouble for me.” He pushed John away laughing loudly “Go…go…. go to the tavern…. Get a bed and a wife … drink till the morning bird calls… drink till all our toils are forgotten…. Drink…. Drink….”John had no choice but to keep up the act and with the assistance of Amice, head back with Martin. He thought that his opportunity for adventure had finally come but looks like that was still a pipe dream; when he was younger, his brother-in-law protected him, allowing him to taste measured risks under his watchful ey
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‘Duk’ ‘Duk’ ‘Duk’The knock on the door came in a timely manner interrupting the staring match between Cornelius, Thomas and Orseus.“Your Grace, Carl is here.” Lazarus announced after answering the door.“Bring him in.” Jack waved his hand, gesturing Lazarus to bring him in, his lips curling in a smile as he pulled his chair to place it exactly before Jerome, hiding him behind him.Martin and Oden snickered as they saw Jack’s actions; Thomas and Orseus joined in once Oden whispered the gist behind Jack’s actions.“Your grace.” Carl greeted him with his usual amiable smile as soon as he entered but his smile soon froze on his lips as he saw the room full of heavy weights.Although he was visibly frozen for a few seconds, as the man of business of the most prestigious duchy, he quickly regained his composure and greeted every single person in the room with the same charm, making everyone forget that he had lost his composure.However, today was one day that his duke decided to test his
Second chance at happiness We do not believe a word you said
“Let’s head downstairs??” Baldwin hooked his eyebrows as he looked at Jack before shifting his gaze towards Cornelius.“Does it matter…” Thomas hooked his eyebrows challengingly “I mean now that we have stocked up our arsenal and are ready to battle?”Orseus had an expression of agreement; he didn’t think that there was a need for secrecy anymore. They were ready to strike.Corenlius knitted his brows unable to make up his mind one way or the other when Jack opened his mouth “Let’s head downstairs. We are not ready; we still have loose ends.”Although both Orseus and Thomas looked unconvinced, they still headed downstairs towards the study without arguing verbally. Everyone, including John and Beth, followed.“Summon Carl.” Jack instructed Harrison on his way downstairs “I have something I need to discuss with him.”Harrison nodded and went to deliver the message.Lazarus left his right-handed man outside the study to bring Carl inside when he arrived, before heading inside, to follow
Second chance at happiness My potion might not be able to cure….
Everyone waited outside the room while Leal, Cornelius, Baldwin and Caleb entered the room along with Emeralda and Jerome.“Lie down.” Esmeralda had a faint smile as she requested. It had been more than a decade since she saw their young master; even though he didn’t remember them, her inner world was peaceful. They had found each other, they were halfway…. It wouldn’t be long.She sat by his side, concentrating on the examination once she was able to quieten the noises from her inner excitement. She frowned as she realized that although he appeared to be fit from his physical appearance, the information she gathered from his examination was not so promising.Her brows knitted further as the examination continued, raising the anxiety of the men who were standing in the room observing Esmeralda. While Leal and Caleb stood still like pillars, regardless of their clenched fists and knitted brows, both Corenlius and Baldwin started pacing in the room unable to stand still.“How is it?” Th
Second chance at happiness We have waited for this day for a long time...
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Second chance at happiness Do you think his three-legged skills are enough to harm me?
Mira kept scolding and kicking the man, without showing the slightest hint of stopping or displeasure from touching his already bloodied body; the truth was, she was trembling in anger, her eyes red with rage, barely attentive to notice the state the man was in. Jack was stunned for a minute before he rushed after her and held her back in his embrace as he coaxed her, shamelessly boasting “Wife, I am fine. Look…. Do you think his three-legged skills are enough to harm me?” “Wife, calm down… let Lazarus deal with him.” Jack held her tightly in his embrace; he could feel her trembling in his embrace and his heart ached for her; although no one in the room knew, he knew why that statement triggered her so much. She had told him about her past life memories. Matthew and Harry had a helpless expression while everyone else other than Thomas and Almera had their mouths agape as they saw Mira in action. Thomas didn’t have time to admire Mira’s gallantry; he was busy soothing his wife who wa
Second chance at happiness Who told you that he is non-consequential?
Thomas and Orseus stepped on their toes as they leaned over their father’s shoulders and read the scroll along with them; tears rolled down Cornelius and Baldwin’s cheeks as they saw the scroll in their sworn brother’s hand and read greedily.Their tears didn’t stop even though they finished reading the letter. The guilt of not being there when their sworn brother needed them the most was eating into their soul; they listlessly handed the scroll to Jack and Mira.“So now we have to find Esmeralda to cure Uncle Jerome.” Orseus pursed his lips. He called out to Jerome as Uncle Jerome smoothly, he had no difficulty as he grew up hearing these two names, Alex and Jerome; to him, they were family, more closer to him than Uncle Alaistair and his sons.“If we have guessed correctly, we don’t have to go anywhere searching for her.” Cornelius shook his head and added with an air of mystery “She is much closer than we think.”“Are you saying that the healer that we go to is, this Esmeralda that
Second chance at happiness Why didn’t you tell me I had a son?
“If only we knew….” Harry sighed regretfully “Then we could have followed that man’s trail and found Alex sooner.”“You think too beautifully... Alex would never lead a trail if this was his contingency plan.” Baldwin sneered before his expression turned serious “But we may have stumbled upon some unexpected luck in finding Alex.”“Did granduncle Zumerong shed some light?” Orseus asked, leaning forward eagerly.“Heh!” Corenlius scoffed “They were kept in even greater darkness than us.”“Then are you talking about the man who lives at Mer waters?” Thomas asked hesitantly; he really didn’t know why his father and godfather were so confident, just because he trained with Jack?“Son, you don’t know.” Cornelius shook his head “Leal can never be separated from Alex; wherever Alex is, he will follow, whether it is in life or death.”“There has never been a more loyal shadow.” Baldwin too sighed regretfully.“Then what are we waiting for?” Almera looked around curiously; Mira leaned forward an
