Chapter 367



Fanny didn't answer me right away, instead, she gazed out the window at Ernest, "How much longer for your Mr. Collins?"

Outside, the man seemed almost ready to kneel before Ernest, who was standing with one hand casually in his pocket. The morning sunlight bathed him, making him look as if he was glowing.

I couldn't take my eyes off him.

A sense of pride and admiration bubbled up inside me, a voice whispering: Felicia, that's your man.

Getting involved with Ernest was something I drifted into by chance.

Initially, it was just a fling to get over the loneliness of breaking up with Conrad.

But now, it felt like I had discovered a treasure, both beautiful to look at and useful.

"You were asked something," Fanny nudged me with her shoulder when I didn't respond.

I blinked, "Should be soon."

If I wasn't mistaken, the man outside was probably begging Ernest to fix his shoulder.

joints, having learned from an old

picked up the skill and eventually

the tricks to both dislocate and fix a joint, which explained why the man followed him so obediently. Now, the man outside was pleading with Ernest, who only intended to punish him before fixing him up. Besides, Ernest had plans to take me for a blood test result; he wouldn't waste too much time on that man. He was waiting for me and Fanny,

the chair, helping me put it on, and filled me

her be, I arranged for her to get checked and

go through with it,"

wanting to

it, and always to me, you get her motive, right?"

hinted.

swho

message to me, and then for me to pass

knowledge that both Conrad and I wanted

time," Fanny said with

"She won't give up until she

let Conrad come back. Why should you clean

pursed my lips, "He should

a heads-up?" Fanny looked

of Herschel's illness, my voice softened, "Herschel's sick, lung

paused, her

understood

expected, Ernest turned to the man, once

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