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.

knew how to set dislocated joints, having learned from an old man in the village because

picked up the

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, getting that, I added

from the chair, helping me put it on, and filled me in on Haley's

called you, and you said to just let her be, I arranged for her to get checked and prepared for surgery. But after paying, she vanished," Fanny spoke with a shake of her head, clearly

never really wanted to go through with it," I

not wanting to yet

me thrice for it, and always to me, you

hinted.

swho

to pass the message to me, and then for

that both Conrad and I wanted

Fanny said

slightly, "She won't give up until she gets what she wants, she'll

Conrad come back. Why should you clean up his mess?" Fanny always got irked mentioning

my lips, "He should be

a heads-up?" Fanny looked at

my voice softened, "Herschel's sick, lung

her silence speaking

doctor, I understood her silence all

expected, Ernest turned to the man,

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