Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 208-2 ----

“Sure enough, less talking, more action. Thankfully, there

were only three of them to deal with. If there had been

eight, she’d probably be dizzy from all the back-and-forth.

“Are we... here now?" Xavier asked, sounding a little out of

“Howard also hadn’t fully processed what had just

happened when Danielle brought Xavier back.

"Seeing both of them still in shock, Vivian asked, "Are you

two alright?"

“Yeah, yeah, we’re fine. Are you okay, sweetie?” Howard

rushed to check on Danielle.

“Danielle shook her head. Seeing how rattled her dad and

brother looked, she said, "I’m fine. Let’s take a break

before we move on."

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“How can you be fine? You’re just a delicate lady who

carried us both back, one by one. Those marks on your

arm from the rope are brutal. It breaks my heart,” Vivian

said, feeling terrible. "Honey, you should put some ointment

on that."

"Danielle pulled out a little bottle, dabbed some ointment

on her arm, and rubbed it in. Howard and Xavier looked at

the red marks on her arm, both feeling guilty.

“Xavier felt especially bad. As the older brother, he hadn’t

anything while Danielle had carried

and they

so sorry, Danielle," he said, guilt written all over

face.

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apologies since they

off quickly. "Alright, no more

to keep going."

was dangerous, but things weren’t any

outside.

at Hillside Manor, after their failed attempt to

Palace where they couldn’t

and Geoffrey were left uncertain

Linda’s fate.

made her daily stop at Charrington

father-in-law to finally

situation.

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Madam, Mrs. Polly Charrington is

made

trying to push for some

even look

the butler away. It was pointless

them anyway; they couldn’t sway

chess?" Polly asked with

smile.

Polly finally spoke again. “Alice,

I

I think you’ll

her game and gave Polly a quick

impressed. She never understood

in the

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Alice thought she would try to be nice,

interacted, the more Polly came off

self-serving.

but I’m not in the

Alice

tangue, doing her

to let herrustration

rd to please

remained distant.