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

Danielle had carried

hurt, and

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

face.

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used to hearing apologies since they

"Alright, no more

to keep going."

cave was dangerous, but things weren’t any

outside.

at Hillside Manor, after their failed

where they couldn’t even get through

and Geoffrey

Linda’s fate.

her daily stop

father-in-law to finally

situation.

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Madam, Mrs. Polly Charrington is here

had made it a point

for some kind of

didn’t even look

butler away.

they couldn’t sway their

two playing chess?"

smile.

a long pause, Polly finally spoke again. “Alice,

your favorite pastries. I made them

them, I think

her game and

She never understood why

Polly in

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would try to be nice, but

they interacted, the more Polly came off

self-serving.

pastries. Thanks, but

right now," Alice said, her tone

bit her tangue, doing

to let herrustration show.

sq Nar rd to please

remained distant.