Chapter 78

I kept my head down, silent. This archalc mindset that a daughter isn’t a true scion of the Langley family bloodline? Please.

Brendan had left after paying his respects, Instructing his assistant to escort Colin and me to

rest.

Along the way, Colin held my hand firmly. I thought he was putting on a show and tried to pull away, but his grip was unyielding.

“The old house’s haunted.” Colin blurted suddenly.

A shiver ran down my spine, and I instinctively hid behind him, gripping his arm tightly. “Whol are you trying to scare…”

As someone who’s had died once, I suppose I’m even more afraid of ghosts.

Colin just lifted the corner of his mouth in a half–smile and said nothing, allowing me to cling to his arm as we moved forward.

It wasn’t until we reached an ancient–looking house that he finally spoke again. “Our baby, boy or girl, doesn’t matter. What’s important is their health.”

more and more like a normal

“Click.”

creaked, and I clung to his arm even tighter, afraid to look around.

led me into the room and

this old mountain house were dodgy, the lights flickering on and off. The room looked as though it hadn’t been touched in

to shoot a horror movie,” I commented as I surveyed the surroundings. “Where’s my room?”

to share a room with Young Master? Your room is next door, but someone… well, someone took

headed straight for Colin’s room, pointing to the haunted one. “You can

said with a

I ended up sharing a room with him, and there was only one bed.

on the

pulled me

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feel warmer, and

with apothecaries and clinics before becoming one of the first to dive into commerce. Over generations, they amassed a fortune, and this old house is the Langley family estate. The Langleys are all buried here,” Colin whispered.

it was seeping cold

this old house was essentially the Langley

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