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.”

him suspiciously. Lately, he was acting more and more

“Click.”

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

led me into the room and flicked

the lights flickering on and off. The room

like it was bought by a film crew to shoot a horror movie,” I

room with Young

a deep breath and headed straight for Colin’s room, pointing to

said with

a room with

on the

beside me and pulled me into his embrace.

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it did feel warmer, and his body was

a family of herbalists, starting out 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

like it

house was essentially the Langley family crypt.

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