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Chapter 219

Chapter 219

"Regret what?" Dylan frowned, clearly puzzled. Tm doing just fine, actually."

He might have given up a life of luxury after walking away from the Stonor family, and sure, his days were harder and his work tougher-but for the first time in a long while, he felt truly at peace.

To Dylan, that was enough. He believed that one day, Eliza would forgive him. So no-he didn't regret a thing.

"What are you two even doing here?" he asked, glancing between Matthew and Anthony. "If you've got something to say, say it quick. I'm on the clock, and I get paid by the hour."

He was saving up to buy Eliza her favorite pastries. He had no time for pointless talk.

"And what's so wrong with this life?" Dylan shot back, expression darkening. "At least I live it with a clear conscience-and with joy

Matthew couldn't understand.

per young master in the

Stonor family,

"You had a better choice!" he barked. "You had a way out! You could've stayed a proper young and instead you chose this? To be some useless nobody?"

Dylan chuckled coldly. The Stonor family might have everything, but it has no Eliza. Wherever she is, that's where I belong

Matthew's face twisted in rage. "So what, Sophie doesn't count as your sister anymore?"

"She never was. Dylan said flatly.

words didn't just infuriate Matthew-Anthony's face turned to ice. "Wow. I didn't expect you to be the coldest of us all. You used to dote on Sophie just as much as anyone else. And now, what-she's trash to you? Something you

voice calm and sharp. I'm cold and heartless now. And I've got nothing more to say to a bunch of fools who still haven't figured out what's truly

to them, raised his axe, and returned to

Anthony held out a hand,

make you this angry. But whatever it was, she's in trouble now. You may have cut ties emotionally, but you

Dylan didn't even flinch

If she really enters the palace, do you

That made Dylan pause.

Anthony's last sentence

him-it was

a royal consort... with her vindictive heart, would she really leave Eliza

Regent Nolan stood by Eliza's side now,

protection last? If the

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Chapter 219

dropped. Even the slim chance of that scenario made his blood run

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what you said true? About

kept her in the palace to learn proper etiquette-he's just waiting for her training to be over before

in the palace?"

Matthew under the

"Yes. The King said it was love

so that he's having the Empress Dowager personally

lessons.

the King really does like her

she truly became the sole favored consort in a palace with

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