Chapter 854:

Lilith softly pulled at Brenna’s sleeve, whispering, “I’ll leave with Ernst now.”

Brenna gave a nod.

Ernst gave Ethan’s shoulder a light pat, exchanged a knowing glance with him, and left with Lilith.

As they walked, Lilith clung to Ernst’s arm in silence, but once inside the car, she exclaimed, “That was wild!”

Ernst shot her a glance, sensing the eager curiosity in her eyes. “Pretty dramatic, right? Bet you didn’t expect such chaos in high society.”

Lilith bobbed her head. “Totally! I just can’t wrap my head around Kenny’s thinking. If he wasn’t into Minna, why agree to get engaged to her? Doesn’t that make him kind of a jerk?”

in Minna, he shouldn’t have caved to his mom’s pressure and agreed to

mud,” Lilith said with a

offering no further

everything since he was a boy, raising him to excel in every way. He’s handsome, dutiful, respectful, and thriving in the military. With his talent and our backing, he could have risen to regiment commander, maybe even become a military district chief someday.

said, “Mom, if you hadn’t pushed him to pretend

think you should stay out of our affairs from now on; focus on enjoying your retirement

her thoughts to herself, sitting apart from the Mitchell family to steer clear of

journey starts

had been on solid paths, capable and accomplished, until their mother’s

figured Elsa must be drowning

Brenna noted Vincent’s calm demeanor—no trace of anger or

smoothly, Brenna turned to Ethan.

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