Chapter 240
Margaery wanted to thank the King.
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Although she could do nothing at present, she believed in herself. Given time, she would certainly become the kind of person the King hoped for.
Bernard listened in astonishment and said, “If the King truly arranges things this way, then he is a man of great vision! In that case, entering officialdom seems to be a good choice for me as well.”
The King’s magnanimity and broad perspective compelled Bernard to set aside the arrogance and gradually begin to regard him seriously.
Marc asked, “The Royal Examinations are about to begin this year. Will you participate, Bernard?”
Bernard was silent for a moment.
He finally made up his mind and replied, “I will participate!”
Suddenly, he raised his head, his hair disheveled, but his gaze became resolute and spirited. “I will be remembered by history!” he said.
Nathan smiled and shook his head, saying, “Now your father will be pleased.”
He stood up and looked at Margaery. He said, “Margaery, go with Marc to the black market to buy some servants. I will go to the palace to see the King.”
“Okay,” Margaery said with respect.
“I will bring you home the day after tomorrow,” Nathan said as he raised his hand and gently touched her head.
Outside the door.
Raul had just returned from the palace. Staggering up the stairs, he saw this scene at the doorway, and his heart was instantly wrenched with pain.
He had been thinking of speaking with Margaery and bringing her home.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, she already became another man’s daughter, and that man looked at her with nothing
but affection.
Looking more closely, it was actually Nathan!
He thought, ‘Could it be that Nathan is about to become Chancellor?
So in the end, Margaery remains the daughter of the Chancellor’s estate, while the original Chancellor’s estate is on the verge of collapse. I have been reduced to my former self, becoming an ordinary assistant official
Raul’s heart trembled. He staggered forward to block the doorway, staring at Margaery and saying with a trembling voice, “Margaery, I have wronged you! I apologize to you!
“But how could you acknowledge another man as your father?”
His eyes were filled with tears.
Margaery looked up at him.
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Raul was covered in blood, his hair disheveled, appearing to have aged many years, with even white hairs at his temples.
His expression was full of heartbreak.
Yet such an expression, when seen by Margaery, no longer stirred any emotion.
She regained her composure and said indifferently, “By order of the King, I am no longer associated with the Wallen family. From now on, I will not use the surname Wallen. Three days from now, I will enter the Minister’s estate as the sole daughter of the Carey family.”
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Raul’s face, as if looking at a stranger. She continued, “From this day forward, I ask that you no longer seek me out. You and I are as strangers, never to be entangled again.”
She was only sixteen years old. Yet she spoke these words with a calmness as if uttered by someone sixty years old.
Raul was stung by such indifference.
He had once despised her for crying and begging for his affection, but now he missed that little girl dearly.
“Margaery!”
His body swayed, nearly fainting to the ground.
Barely supporting himself on the threshold, he finally said in a trembling voice, “Margaery, I am still your biological father!”
Margaery said, “The debt of birth and upbringing was repaid yesterday at the Icy Pool. Though the one who died was not me, when you killed her, it was indeed directed at me. Sullivan’s corpse still lies in the magistrate’s morgue.”
Margaery looked at him, her heart already resolute and set on the future, unwilling to glance back at the past even once. She continued, “The bond between us was severed long ago.
“From now on, please do not badger me further.”
After speaking, she looked directly at Adam and said, “See him out.”
“Raul, please.” Adam stepped forward, blocking Raul.
Raul could not move his feet, staring intently at Margaery.
After Margaery ignored him, he turned to Nathan and asked, “Nathan, how can you bear to take away my daughter!”
Nathan was not one to be trifled with either.
He snorted coldly at these words and said, “No. At least I will not harm her. If you have any objections, you may go to the palace and ask the King.
“Not to mention that I have always liked Margaery, even if the King has issued an imperial edict, it is not something I can defy.
After speaking, he laughed directly, “I should thank you for sending such a great Star of Fortune to my side.”
With that, he left.
These words were meant to wound deeply.
Raul stared at his departing figure. His eyes were red with grief.
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He thought, ‘The Star of Fortune should have belonged to me.
‘But now… It was I who ruined everything, who personally delivered such great fortune to the Carey family!
Regret washed over him like a tide, burying him completely.
At the same time, fear also struck him.
When he held the position of Chancellor, he was arrogant and offended many people.
Now, having been kicked down, naturally, countless people would curse him.
He had to endure it all.
And now, with the King sending Margaery to the Carey family, did this mean that Nathan would become the next Chancellor?
For a moment, Raul was somewhat dazed.
Meanwhile, Margaery had finished preparing. She arrived at the doorway with Marc. “Raul, please do not block my way,” she said.
Raul snapped back to his senses and looked at her.
He could not move and said, “Margaery, you…”
Before he could finish, Margaery interrupted him, “Don’t block me.”
Raul felt embarrassed.
Adam, annoyed by his obstruction, pulled him aside with one swift motion.
Margaery brushed past Raul without looking back and went downstairs, with Marc closely following.
Solon followed right after, providing close protection.
Raul stared blankly as that figure disappeared downstairs, a panic filled his heart at the thought that he might never touch her again, yet he was powerless.
Everyone had left, so he could only return to the Chancellor’s estate first.
Yet he felt a bit puzzled. He thought, ‘When I entered the palace, hadn’t I asked Joshua and the others to seek Margaery’s forgiveness?
‘Why hadn’t I seen anyone?’
However, as soon as he descended the stairs, he became the target of gossip.
“The Wallen family is truly shameless. Back when Margaery was in the Wallen family, they treated her as nothing and even tried to kill her! And now, they still dare to show their faces here?”
“How did someone like that ever become Chancellor?”
“Exactly! With such a Star of Fortune in their hands, they actually pushed her away! From now on, the Carey family is bound to prosper!”
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“Nathan will laugh himself awake in his dreams!”
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“People like Raul should be sent to hell! If he were still Chancellor, who knows how corrupt the customs would become!”
“Alright, we’ve only just emerged from the age of savagery. If someone like him remained Chancellor, it wouldn’t be long before people would be forced to kill each other!”
The chaotic insults were hurled at Raul without restraint, but he had already lost the authority to stop any of it.
In Sinderin City, where fifth–rank officials abound, a sixth–rank like him was insignificant. If he accidentally offended someone while out, he could be beaten and have nowhere to seek justice.
Such was the cruelty of reality.
Raul staggered, his steps uneven as he walked back to the Wallen family, tears streaming down his face. He shouted, “Margaery! All because of you!”
He wept and laughed. Finally, at the doorstep, he spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering the gate.
“Raul!” The gatekeeper was stunned, staring at the bloodstains on the gate, his heart skipping a beat!
An unlucky sign! Blood on the gate was an unlucky sign indeed!
Was the Wallen family truly about to fall?
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