Chapter 3 (2/2)
“Brother, I knew you could do it. I knew it…”
Audrey leaned against her brother’s chest as she cried tears of joy.
He’s back. My Brother is finally back!
Three years ago, after Hughes suffered a heavy setback. The meticulous Audrey noticed the changes in her brother’s heart.
Since then, the gentle Hughes, who was like a spring breeze, had disappeared, leaving behind a desperate shell.
In order to find her brother, Audrey had come to the South Mountain courtyard a few times a month over the past three years, trying to make Hughes happy. She hoped that she could bring Hughes back in such a way.
Fortunately, her years of perseverance had finally paid off. Her brother had finally returned!
“Brother!”
Audrey cried like a fountain!
“It’s okay, it’s okay…”
Hughes looked at his sister with great heartache. The past had surfaced in his heart.
He was not an iron hearted person. He would also feel lonely because of his bland magic practice.
If it weren’t for Audrey’s perseverance in coming to see him and changing ways to help him relieve his worries, he would have long been reduced to a walking corpse in the midst of endless failures.
“Come, let’s go home.”
“Yes, let’s go home together.”
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Imperial City, Duke Tulip’s residence.
“Miss, this is…”
When Hughes and Audrey walked to the front door of the duke’s residence, the old gatekeeper didn’t recognize Hughes for a moment. He looked at Hughes coldly with a vigilant expression.
Audrey was fourteen years old now. She had grown into a little beauty that was famous throughout the imperial capital.
As an old man in the Duke’s mansion, the old gatekeeper felt that he had a responsibility and an obligation to help Miss Audrey drive away those detestable mosquitoes.
In the old man’s view, Hughes was a detestable mosquito, one that was extremely detestable!
How dare this person hold Miss Audrey’s Arm? How dare he!
No, I, Old John, will not allow this kid to continue taking advantage of Miss Audrey!
Let go of your perverted hands. Miss Audrey is not someone a gigolo like you can climb up to!
The old concierge felt a storm in his heart. However, his many years of experience as a concierge told him that this matter could not be rushed. He needed to take things slowly.
Therefore, he probed once again:
“Miss, who is this person? Why don’t I remember master inviting such a guest?”
Today was the day Duke Tulip would hold a grand banquet for his guests before he left. As a concierge, it was his duty to identify the guests for his master.
“Brother, Old John is asking you. Quickly tell him who you are.”
Audrey looked at Hughes with a teasing expression. As a quick-witted person, she could naturally hear the little thoughts in old John’s words.
Brother? Since when did Miss Audrey have a brother?
Old John furrowed his brows as he stared at Hughes’s face and began to think.
Oh? Young Master Hughes? It’s actually young master Hughes!
No wonder! No wonder he could be so intimate Miss Audrey!
Thinking of Miss Audrey’s destination today, Old John quickly guessed the identity of the person who had come. However, his mouth suddenly became disobedient, and even his tone when confirmating became shaky.
“Second young master… Young Master, it’s really… it’s really you!”
Hughes nodded in affirmation and looked at Old John with a smile.
Upon receiving Hughes’s reply, Old John instantly fell into ecstasy.
“Happy News! It’s a joyous occasion!”
“Young Master Hughes is back, the second young master is back!”
The old concierge didn’t even look at the door. He turned around and ran towards the banquet hall while shouting and shouting.
In the hall, a middle-aged man who looked a little like Hughes listened attentively. After confirming several times, he stood up.