Chapter 75 - 75: The Female Lead I (2/2)
Enored her She did not open the lights and just laid straight on her bed She looked at the shadows playing in the dark, the four corners of her shared roo her dissatisfied
She was raised in a fas wherein the youngest was the only boy Everything was fine at the beginning when her al life, but they were happy However, that all changed when she passed away
Her e the finances for their hoh Emily was the eldest, she was but 8 years old Their father, not knowing how to e his income that seem to be so little in comparison to the nuainning, he was able to win a little here and there Buying the in But after a while, their coffers along with their house were beco she noticed was that so disal was that they were not throwing expensive parties, not buying expensive clothes every season, and not having the best horses like their cousins This tiality was a different word entirely It was a hard tis, before, they had servants to do everything for them Now, they don't have personal maids, just the butler, the chef, and the one ashed their clothes
The second thing she noticed was that there were people co out their furniture Even the piano she so loved has been taken away She hated it, but she was old enough to understand as going on
The third was that the jewelriespawned off
Until lastly, there were people lining up outside their doors looking for her father
In the end, they were almost driven out of their own home
Thankfully, Countess Livy ca him to start a new She stayed with theuidance in life She re all those luxuries, but they should have proper education and etiquette
Countess Livy was their father's sister who e When she became a , she has been married to the count for over 10 years and was in her mid-30's She was left with her husband's asset, but in his will, he stated that if she were to ree
It was not true love she told them, but her family was very patriarchal, and all the assets were reserved for the boys Baron Edas the eldest son, so he got the title andthes became wealthier than him Luckily, he met E barony
She understood her aunt's words, but she did not like the thought ofan old senile man in the future She, of course, wanted a fairy tale She was 12 years old when their aunt left them, and life has been in the decline since then
E her father's er salary to keep them afloat They were not as poor as when their father was down and out, but they were still struggling to o visit their relatives, their father bowing his head asking to borrow sos will lend him the money, but their spouse will look at them like they were dirt, and their cousins will also look at them that way
Despite all these, Eh She did not let their looks taunt her She adrace, and that was her father's title Unlike her cousins, she was still a hter future beyond their reach
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