Chapter 1342
Lorraine 30
Chapter 1342 Lorraine 30
She didn't answer Louis's question directly, but Louis already had a general idea of the truth. He wasn't angry or disappointed; instead, he stroked Jormungandr's snake tail again: "Whether it's true or not, if she comes back this time, she should find a husband."
"If she doesn't want to find a husband, then she should give up the Houston surname. What she does and who she's with in the future will have nothing to do with the family."
"There is one thing: if any of her children become gifted and awaken their talents in the future, they must be sent back to the family."
Tartarus finally placed a piece and then laughed, "You're still a bit soft-hearted compared to your elder sister."
“She made it clear that as long as Lorraine gives up the Houston surname, none of her children will ever have any more gifted abilities.”
Tan You quickly placed a piece and urged Tartarus to place his piece as well: "You talk as if I'm some kind of heinous villain. To deal with greedy and selfish people, you have to cut off their ambitions at the root."
"There are only two things she can't bear to part with: the Houston surname and her talent and abilities."
"She doesn't want to give back to her family, but she also doesn't want to lose this ability, otherwise she will be completely forgotten by everyone else. How could she be willing to accept that?"
"Is this what you meant by 'wanting everything'?" Louis laughed. "It's strange, I'm not angry at all right now. Maybe it's because I've finally stepped out of my brother's shoes and started looking at her from a different perspective."
“From now on, she is a member of the Houston family, not my sister.”
Just as he uttered those words, his only remaining kinship ties snapped completely. Tan You glanced at him, a smile appearing in her eyes: "That's good, it's time to cut ties."
Louis was a little embarrassed: "After all, she was taught by you, my elder sister. I have done more than enough for her. I don't think I have done anything to wrong her."
On the contrary, if his guess is true, Lorraine is the biggest sinner of the Houston family.
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Leaving Silent Hill, Lorraine Houston determined her direction and quickly headed towards the border. As a gifted awakener, and with the help of Tan You's cultivation over the years, Lorraine Houston's cultivation level was quite good.
She arrived safely in a small border town.
A young and beautiful woman traveling alone is bound to attract unwanted attention. Especially in a chaotic place like the border, Lorraine encountered several groups of people with ill intentions.
She swiftly refuted all of them.
She dared not disrespect Tan You or Tartarus, but towards others, Lorraine harbored an inherent arrogance. In fact, even Tan You herself doubted why someone as selfish and cold-hearted as Lorraine could become her client.
Of all the clients she had encountered, Lorraine was the one with the lowest moral character.
Driven by her own selfish desires, she practically watched her family decline and her loved ones die. Yet, this same person was given the chance to turn things around and start anew.
God, sometimes things really aren't fair.
Tan You and Tartarus followed quietly behind Lorraine, refusing to admit that they simply wanted to watch the show. After all, gods have a long lifespan and need to find some amusement in life.
Speaking of cultivation level, Lorraine Houston is now far stronger than Williams, and of course, she found Williams without much difficulty.
Sixteen years have passed, and the once refined and dignified knights of the Royal Knights are gone, replaced by this weathered and weary man before me. He is now a general guarding the border, striving for military merit to uphold the Dubote family's reputation.
Lorraine watched Williams go to work and fight day after day from the shadows, but never went to see him.
Until this day, during a battle, when an enemy's longsword nearly pierced Williams, Lorraine unleashed a burst of magic. The magic split into two streams; one deflected the enemy soldier's sword, while the other transformed into an invisible rope. Before everyone's eyes, it wrapped around Williams's waist, carrying him directly away from the battlefield.
Seeing the deafening battle cries, Lorraine frowned and flicked her finger, unleashing a forbidden spell that shook the earth. The battlefield was reeling from the shock, and soon everyone lay sprawled on the ground.
Lorraine harbored a burning resentment, a desire to vent it all and kill everyone without restraint. But she dared not; if she were to commit such atrocities, Tan You would be the first to retaliate.
Therefore, when she unleashed her forbidden spell, it only stunned the soldiers.
Williams recognized Lorraine immediately. Sixteen years later, he never imagined his former fiancée would meet again in such a setting. He was a disheveled mess, and she…
He looked at the other person's exquisite clothes, then at his own shabby leather armor, and Williams forced a wry smile: "Long time no see."
Lorraine released the magic in her hand, and Williams' body plummeted. He reacted quickly, shifting his position in mid-air, but he still landed somewhat awkwardly.
Lorraine patted the griffin's neck, and the griffin flapped its wings, carrying Lorraine to a clearing in the forest.
Williams silently cleared a space. "You used to love cleanliness, but this was the place, the wilderness."
Lorraine sat down silently on the tree stump he was sweeping. She finally spoke, her voice a little hoarse: "It's been a long time. You look... quite down on your luck."
“I know,” Williams shrugged, sitting down opposite Lorraine, taking the sheepskin pouch from his waist and casually taking a sip of wine. “Back then, you broke off your engagement and went to the Land of Exile… no, that’s not right, it’s called the Liberty now.”
"After you went to the Free Territory, I left the Knights and came to guard the border."
How have you been all these years?
"I only heard news about you a few years ago, and then I couldn't find out anything about you anymore."
Lorraine's fingers twitched: "Why didn't you end up with Jacqueline? I remember you two were exchanging glances and had already pledged your lives to each other."
"I'm announcing the engagement. You two should naturally be together now, and no one can stop you anymore."
Williams clenched his fist over the sheepskin pouch, a mocking expression on his handsome face: "After I returned the Moonstone to you, the family business shrank drastically, Jacqueline..."
"She and her family are extremely profit-driven, so how could they possibly marry into a third-rate family like the Dubote?"
"She got married in my second year at the border, and I wish her all the best."
Lorraine looked up at the moon hanging in the sky, unable to express the feelings in her heart: "I awakened my innate ability when I was sixteen."
Williams froze, the sheepskin bag in his hand bursting open, spilling wine everywhere. He looked up at Lorraine with a startled expression, his eyes filled with astonishment and...panic.
“I was so happy back then. As a daughter of the Houston family, I wanted to be like my ancestor. She protected her people, the family was honored because of her, and every descendant remembers her name.”
When Lorraine talked about the past, it was as if she were telling someone else's story.