His Coy Lover

“Oh, Charles, do you have the evidence Burton used to scheme against me?” Zelda asked.

Charles glanced at her and then looked ahead, waiting for her to continue.

“Knowing Elle, she’ll try to push this onto me. I can’t just sit back and wait for it, right?”

“Last night was Yemmy’s birthday party. After Burton stirred up trouble, Yemmy looked very unhappy. I’m sure she’s taken note of it. Now The Lowell is in a state of panic because of those rumors, seeing it as a crisis.”

Charles listened quietly to her analysis.

“Elle won’t just stand by and watch Lowell fall. She’ll ask for help from The Granger family to stabilize The Lowell. This way, she’ll gain Burton’s and The Lowell’s gratitude, securing her position in The Lowell when she marries into it. If I have evidence proving that everything was orchestrated by Burton, Charles, do you think Yemmy will help The Lowell because of Elle?”

Charles nodded slightly.

“On the contrary, Yemmy will blame Elle for it. Elle will end up in a difficult position.”

Zelda wanted to destroy the friendship between Elle and Yemmy, preventing Yemmy from being Elle’s supporter.

“I’ll have Monday to give the evidence to you,” Zelda said confidently.

Charles nodded in agreement.

When the wife wanted to retaliate, the husband naturally had to lend a helping hand.

Several minutes later.

Under the pavilion, the couple sat at the table, enjoying their delicious breakfast.

In the distance, the old lady, accompanied by Nina and Lucas, watched the two of them from afar.

“Have you two noticed how special your big brother is to Zelda? It doesn’t seem like he’s trying to get back at her,” the old lady asked gently.

Lucas, who knew the truth, didn’t dare to speak and kept glancing at his sister.

Nina smiled and said, “Grandma, isn’t that a good thing? I think big brother is doing well now.”

“Zelda isn’t as unbearable as we imagined. Even if she were, if she can make big brother happy, then she’s good,” Nina remarked.

Having spent time with Zelda, Nina found her straightforward and seemingly free of scheming, yet not easily manipulated by others-a simple person.

The old lady sighed softly and said, “If your big brother stays like this, and gets used to having Zelda around, leaving her won’t matter. But if your big brother gets better, leaving her won’t be a good thing. Your big brother deserves someone better.”

Lucas listened nervously. Did that mean that once big brother recovered, he would drive Zelda away?

That would be stirring up trouble, poking a tiger’s bottom, pulling out a tiger’s teeth.

“Grandma, didn’t you send someone to propose to her at The Roscente before? Why are you finding fault with her now?” Lucas asked cautiously. “Zelda is actually quite good, and she’s a good match for big brother, with his talent and her beauty.”

The old lady snorted, “That was when your big brother lost the use of his legs and was like this. In the past, none of the women who chased after your big brother would marry him. I only sent someone to propose to her because The Roscente is inferior to our family, at least it’s a prestigious family.”

“Zelda is The Roscente’s legitimate daughter, so her status is acceptable. It’s just that she grew up in the countryside… that’s what I’m not satisfied with.”

“Grandma, what’s wrong with growing up in the countryside? Does growing up in the countryside mean you’re inferior? Looking back, although our family is wealthy now, if you go back generations, weren’t our ancestors once poor? Maybe they were also country folks. Why look down on country folks?” Nina’s words made the old lady’s face darken. She wanted to argue with her granddaughter, but when she saw her granddaughter’s bright eyes, the words at the tip of her tongue were swallowed back.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“I’m tired. I’m going back to my room,” the old lady said, turning away from her grandchildren and walking away.

Once the old lady was out of earshot, Lucas gave his sister a thumbs-up, praising her, “My sister is the best, with her upright character. If Zelda knew you were speaking up for her like this, she’d be grateful to you.”

“Grandma looks down on Zelda deep down. Zelda’s life has been changed against her will, which is pitiful in itself, and yet Grandma still finds fault with her for growing up in the countryside, and even says that once big brother returns to normal, he’ll send Zelda away.”

“Have they ever thought about how Zelda offended Charles in the first place? Even if Charles wanted to marry her, she might not have agreed.”

Lucas really wanted to say that Charles had already gotten married.

Seeing the happy couple in the distance enjoying their breakfast, Lucas resisted the urge to speak up. It wasn’t his place to meddle in his Charles’s private matters.