Chapter 13
Just as Asher woke up, Caelen, who had been taken to the hospital, also regained consciousness.
When he opened his eyes, the person he saw was Delphine, a charming girl pouting and complaining, “What’s wrong with you? Why did you suddenly pass out?”
“By the way, I have some good news to tell you – I didn’t marry into the Durrell family.”
Caelen’s mind was still not fully clear. He thought to himself, of course, he had made thorough plans to have Iselle marry Delphine in his place. How could Delphine possibly leave his side?
But Delphine’s next words jolted him out of his daze.
“I don’t know what Iselle was thinking. She actually volunteered to marry him. Is she stupid? Marrying a dead person, she really did it.”
Caelen’s temple suddenly throbbed with a sharp pain.
Yes, he remembered hearing his subordinate say before he passed out that Iselle was not the one he had tied to the Durrell family. How could this have happened?
In the hospital room, Nolan, who was watching over Delphine, snorted and pointed at Delphine’s forehead, “You really think she’s stupid. I gave her both of our courtyard houses in order to get her to agree to marry you.”
“What else does she have to be unsatisfied with?”
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“Besides, marrying into the Durrell family isn’t a bad thing at all. The Durrell family is wealthy and influential, with a good reputation. Dalton is a prominent figure, and even though she became a widow after marrying into the family, who knows how well she’s doing now.”
As Nolan spoke more, he found it more convincing, and his guilt towards Iselle lessened significantly.
Ever since Iselle and he had a conversation in the office, he couldn’t eat or sleep well, and Iselle’s stubborn gaze kept appearing in front of his eyes.
He even began to reflect on himself, wondering if he had been too harsh on Iselle. It seemed like the little girl who used to tug at his clothes and call him brother had not appeared in a long time.
Nolan couldn’t help but be a little distracted, then he was pulled back by Caelen’s voice.
Caelen looked shocked and blurted out, “She married into the Durrell family, what am I going to do?”
Nolan felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head. “Don’t blame me for keeping it from you. Iselle threatened me not to tell you, otherwise she wouldn’t have gone to be a stand–in bride.”
“I didn’t expect her to be so heartless. She didn’t even tell you. Just pretend she doesn’t exist.”
“By the way, didn’t Delphine like you very much? You married into her family, with both daughters of the Branor family on either side. Iselle can’t compare to Delphine.”
Caelen suppressed the discomfort in his heart and forced a smile at the two siblings. In his mind, did the Branor family really think of him as a burden, begging for his income?
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Before he could say anything, Delphine interrupted hesitantly, “Oh, why are you talking about this?”
“You forgot, Don Morven had already proposed to me, can I still reject Don Morven?”
Nolan’s expression changed: “Yes, I almost forgot about this. It needs to be carefully considered.”
Caelen’s discomfort grew further. Clearly, the Branor siblings didn’t want to offend him, and Don Morven, whom they mentioned, was also on his side. But for some reason, he just felt something was off.
Caelen didn’t know how, but he remembered the first time he saw Iselle.
At that time, he also woke up from a room. Iselle didn’t speak to herself, but dipped a cotton swab in water and applied it to his lips.
Instead of pouring her a glass of water like Delphine did not.
And Iselle’s happiness was simple. It seemed like she had never asked
what Caelen’s home was like.
Caelen also lied, saying he came from a poor mountain village and had struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Eventually, he was robbed and stabbed multiple times in the stomach, with all his money taken.
At that time, Iselle’s eyes were full of heartache. She believed every word of these full of loopholes.
Later, all he needed to do was stand in Iselle’s shoes when Delphine was angry, and say a few comforting words, and Iselle would be completely won over by him.
Caelen had seen countless women, but among them, Delphine, who was innocent and carefree in front of him, was the easiest to please.
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He wanted to take Iselle out of the Durrell family, they needed to have a good talk.
After making up his mind, Caelen escorted the Branor siblings out of the ward.
He called his subordinates over and asked, “What’s wrong with my leg? Why can’t I feel it yet?”
“Is the doctor at this hospital incompetent? Can’t even handle such a minor injury?”
“This, this…”
“What is all this back and forth? Just speak clearly and stop beating
around the bush.”
A sense of unease rose in Caelen’s heart. His eyes were fixed on his subordinate as if he wanted to tear the person in half.
His body trembled uncontrollably, and in a situation where he had no choice, he mustered up the courage to speak the doctor’s diagnosis: “Don Morven, the doctor said your leg has long been necrotic, even if a great deity descended to earth, it couldn’t be cured.”
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