Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 976 - 479: A Future Wager with Star Bell, No Longer a Puppet Girl (4K)_3

"Mom and Dad would never think that way about me, they... they..."

Florecia wanted to refute, but she was shocked to realize that she had long forgotten the memories of being with her parents.

The old duke looked back at the city behind him.

After a long pause, he spoke earnestly, "My dear granddaughter, you don’t understand, the entire Mang Continent is now in a crisis, Dark Night, Tianguang, Pale Wind, they are all trying to save themselves, and we must do the same. The precondition is to make your brother the new Lord of the Country, otherwise, when most of the major powers reshuffle and restructure afterward, our family might be finished."

"Lord Duke, you... you are morally blackmailing us!" Mu Yu finally couldn’t help but blurt out.

She remembered that these were the words once said by the child Luo Xi.

"Nonsense!"

The old duke snorted coldly. Mu Yu suddenly blacked out, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, and collapsed to the ground.

"Mu Yu!"

Florecia cried out in anguish and bent down to support Mu Yu.

"Grandfather, take it out on me, it has nothing to do with her!"

The old duke said meaningfully, "Don’t worry, she’s not dead. However, as your direct maid, she has been running around with you for so long, failing in her duties as a maid. If you, Laurecia, don’t wish to return with me, then, I have no choice but to have her executed."

This time, Florecia remained silent for a very long time before saying, "Fine, I’ll go back with you, grandfather, but I want to know, what do you want me to do?"

"Child, aren’t you just afraid of marrying those ugly, old goods?"

A smile appeared on the old duke’s face as he said, "It’s only human nature. Previously, it was my fault for not considering your feelings. However, this time, I have found a very handsome young man for you. His father is Grand Duke Kelly, and Duke Kelly has promised me that as long as you marry his son, he will help us fully in the struggle for the Lord of the Country’s position."

"Duke Kelly..."

Florecia gave a bitter smile.

Such skillful tactics from my grandfather, that man was the most steadfast neutral party, originally siding with no one, and yet he was persuaded by my grandfather.

I have also become a bargaining chip between them.

Think about it, without such a marriage to bind, he probably wouldn’t have believed in Grandfather’s promises, right?

The old duke laughed, "There’s still plenty of time, no need to hurry. Maybe later on, Laurecia, you will be very satisfied with this marriage arrangement. It is now the year 3115 of the Tirsiu Calendar, and there are still eight or nine years until the change of the Lord of the Country. After going back, you and Duke Kelly’s grandson should have a good chat to foster feelings."

"I, your grandfather, always dote on my granddaughter the most," laughed the old duke heartily.

"Heh, heh heh..."

Florecia forced a couple of smiles following the old duke’s laughter.

This old man, in her eyes, was no longer the amiable family member but had turned into a devil.

But there are so many years left. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Thank goodness, thank goodness.

She is not a puppet, not to be manipulated at will.

If she had not seen the brilliance of this world, experienced the taste of freedom, perhaps she would have done what her grandfather wanted, against her own wishes, doing things she didn’t want to do.

Now, she wants to resist on her own, to do what she can.

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In the year 3115 of the Tirsiu Calendar, the granddaughter of the Duke Moro family ended her four years of fleeing and returned to Praying City.

Across the Mang Continent, countless bounty hunters and adventurers beat their chests and wailed over those rich Rewards.

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Fxxk, tomorrow the fox has to go to work overtime, the higher-ups are coming for inspection, the unit directly pulled half of us over, so tomorrow I can probably only post one Chapter, sorry.