The Unveiling of Secret Queen-Chapter 64: Brother Entered the Heart

Nathalie Quinlan didn’t turn her head, her dark pupils inscrutable, as she replied, "There are many paths to take, but studying is the one everyone finds most accessible. Everyone needs a ticket to enter society, how well you mix in afterwards depends on your own abilities."

"Your task now is to study hard."

After saying this, not wanting to reason with a kid in the throes of puberty any longer, she waved her hand without turning back, "Alright, I’m leaving. Go home and take good care of your mom, and make sure Uncle Cagwin prepares the tonic I sent to be boiled into a soup."

Freddy Cagwin watched her departing figure, silently clenching his fist.

He was determined to make something of himself!

...

Nathalie Quinlan walked leisurely to the stairwell, greeting the two people waiting for her.

"Amadeus."

"Alfred..."

For a moment, she couldn’t remember what Alfred Garland was called.

Alfred Garland reacted quickly, cleverly saying, "Ms. Quinlan, just call me Alfred Garland, I’m the third in my family."

The term ’big brother’ is best reserved for Amadeus.

It must surely sweeten his heart!

Indeed, after hearing the title ’big brother,’ Amadeus’s face color instantly looked much better.

Even though Ms. Quinlan’s voice sounded so casual and perfunctory.

Clearly not heartfelt.

But it mattered to the heart of the listener!

Nathalie Quinlan nodded, going with the flow, "Alfred Garland."

"Don’t call me Ms. Quinlan, just call me Nathalie Quinlan."

The words ’Ms. Quinlan’ made her think of certain unpleasant people and things.

Alfred Garland was very perceptive, immediately switching with a smile, "Nathalie. Nice name. How about I call you Nathalie, alright?"

He even looked back at Amadeus Yancey and said, "Amadeus, you shouldn’t call her by her full name either, ’Nathalie’ sounds so much warmer."

Amadeus Yancey narrowed his eyes and glanced at him, causing Alfred Garland’s bubbling enthusiasm to instantly freeze over, and he stopped being overly proud, standing honestly with his hands clasped to one side.

HIs gaze moved past Alfred Garland to the girl standing improperly in front of him, but who was unbearably well-behaved, and asked her, "Are you here at the hospital to see Aunt Cagwin?"

She had mentioned during the hot and spicy soup dinner that she was on good terms with the woman selling the soup.

But he hadn’t expected their relationship to be this close.

Heading to the hospital to visit someone right after school.

Nathalie Quinlan nodded absently, "...Kind of." Along with lecturing a wild child.

Alfred Garland, listening on the side, anxiously blurted out, "Nathalie, I saw you talking with a boy your age in the hallway just now, who was that?"

Amadeus Yancey’s eyelids twitched twice, brows sharply arched, glancing at him. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Alfred Garland closed his mouth again.

His voice low and enticing, Amadeus Yancey answered before Nathalie Quinlan, "It must be the boy we saw the other night, Freddy Cagwin, right? Aunt Cagwin’s son."

Nathalie Quinlan was surprised at his good memory, looking up at him with mild astonishment, and nodded, "Yeah, that’s him."

Tsk, Alfred Garland thought it odd to see someone clarifying a rival’s identity for the first time, truly eye-opening.

Amadeus is impressive.

But he dared not show it and had to swallow it bitterly.

"Since you’re already here at the hospital, do you want to come with me to visit Edric?"

Seeing her with a backpack still on her back, Amadeus Yancey extended his hand, his beautiful fingers well-defined, long and slender, with strong and smooth wrist bones: "Give me your backpack, I’ll carry it for you."

The backpack contained things that were crucial to her, Nathalie Quinlan furrowed her brows and hesitated for a moment, only to have her backpack forcefully taken from her.