Are You Deaf or Just Brain-Damaged?
By the time Henry climbed out of the water, Lilith was long gone.
Gasping for breath, he felt a genuine sense of fear towards Lilith.
He hadn’t been in the water for long before she made a gesture and his pants were gone!
Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying!
However, Lilith had still shown him some mercy, not leaving him so debilitated that he couldn’t walk straight.
Still, after such an intense battle, Henry was somewhat mentally and physically exhausted.
He changed his clothes and planned to go out to buy a gift for Jessica, and take the chance to see how she’s been doing..
Recently, the fruit harvest had been very good, earning Henry a large sum of money, and he still had the boss’s Noel Bank card.
He planned to use this capital to open a shop, where he could sell the products of his alchemy.
Good things shouldn’t be enjoyed alone, especially when they could benefit his fellow men.
As for alchemical potions, he could only wish them good luck not to be monopolized by him.
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Before buying the gift, Henry went to a clothing store to buy a new set of clothes.
The clothes at home always got dirty, and sometimes when Lilith got emotional, she would even tear his clothes.
He really wanted to warn Lilith to control her temper.
Unfortunately, Lilith never listens to him.
Sometimes Henry felt his role as master was quite meaningless.
Shouldn’t she listen to him in some aspects?
Oh, there were times when she would obediently listen to him, but that was only under specific circumstances!
Like when he said “I’m coming in” or “One more time”.
He shook his head, dismissing the extra images in his mind.
He walked straight into the clothing store, where a woman wearing Lolita fashion seemed to be picking out clothes.
The other party casually picked up a piece of clothing, looked it over, and tossed it onto the sofa.
Then, Henry watched as she bought every single Lolita dress in the entire store.
It was evident she was an avid Lolita enthusiast.
While she wasn’t on the same level of beauty as Jessica or Sherisa, overall, she was still quite attractive.
It was just the sheer volume of her shopping was a bit hard to take.
Henry wondered who would end up marrying this spendthrift woman.
He felt she could bankrupt a household in less than six months.
He shook his head and turned to find a shop assistant to help him pick out clothes.
But when the other party saw Henry, she quickly walked over as if a shark had smelled blood.
“Henry? What are you doing here?”
The woman furrowed her brow as she walked up to Henry, scrutinizing him closely.
Henry was stunned on the spot, surprised that the person before him recognized him.
“Uh, may I ask who you are?”
Hearing Henry inquire about her identity, the woman’s lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes filled with disdain.
“Alright, alright, stop pretending. Now the Rumelters want us to re-sign the engagement contract, want me to marry beneath me to you. Are you satisfied now?”
The woman flipped her hair, making a gesture she thought was very charming.
Listening to her words, Henry quickly realized who she was.
This woman turned out to be the original Henry’s fiancée, Anna.
A character never mentioned in the game, seemingly not a particularly important role.
But Henry still remembered her sending someone to break off the engagement.
It showed she didn’t even want to lay eyes on him before.
Still, the woman before him was somewhat attractive, no wonder the original Henry had been somewhat infatuated with her.
But what did that have to do with him?
Could she be more beautiful than Jessica?
Could she be richer than Sherisa?
Also, her perked-up chest seemed quite unnatural, probably enhanced with technology.
“Not satisfied. I have no relation with the Rumelters now. What they say has nothing to do with me?”
Hearing something unbelievable from Henry’s mouth,
Anna’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
“So you really were kicked out of the Rumelter family? That wasn’t just a rumor?”
“You should watch the news even if you don’t go to school. Isn’t this common knowledge? Why are you still surprised now? A bit behind the times, aren’t you?”
Henry waved his hand, looking somewhat annoyed.
The shop assistant was waiting nearby for him to choose clothes.
But she, on the other hand, had been chirping in his ear from the start, really quite noisy.
“Explain this to me clearly! The Rumelter family doesn’t acknowledge your status, but still wants me to marry you? They must be crazy!”
“Hey, you finally got one thing right. They are indeed crazy.”
Anna couldn’t accept this reality. She couldn’t believe she was supposed to marry a nameless, status-less castoff for the rest of her life!
How could she maintain her wealthy lifestyle then?
She couldn’t possibly have to suffer hardships with Henry, could she?
That kind of hellish life would be worse than death for her!
She urgently grabbed Henry’s sleeve, her emotions very agitated.
“No! You have to come with me to the Rumelter family! You have to beg them to take you back. Your current status is an embarrassment to me! I can’t accept marrying a worthless good-for-nothing!”
Henry considered himself to have a good temper, but when faced with such an unreasonable and troublesome woman, he decided to use the simplest method.
He shook off Anna’s hand, and under her shocked gaze, he directly slapped her.
“Slap!”
Anna was slapped to the ground by Henry, her fair cheek instantly red and swollen.
“How dare a female hooligan sexually harass me right on the street? This counts as self-defense. If you’re not convinced, you can go and sue me.”
Henry rubbed his palm, looking at Anna as if she were a piece of trash.
Anna stared dazedly at Henry.
She never dared to believe Henry would look at her with such eyes. What she found even more unbelievable was that Henry dared to hit her!
She knew Henry had always liked her, and she herself liked his status as the son of the Rumelter family head.
As long as Henry could guarantee his status as heir, she wouldn’t mind marrying a magicless good for nothing.
But when she received news that the Rumelter family was changing the next heir, she chose to decisively discard Henry.
In her view, without the Rumelter family status, Henry was just a worthlessordinary nobody.
So-called love was nothing but bullshit; status, position, and money were what truly mattered.
She could leisurely have afternoon tea with a group of noble ladies, but she absolutely would not stay up late mending clothes!
Anna covered her swollen, reddened cheek and glared fixedly at Henry, her eyes filled with nothing but fury.
“Henry! You dare hit me! Aren’t you afraid I’ll call off this engagement again?”
“Oh my god, are you deaf or just brain-damaged, unable to process the information I’m saying? I said, I’ve already cut ties with the Rumelters. The person you’re supposed to marry isn’t me, and I don’t fancy you either. You’re too ugly.”
Henry waved his hand dismissively, as if seeing something disgusting, wanting to avoid it at all costs.