That night, Nancy was also still awake.
She wore a sensual purple nightgown, slowly savoring red wine in her study, a stack of documents placed on the desk.
On top was written: Yinan Hill.
“This little rascal really knows how to stir up trouble, he sure is bold. He even dares to mix with that wretched woman Tiffany?” Nancy gently swirled the wineglass in her hand. “Baruch lost to someone like this, it’s really not unjustified…”
Her gaze drifted through the window, looking in the direction of Yinan’s territory, and the corners of her lips curled up in a meaningful smile.
As a loyal supporter of Theresa, she had voluntarily applied to come to the northern frontier, intent on properly teaching a lesson to these bastards who dared to bully Her Majesty Theresa!
If it weren’t for Will’s downfall, she would have stayed in the capital to take care of Theresa.
The subtle fragrance from the nearby incense made the room grow warmer and warmer. She gently undid the buttons of her silk nightgown, her fair skin faintly visible under the gentle light.
She lazily leaned back against the chair, her eyes misty…
A young girl in a white dress suddenly appeared behind her, kneading her shoulders.
Nancy squinted her eyes slightly, enjoying the perfectly timed massage from the white-dressed girl, letting out a satisfied hum from her nose…
“Sweetheart, did anything interesting happen today? Tell Mama all about it.”
The girl in white kept massaging as she replied, “Mother, as you instructed, I went with the thief to Marquis Will’s estate today, to get a little revenge for that naughty Yinan…”
“That little rascal was just in his study, fuming with anger, cursing you as a bad woman!” At this point, the girl in white couldn’t help but let out a tinkling, bell-like laugh…
Nancy’s originally contented expression paused slightly. She had just cursed Tiffany as a bad woman, and now she was being called the same in return…
She pulled the girl in white into her arms, “My darling daughter, so tell me, is your mother a bad woman? Hmm?”
Shirley was drawn into Nancy’s embrace, her face still full of mischievous smiles. “Mother is the best mother in the whole world…”
She had been adopted and raised by Nancy since childhood, trained to become a top assassin.
In Shirley’s heart, Nancy was not only her savior who gave her new life, but a figure akin to a goddess!
A pale light crept into the sky as dawn broke, and morning sunlight filtered quietly through the window’s crack, spilling onto the luxurious bed.
Nancy gently kissed Shirley’s forehead, got out of bed, and stretched.
Her fair skin glowed softly in the morning light.
At the same moment, Yinan also woke up, planting a kiss on Aurora’s forehead before slowly rising from bed. This rascal, after venting his anger last night, still couldn’t help himself!
In any case, it wasn’t anything good, so he could only blame it all on Tiffany…
Anger truly is original sin…
So, he could only leave the room early and give Aurora some personal space.
He went directly to the study and ordered the butler to summon Carl and Yuan.
Carl’s dog-like life was tenacious; he actually survived Yinan’s punishment…
Before long, Carl, dragging his still-weakened body, walked into the study. He respectfully dropped to one knee, bowing his head. “My lord, you summoned me.”
“How’s your recovery going?” Yinan was already drinking red wine early in the morning. The sight of that wineglass made Carl shudder in fear…
“Reporting to my lord, my injury… it’s almost healed.” Carl answered cautiously, his voice trembling slightly.
Yuan also knocked and entered the study. His lord hadn’t summoned him for quite some time.
Ever since Loring became Silverlake’s military commander, he had been dispatched to Storm Territory…
But he was quite pleased with himself, having gained a fief of his own.
After diligently training his soldiers every day, he’d return home to his loving wife and beautiful concubines, living in great comfort…
After greeting Yinan, he sat to the side at Yinan’s signal.
Yinan rested his hands on the desk, fingers interlocked, eyes sweeping between Carl and Yuan. The atmosphere in the room instantly turned tense.
Suddenly, a servant entered and told Yinan that a noble had come to visit. Yinan was momentarily taken aback, but agreed.
The door to the study slowly opened, and Yinan was surprised…
It was that fat pig noble from the previous noble coalition. Why was he seeking him out!?
Could it be he wanted to cooperate? But his gaze didn’t quite look like him!
Carl, seeing someone fatter than himself, couldn’t help but widen his eyes slightly…
The fat pig noble slowly revealed a sinister smile. “Viscount Yinan, Lady Nancy sent me to deliver a message: from now on, you are not allowed to call her a bad woman!”
Hearing this, Yinan felt a chill run through him, his expression instantly turning gloomy.
“Who are you?” Yinan knew perfectly well that this person was definitely not that fat pig noble!
“Who I am isn’t important. For now, I’m your partner!” The thief flashed a sly smile, leaning forward slightly, eyes locking tightly onto Yinan, as if observing his every reaction.
This thief’s disguise was just too good. She killed someone and could still live on using the victim’s identity…
And Nancy was really bold, daring to send her to kill a noble!
But Yinan knew nothing of this…
Just what was Nancy planning? Was she blatantly telling him that she was watching him!?
Yinan forced down his anger and confusion, fixing his eyes on the imposter in front of him…
“Don’t be so upset…” The thief didn’t stand on ceremony, picking up Yinan’s wineglass and helping herself, “As long as you do your job well, the Empire won’t treat you badly!”
She slowly drank from the same wineglass Yinan had just used, and, seeing Yinan’s look of disgust, revealed a satisfied expression…
“Handsome boy, don’t mind—actually, I’m a beautiful woman… heh heh!” The fat pig noble showed a lewd grin, as if savoring the pleasure of corrupting Yinan…
“Alright, what does Lady Nancy want arranged?” Yinan, hearing she was a beauty, didn’t mind so much…
The thief, seeing Yinan’s attitude soften a bit, grinned even more wickedly, leaned in closer, and whispered mysteriously, “Viscount Yinan, just as you said: then fight!”
Yinan’s twisted smile surfaced. Nancy had really pissed him off; in that moment, she seemed to have stripped herself bare before him!
“Of course we’ll fight…” Yinan grabbed the fat pig noble’s hand. “May I know your esteemed name, miss?”
The thief was momentarily stunned, not expecting Yinan to suddenly change his attitude and even ask her name.
But she quickly recovered, a trace of mockery in her eyes. “I’m called Thief. Looking forward to working with you…”
“Thief…? What a lovely name!” Yinan gripped Thief’s hand tightly, staring at her with a burning gaze, his twisted smile tinged with fanaticism.
Thief felt her skin crawl under Yinan’s feverish gaze. She felt as if she were being watched by a venomous snake!