Chapter 21
“The Norster family’s power and status is not for you to use to bully others. If you can’t learn to be responsible and admit your mistakes, then you shouldn’t carry the Norster name.”
The following half-sentence, however, made the three people in the lake extremely flustered.
Although they were not surnamed Norster and did not rely on the Norster family, they were able to achieve great suc- cess. However, being deprived of the Norster surname was a great shame and humiliation.
Adam, Benjamin, and Charlie no longer climbed onto the shore, but instead floated obediently in the lake, allowing the water to engulf them, to experience all the pain that Raelynn had endured that day.
The air in the lungs became thinner and thinner, and the fishy-smelling water seeped into the lungs and stomach from the nostrils, causing the body to sink uncontrollably.
The feeling of suffocation was really unpleasant.
At the very moment of reaching the extreme point, they suddenly regained control of their bodies and surfaced to breathe heavily.
However, on that day, Raelynn was only filled with panic.
She couldn’t swim, was afraid of water, and there was no one to save her. How desperate must she have been at that time?
Just experiencing it once was already a bit hard for the three of them to accept.
After several experiences, the three of them got ashore, feeling completely filled with loneliness all over their bodies.
“Sorry, Raelynn, it was my fault.”
Adam apologized awkwardly, this was the first time he had ever said these words to Raelynn.
Benjamin also felt very guilty. “Raelynn, over these years, we were wrong. We mistook our savior and we mistook our own hearts. It was my fault.”
On Charlie’s pale face, those pair of crimson eyes stood out, staring at Raelynn, whispering softly:
“Raelynn, I’m sorry, I… Is there still a chance to make things, right? Whatever you want, I’m willing to understand your preferences, can we start over?”
Before he could finish speaking, Raelynn remained calm and simply said, “No.”
“I have said many times that marriage is arranged by the elders of both families and cannot be avoided. I do not love you, but I have to treat you well because of the binding engagement.”
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“Isn’t this the perfect outcome now? I am now appearing before you, only in one role, that is your elder, your little aunt.”
With that, she took Joshua’s hand and walked down from a higher position.
“What should we call you now? Haven’t you remembered yet?”
Joshua remained silent in support of her, his deep eyes narrowing slightly as he glared threateningly at Adam, Ben- jamin, and Charlie.
After a long silence, the three of them reluctantly called out the name, “Aunt-in-law.”
Raelynn smiled in satisfaction, “Well, it’s time to start the banquet, let’s go.”
She walked hand in hand with Joshua, with an invisible understanding that kept everyone else at bay.
At the family banquet, Joshua noticed Raelynn’s preferences and served her food.
“This is your favorite, eat a little more.”
She nodded with a smile and buried herself in eating.
Maria looked at the scene with satisfaction, unable to stop the smile on her face.
As the family banquet was coming to an end, Alice burst in crying.
With a thud, she resolutely knelt down on the ground and knocked her head heavily.
“Henry, Maria, please cancel my engagement with the three young masters.”
“They didn’t like me. I almost died in the lake today. Although I come from a poor family, I still have my dignity.”
“I know, all their previous words of liking me were fake, their kindness and concern for me were all fake. I can’t bear this engagement. The person they truly like is Raelynn, so I give up. Please fulfill my wish and let me go.”
With that, Alice kept knocking her head again and again, blood oozing from her forehead, still wearing a patient gown, looking truly horrifying.
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The scene was silent, with only a dead silence.
