Chapter 74 Request.
Smelian returned to his room and prepared to change his clothes to go to the restaurant for dinner. As a result, when he came out of the dressing room, he received a video invitation from Mrs. Rafael.
His mother usually would not contact him actively. There was only one possibility for her to contact him suddenly, and that was that she had some requests for him.
At this moment, Smelian vaguely remembered something. He had lived too comfortably here and had ignored many things.
Now receiving a video invitation from Mrs. Rafael, he actually felt like waking up from a dream. He
sighed softly and picked up the video. A voice soon came from the other end: "Why are you so slow? What are you doing?"
"I just got back from work. What does my mother want to talk to me about?" He raised his hand and fiddled with the buttons of his shirt, as if this could relieve the irritability in his heart.
Mrs. Rafaeld looked at him with sharp eyes: "Smellian, it seems that you are doing well in Duke Luxia's Mansion, but have you forgotten what I said to you before you came?"
"Have you been too busy recently? I haven't had the chance to mention it to His Excellency the Duke. I'm looking for an opportunity. Please wait a moment."
"What are you busy with? You are so busy that you become the director of a hospital department, and the son of Duke Leslie has become a gene fusionist and now has been promoted to major general of the military region. I heard that Duke Luxia and Duke Leslie even fought against the Gene Research Institute for him. Why can't you learn from him and get more benefits for yourself and your family?" Mrs. Rafaeld's words were full of unwillingness, as if all these things were because Smellian did not take the initiative to fight for them, and their Rafaeld family did not get any benefits.
"The things you mentioned were promised to Grace by His Excellency the Duke before I showed up. His Excellency the Duke is not a stingy person, so you don't have to worry too much."
"You are too naive. Even if Duke Luxia is not a stingy person, why should he give it to you? You have already missed many opportunities, and you are just a servant. Moreover, the male son of Duke Leslie's family has no idea what kind of shit luck he has, and he has become a gene fusionist. Will he become a master husband next? Don't you have any sense of crisis? At least let Duke Luxia like you, Smelian, I want you to bring Duke Luxia back next week!"
Obviously, the last sentence is the main purpose of Mrs. Rafaeld's video this time.
Smelian was not surprised at all.
After all, Mrs. Rafaeld always had requirements for him.
He did not refuse or refute: "I will try my best."
"I don't want you to try your best, I want you to promise. If you can't even do this, Smelian, you have disappointed me. I heard that not long after Grace was with Duke Luxia, Duke Luxia personally took him to visit Duke Leslie. Such honor is also needed by our Rafaelde. You must remember that everything you have today is given to you by the Rafaelde family. You must know how to be grateful."
Such words made him a little breathless. It was always like this. Smelian never felt that the Rafaelde family had given him anything, but always asked him to devote himself.
His mother obviously forgot that it was not his wish to become the husband of Duke Luxia. She forced him with the same family responsibility.
Even at that time, the rumors about Duke Luxia were not friendly, but his mother did not consider that if the rumors were true, he would most likely lose his freedom and life.
Now his mother once again used family responsibility to ask him to take Duke Luxia back, showing the importance of the Duke's Mansion to the Rafaelde family.
Everything made him feel suffocated: "Mother, I will try my best to do what you said, but the glory of the Raffield family is not something that a defective male like me should consider, nor is it my responsibility. The Duke is waiting for me to have dinner, so let's do it."
After the voice fell, Smelian did not hesitate for a moment and directly cut off the video.
The moment the light screen disappeared, the huge pressure seemed to disappear with it.
This was the first time he rebelled against Mrs. Raffield. In the past, he would only remain silent, but now, thinking of Lu Xia, thinking that she could indulge Grace, he couldn't help but wonder if she could also indulge himself.
Besides, he is not a member of the Raffield family now, so what does it matter whether he does it or not.
Unlike Smelian's calmness, Mrs. Raffield, who was refuted and hung up on the video, was almost furious.
She never thought that this "defective" man who was not favored by her and even a little disgusted would one day resist her authority. Who gave him the courage? However,
under the anger of her authority being challenged, there was also a panic that she was unwilling to admit, that was the fear that something was out of control.
Smelian seemed to be different from the past.
His heart leaned towards Duke Luxia, and he began to be dissatisfied with the control of the Raffield family over him and was unwilling to continue to contribute.
How could this be!
It was not easy to climb up to the Duke of Luxia's mansion, and she must not lose this layer of help. Although she was unwilling, it seemed that her attitude towards Smelian did need to change.
Mrs. Rafaeld was obviously very flexible. She called the housekeeper and said, "Get ready. I'm going to the Duke of Luxia's mansion tomorrow night."
Since Smellian wanted to get out of control, he would go there in person to let him understand what the family meant to him.
Smellian came down from upstairs, and Luxia was waiting for him.
He walked up quickly and said apologetically, "Sorry, I was delayed for a while."
"It's okay. I came just in time. The soup has just arrived." Luxia said with a smile, and asked the housekeeper to serve a bowl of soup in front of Smellian. "Try it. It tastes good."
"Thank you. It looks delicious." Smellian picked up the porcelain bowl in front of him and did not mention what Mrs. Rafaeld asked him to do.
He didn't want to, and even had some reluctance to take Duke Luxia back. He didn't want the Duke of Luxia's mansion to be sucked dry by the Rafaeld family.
"What's wrong, Smellian, you look like you have something on your mind." Luxia looked at Smellian who was a little absent-minded.
Her words made Grace look up and sizing him up.
Smelian paused while drinking his soup, then looked up at Duke Lu Xia: "I just received a video call from my mother. She hopes that I can invite you to visit the Raffield family, but I don't want to do this."
He finally couldn't help but speak out his thoughts, because he thought Lu Xia would understand.
If she could empathize with Grace, did that mean she could empathize with him as well?
He even wanted to know the answer urgently.
(End of this chapter)
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