"Who are you? A lobbyist for the Paz family? Is all of this tonight just a performance by your Paz family?" Serena felt a sudden inspiration and said coldly.
“The Pas family lost their eldest son for you, and may even lose the younger brother of the current lord. I think it’s a bit strange that they haven’t betrayed you even at this point, because your performance tonight doesn’t seem to match their loyalty and sacrifice,” Yun Zhe said calmly.
Serena was stunned. She knew nothing about these things. She looked at Yun Zhe with a puzzled expression and said, "I would like to hear more about it."
Yun Zhe pursed his lips and recounted how Stone, the eldest son of the Pass family, had attempted a coup but was thwarted. He also meticulously analyzed Andrew Pass's younger brother's ulterior motives for Serena. Finally, he shared his assessments and reasoning regarding the various factions.
He could read people's thoughts. When Serena was thinking, he would know it at the same time. Then, by applying historical facts to his mind and analyzing them slightly, he could make it sound very logical.
Serena listened and nodded repeatedly, then suddenly realized, "How do you know all this?"
"Regarding the Paz family part, you can ask that silly girl who saved you, that woman named Ellie, whether what I said is true. As for the rest, I can't reveal anything." Yun Zhe got carried away and started to speak without thinking. He was actually a little nervous. Ellie might be able to explain Stone's situation clearly, but he had changed many details to hide his vampire identity. She didn't know about these changes, and if he answered truthfully, it was hard to say whether she wouldn't notice something amiss. But at this moment, any hesitation would lead to failure, and Yun Zhe certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.
Serena frowned again. She had actually trusted Ellie quite a bit, but after what this person said, she suddenly felt that the two of them seemed to be in cahoots and neither of them seemed so trustworthy.
Yun Zhe realized to himself that things had gone wrong and he had made a mess of things.
"She saved us?" Serena asked, puzzled.
Yun Zhe felt a pang of pain in his heart, a pain that pierced both his subconscious and conscious mind. After hesitating for a moment, he recounted how Ellie had saved them with a thousand silver coins, but stopped halfway through. Serena, who was deep in thought, waited for a while but heard no further sound from him. Puzzled, she looked closely and saw Yun Zhe staring blankly behind her.
Serena turned around and saw Ellie with an angry expression.
"Didn't I already tell you? What are you doing here?" Ellie asked abruptly, completely unaware that she was being suppressed by her bloodline.
Yun Zhe was speechless, as if suppressed by his bloodline.
Serena had never seen Ellie so imposing, and she couldn't help but marvel at it. She thought about it for a moment, but still didn't understand what the two of them meant. She could tell that their relationship seemed unusual, but she had just turned 13 and, although she had read some romance novels, she had no concept of matters between men and women. Looking at the two of them at this moment only increased her suspicions.
Lorraine, a seasoned womanizer, naturally noticed something amiss, but she wasn't sure.
"It's for those thousand silver coins, isn't it?" Ellie's voice rose even higher. "You miser, I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back, okay!" By the last few words, her voice was already trembling with tears.
Ellie didn't want to come, but her feet wouldn't obey and led her into the woods. As soon as she entered, she heard Yun Zhe talking at length about the thousand silver coins. Anger and disappointment instantly overwhelmed her reason, and she lunged at Yun Zhe.
Yun Zhe panicked. He hadn't really figured out how to face Ellie, so he deliberately stayed in the woods, letting the old elf greet her. Who would have thought that Ellie would come to him on her own initiative, just as he was talking about the thousand silver coins?
"Then, the thousand silver coins are fine, I can not lose them, I..." Yun Zhe, who had been so eloquent just moments before, was now stammering.
Lorraine tugged at Serena, who turned around and saw Lorraine gesturing for her to leave the woods.
Serena didn't know why Lorraine had pulled her away, but she felt she had learned too much tonight and really needed to calm down and process it all. So she followed Lorraine out of the woods.
"Lorraine, do you think what he said is believable?" Serena asked softly.
"I didn't believe it at first, but after Miss Ellie barged in, I believed it."
“What do you mean? I don’t quite understand,” Serena asked honestly.
Lorraine smiled and glanced at Serena, thinking to herself, "She's still just a child. How am I supposed to explain this to her?"
“Lorraine, after tonight, our relationship will be more than just that of master and servant. Just say what you want to say, I won’t mind,” Serena said hastily, thinking that Lorraine was hesitant to speak because of her status.
Lorraine understood the weight of more than just the six words "master and servant relationship." He cleared his throat. "I think that gentleman is Miss Ellie's suitor, and Miss Ellie is also somewhat interested in that gentleman."
Serena's eyes widened.
“I think Ms. Ellie did come to help us, and that gentleman was obviously worried about Ms. Ellie, so he followed her all the way and saved Ms. Ellie at the most critical moment, and in the process, saved us as well.”
Serena looked on incredulously.
"However, they clearly disagreed on Ms. Ellie's decision to help you. But the gentleman was obviously more concerned about Ms. Ellie's safety. Although he disagreed with Ellie's choice, he still stepped forward and agreed to help you for her sake."
"So, we have to thank Ellie for everything that happened tonight?" Serena touched her forehead, clearly unable to accept this fact.
Lorraine nodded. "Miss, you haven't experienced love yet. This kind of entanglement between men and women is very common in relationships."
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