When the Folsom family saw Jasper like this, they all looked over in shock, their hearts filled with anxiety.
“…”
Paige stood there, listening to this sound, and it was impossible for her not to be moved in the slightest.
But she didn’t say anything, and she just took a step back.
She was wearing a pair of black boots, and when she lifted her foot and stepped back, she left no trace on the Folsom family floor.
Jasper didn’t look at her, and said, “Don’t worry, as long as you are in Country A, the Folsom family will not do anything again.”
Upon hearing this, Paige looked at Jasper with some surprise.
She thought that Jasper was spoiling her like he did in River Town, trying to get her to help the Folsom family’s revenge.
Unexpectedly, he would make such a concession unconditionally.
Paige’s throat grew increasingly dry, “Why?”
she couldn’t help but ask.
“This is what you want, and it’s the only thing the Folsom family can do for you,”
Jasper said without looking at her as he tilted his head and said slowly, “Also, the system of the country’s plutocrats ruling the country and the division of classes have a long history, and it cannot be completely overturned and changed by just one or two people. This path is destined to be full of difficulties.”
“…”
“I’m already at this age, and even if I want to protect you, I won’t be able to for long. So, you… don’t try too hard, and take good care of your health.”
At the end of his words, Paige heard a hint of choking in his voice.
She looked at the silver hair between Jasper’s eyebrows, took two steps back in the midst of everyone’s attention, and then bowed her head deeply towards him.
The hall was very quiet, and the antique pendulum clock on the floor banged back and forth, striking a crisp sound.
Brangelina leaned against the side and rested her eyes.
Paige slowly raised her head and turned her eyes to Enrico, who was sitting to the side.
She held out her hand to him.
Enrico took her hand and stood up, reaching out to embrace her in his arms. Without hesitation, he wrapped his arms around her and turned and walked out.
Everyone looked at them.
When they arrived, Paige was holding the younger members of the Folsom family’s hands as they stepped through the deep snow;
when they left, she was embraced by Enrico and walked back into the vast snow.
It was as dramatic as it was quiet.
Only the dilapidated Folsom family house remained.
A long time later, Jasper slowly turned his face and looked at the two figures walking into the heavy snow. Bloodshot and red, his eyes reflected the bleak white outside the door.
He sat there motionless, his old, hunched figure like a statue.
“Miss Blanca, I’ve packed your clothes as you requested.”
The maid walked up to Blanca with a simple suitcase in her hands and gently set it down.
Blanca watched silently.
Jasper listened, his facial wrinkles moving slightly. He looked at the suitcase in front of Blanca for a long time, and his shoulders drooped a little, as if he had suddenly become like dead wood.
…
Enrico’s men were waiting outside the Folsom family manor.
When they came out, a group of people immediately held up umbrellas to welcome them and shield them from the snowflakes flying wildly.
Paige was walking towards the car with Enrico’s embrace. She paused for a moment and looked back at the main gate of the Folsom family.
The design of the Folsom family was very much in the style of Country A. From the main gate all the way to the inside, there was a long path covered in snow leading to the end, and you could faintly see the direction of the hall…
Enrico looked at her and said, “Can’t bear to part?”
“No,”
Paige looked at the long road and said, “I just suddenly remembered that during the six months I was in River Town, I never suspected the identity of my teacher. Do you think he disguised himself very well? He obviously had three children, but he lived like an old widow more than anyone else.”
“…” Enrico gazed at her clear eyebrows and did not say anything.
“Let’s go,” Paige turned her head.
“Sister! Sister!” An anxious voice came.
Paige came back to her senses, and the girl rushed straight in and threw herself into her arms to hold on tightly.
Enrico frowned.
Paige let the girl hold on to her, reached out and patted her on the back. Kelsey looked up, her eyes already red as she choked, “Sister, I can’t bear to let you go. Will I be able to see you again?”
“If you come to Country A, I’ll definitely treat you,” Paige smiled faintly.
“Really?” Kelsey’s red, staring eyes brightened.
Paige hadn’t answered yet, and Enrico on the side said impatiently, “Okay, you’ve hugged for a long time. That’s enough.”
“…”
Kelsey shrank back in fright, quickly let go of Paige, timidly glanced at Enrico, quickly averted her eyes, wiped her tears with her hand, and looked at Paige and said forcefully, ‘Sister, I don’t care if you recognize the Folsom family or not, you are my sister, a sister by blood! I don’t recognize anyone else!’
Paige looked at her crying little face and pinched her hand.
Kelsey choked even more when she felt the pinch. “Sister, I can’t bear to part with you…”
“How old are you?” Paige asked her.
“Eighteen,” Kelsey said between sobs.
“Eighteen is considered an adult, so remember what I’m about to say,” Paige said, lifting her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. ‘You have to watch out for Rachel.’
Kelsey stood there, stunned, as she listened.
After a while, she stammered, ‘Sister, is that Rachel really that bad?’
She must be beyond redemption, and that’s why you want her dead so badly, right?
“I told you to be on your guard, not for my sake. You must remember that as long as she is in the Folsom family, she is a time bomb for the Folsom family,” Paige said.
As far as Rachel was concerned, she had fired the gun and cut her tendons. She couldn’t see Rachel die, and she could see Rachel in this injured state, so her mood was quite good.
Besides, Rachel is staying in Germany, so she is not the one who is in danger.
She tried it out today and could see that the adults in the Folsom family would be extra lenient with Rachel no matter what she did, for the sake of Beatrice.
Just like Enrico at the beginning, they think that Rachel is a weak girl who can’t rise to any challenges.
I’m afraid the only one who can stay level-headed is Kelsey.
Kelsey said with a hint of understanding, “You mean she’ll harm the Folsom family? But the Folsom family is her family, and there are so many adults in the family, she can’t do anything…”
Here comes that line again.
Rachel has done so much relying on other people’s thoughts.
Paige laughed softly, patted her arm, and said, “Believe it or not.”
At the age of eighteen, one should be able to tell right from wrong.
After saying that, she turned around, lowered her head, and got into the car.
Kelsey was about to say something else, but Enrico had already followed suit and let the bodyguard close the door.
“…”
Kelsey could only stand there, watching as the cars drove away, getting further and further away.
The car.
Paige sat quietly, turning her head to look out the window at the snowy road, just as it had been when she arrived.
This trip to Germany seemed like a dream, a dream that was unsteady and in which everything happened unexpectedly.
Just let it be a dream.
An absurd dream. Just like the book of doom, after all the twists and turns, she still had to go to the slums to find the fruit of oblivion. In her life, after all the twists and turns, she still had to go it alone.
Thinking this, Paige looked away from the window and turned to look at the man next to her.
Enrico casually leaned back in his seat, one hand resting against the car window, long, knuckled fingers dangling. He gazed out at the snow with a side profile, his jawline tightened, his eyes deep, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.