My brothers 42My brothers 42 Chapter 42 " Looks like you two just won't give up until you hit a dead end , " Bernard sneered coldly , suddenly pulling out a device and pressing a button . The voices of Avery , Joshua , and Dominic came from the device , echoing through the room . Avery's voice came through loud and clear . " Relax , Joshua . Everything inside is already set up . As soon as Margaery heads . upstairs , things will play out just like we planned … " Joshua's voice followed , serious and steady . " This is important . We can't afford any mistakes . Dominic , just bear with it for a bit . " Dominic replied smoothly , " Don't worry . She's already my fiancée . I'm just moving things along a little sooner . That's all … " Avery , Joshua , and Dominic's faces turned ashen , as if they'd just seen a ghost ! Those were the exact words they'd said just moments ago , when they were going downstairs ! How was their conversation being replayed ? " Now , do you have anything else to say ? " Bernard sneered , his voice icy with contempt . He let out a cold snort . " Still want more proof ? " The crowd exchanged glances , and for a moment , the looks they gave Joshua and Avery were complicated and hard to describe . Joshua's face turned red with embarrassment , but he still refused to give in . " Lord Bernard , I don't know what kind of tricks you're pulling , but all this does is try to frame us . It doesn't prove we drugged anyone ! " He wasn't wrong about that . The device in Bernard's hand was his own unique invention , and most people wouldn't accept it as legitimate . The only reason everyone suspected Joshua and Avery was because of how they reacted , not because of the device itself . So , this alone wasn't enough to count as real evidence . Someone nodded . " Lord Bernard really does have a lot of bizarre inventions , and they're honestly impressive . But as evidence , we really can't just take this at face value ." After all , this matter concerned both sons and both daughters of the Chancellor's estate , as well as Dominic of the Hadley's estate . None of them were people anyone could afford to cross . " Then let's check the fingerprints ," Quinn said as he stepped forward . He took out a box of ink and handed it to Avery . " Come on , let's see if the fingerprint on this thing is really yours . " Avery chickened out . There was no way around it . The fingerprint was his . Seeing Avery sweating bullets , the crowd sighed and said , " Avery , what are you trying to do ? Margaery is your own sister . Why would you set her up like this ? Even if you wanted Tessa to marry Dominic , you didn't have to go this far . " After all , which daughter the Chancellor's estate marries off is your own business , and no one's going to criticize you for it . Just let Tessa marry him if that's what you want . Why go through all this trouble ? " By then , everyone had sobered up . 1/3 1102 thu 21 10 0 C Chapter 12 45 % But honestly , nobody could make heads or tails of what had just happened in this restaurant tonight . It was all just way too bizarre . In the end . Avery could only shake his head , trying to explain himself . " Yeah , I bought those medicinal materials , but I swear I never put them in the incense . I didn't do it . " Quinn let out a cold laugh . So , Lond Avery , it you didn't use those medicinal materials for incense , mind telling us why you bought them in the first place ? And where are they now ? " Even in this freezing weather , cold sweat broke out on Avery's forehead . Before he could think of an excuse , Quinn snapped , " Or are you actually the hidden assassin known as Titan Wheeler ? " " No , no , no , it's not me … Avery stammered , his face turning ghostly pale from fright . I did not see that coming at all ! Avery thought , completely blindsided and scared out of his wits . Nathaniel pressed his fingers to his temples and let out a long sigh . " Since this now involves the wandering assassin who tried to kill my father , the King , let's just take this back and settle it there . No need to embarrass ourselves any further here ! " As he spoke , he shot a glance at Joshua , who looked completely overwhelmed - doing his loyal bodyguard a favor and helping him save the last bit of dignity he had left . " Alright , we'll go with what Prince Nathaniel said … Joshua finally let out a sigh of relief . He was just about to head out . But just then , Russell came charging up the stairs and , without a word , started beating the crap out of Avery . " How could you be so shameless ? Margaery is our sister , and you actually drugged her ! Were you trying to get Dominic to take advantage of her so they could get married sooner ? " No wonder Margaery has been acting so strange lately, giving us those cold looks . It's all because you've been stirring up trouble behind our backs ! " I was so naive , actually believing you invited us here today to apologize to Margaery . Turns out you were just trying to set her up ! " From now on , I don't have brothers like you two ! " Russell might have been on the smaller side , but he was surprisingly strong and just swung wildly with no technique at all . Before Avery could even react , he'd already taken several punches , and his face was soon covered in purple and blue bruises ! The crowd was in an uproar . " Seriously ? Avery is behind all this , huh ? What was he even thinking ? " " The folks from the Chancellor's estate are honestly wild ! I always thought Margaery was the unreasonable , jealous one , but turns out the real mess is everyone else . " " Now it all makes sense . They tried to control Margaery by ruining her reputation , but who would've thought she'd get an allergic reaction , run into Prince Dashnell , and end up dodging the whole trap ! " " Exactly ! And let's not forget about Tessa . She's no angel either ! Didn't she say her stomach hurt so much that she could barely move ? So why'd she show up here ? She didn't even come to cat - just went straight up to the third floor . What was she up to ? " " I've seen girls like her before . Never seen the world , just got into a rich family , and the first thing she does is try to hook up with someone right under her own roof . It's obvious she's been after Margaery's fiance , and they've probably been sneaking 2/3 11:02 Thu , 21 Aug 6 G70 Chapter 42 around for ages . " ས ཊཱི 45 % . 38 " Yeah , the moment she heard Dominic was about to sleep with Margaery , she freaked out and rushed over ! Now that she finally got what she wanted , I bet she's thrilled ! " " Turns out she's the real shameless one ! " " And to top it off , Lord Chancellor actually forced Margaery to apologize to Tessa ? What a joke ! " " Poor Margaery . " The crowd snorted in disdain , and someone even spat on the ground in front of Tessa . Unable to take it anymore , Tessa collapsed right then and there . At this point , even an idiot could tell there was no saving the situation . Joshua finally figured out what was really going on and turned to Margaery with a grim face . " What did you say to Prince Dashnell ? " Today , they tried to drag Margaery through the mud , but after her few initial protests , they were basically steamrolled from all sides . Bernard , Simon , and Quinn - three big shots - all stood up for Margaery at once . Unless Prince Dashnell was behind this , Joshua honestly couldn't think of any other explanation . Margaery looked at the way he only bullied the weak but cowered before the strong , and almost wanted to laugh . She said coolly , " That's between me and Dashnell . It has nothing to do with you . " Joshua was left utterly speechless . Just then , Raul finally rushed in after getting the news . He shot a fierce glare at Margaery before walking over to the most influential person in the room, Simon , and bowed respectfully . " High Priest , what brings you here ? " Simon let out a cold laugh . " I came to the opening of the Pero Cela for a drink , but I didn't expect the Chancellor's estate to put on such a show . This performance is truly one for the ages . " Then , with a frosty tone , he tossed out one last remark . " Lord Chancellor , at this point , I've only got one thing to say to you . " Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you . " With that, he didn't spare Raul another glance and turned to leave . 3/3 B AD Comment