It was rusty, covered in dirt, looking like it could fall apart any second.
Catherine knew this was Lila's way of humiliating her, probably to back up Esme
She didn't care, the Smith family used to make her stand as punishment all the time. just to stick up for Clara.
Catherine stood in the garden, thinking about the stuff going down at Angel's Haven Orphanage.
Who the heck took the director away!
Esme pulled back the curtain, seeing Catherine standing in the courtyard, and smirked. "You really know how to handle her. If she keeps standing, her legs will definitely get sore."
Lila, withour opening her eyes, said, "You said she doesn't know the rules, and she really doesn't. I told her to sit, not to stand. Making it look like I'm mistreating her. how disgraceful."
Esme obediently replied. "You're right."
An hour later, Catherine was still standing in the courtyard, like a statue, not moving an inch.
She kept replaying the details of her visit to Angel's Haven Orphanage, profiling from the perspective of the assassins, reconstructing the scene each time.
Catherine slowly opened her eyes, I figured it out!
The Abyssal Blades had not only anticipated her but also Alexander. Those assassins were just a distraction."
A maid stood behind Catherine and said. "Catherine, please come inside.
Catherine nodded walking into the small building where Lila lived.
Her movements were smooth, showing no signs of fatigue or soreness from standing for an hour. Instead, she carried herself with an air of nobility,
Lila squinted at Catherine, her eyes filled with disdain and said, "No manners. Come back when you've learned some. My granddaughters are only Esme and Juniper. Not just anyone can be my granddaughter."
Catherine glanced at Lila and said, "Excuse me, do you have some mental issues?
Lila's eyes snapped open, and she angrily threw the beads in her hand.
Catherine deftly dodged, and the beads shattered on the ground.
Lila roared. "Go learn some manners! Don't come back until you do! I want to see how you can enter the Windsor family!"
A maid blocked Catherine. "This way, Catherine."
Lila had invited some old muns to teach manners, all of whom were stern and rigid. It was impossible to get any leniency from them.
Catherine wouldn't be able to return to the Windsor family for at least three to live days, and even if she did, she would be tormented.
An hour later.
Four brothers arrived from different directions, gathering in front of Lila's small building.
Philip said, "Charles, how long has Catherine been in there? I told you we should have warned her not to bother with Lila
Charles said, "I forgot to sell Catherine. Let's go in and get her out. We can't let her suffer. I'll explain to Lila,"
The next moment, a group of old nuns personally led Catherine out.
They even had rare seniles on their facesd
"You are truly remarkable. Your etiquette is at a royal level. Ms. Lila Windsor asked us to teach you, but it's not necessary. Lila said you could leave once you learned, but we unanimously believe you don't need to learn. Instead, we need to learn more."
Catherine nodded to them, her demeanor elegant and dignified, exuding nobility.
"Charles, why are you all here?"
The brothers all breathed a sigh of relief seeing her come out unscathed.
Charles said, "Let's go home. You don't need to bother with Lila anymore. She's old and mentally unstable."
Catherine nodded. From her initial diagnosis, Lila's mental state was indeed poor, likely due to long-term use of hallucinogenic drugs, with obvious side effects.
Esme watched anxiously as they took Catherine away and said,
"Lila, how could they just leave? They don't respect you at all!"
Lila listened to the old nuns praises for Catherine, her blood boiling with anger, her head throbbing, and fainted on the spot.
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