Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 32 Don't worry, his position is definitely not as high as mine
After Cohen and the other two left, Isabella closed the book and said:
"Find out which warehouse Insight is in and have them deliver it over within the next two days."

Mr. Modo looked surprised, but nodded and replied:

"Um...ok miss."

Modo hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Miss, didn't you have a lot of things you wanted to tell him before? Why didn't you say anything?"

Isabella didn't answer. A golden light flashed and she disappeared into the box.

……

Nephthys looked at the man walking in front of her, trying to see his face through the mask.

After hesitating for a moment, she whispered:

"Sir, don't you think Miss Wen Ze is angry with you?"

Cohen was slightly startled and asked:

"I felt it too, but why? Is it because I asked for 'Insight' on your behalf? But I already said I could trade with her."

Nephthys sighed softly:
"Perhaps this is what made her even angrier."

Cohen pursed his lips slightly, shook his head, and said:

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Where are you taking me?"

Nephthys' eyebrows arched, and she looked much more excited:

"It's at a manor in the suburbs, sir. Let's go there in a carriage."

"it is good."

……

The dark alley exudes decay and coldness.

A dark-faced driver walked carefully into the alley and whispered to a dilapidated courtyard gate:

"Sir, there's news about the person you wanted us to keep an eye on. One of my guys just took him to the suburbs."

A man in a black robe and a silver mask walked out slowly, and the driver felt that he had difficulty breathing.

"Is he alone?"

The driver accompanied him carefully:

"That's not the case. There's a lady with him."

The silver-faced man casually threw a few gold coins:

"Give me the address and you can leave."

……

The manor is surrounded by lush forests, and the sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, forming patches of golden light.

Cohen pushed open the heavy wooden gate, and a winding cobblestone path led deep into the manor.

The main body of the manor is an old Western-style villa. The white walls are slightly yellowed and look quite old.

The two walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa.

Warm light streamed through the tall floor-to-ceiling windows. Nephthys had completely untied her veil, and her slightly immature yet still gorgeous face reflected a holy and moving golden light.

The living room is spotless and you can tell that it is cleaned regularly.

Nephthys skillfully poured Cohen a cup of black tea and said softly:

"Sir, this is where I have lived since I was a child."

Cohen leaned back on the soft sofa, holding a teacup. The warm touch made him feel a little tired. He smiled and said:
"It seems you have a story to tell me."

Nephthys nodded slowly. Where should the story begin?

Let’s start with the war that almost swept across the entire southern part of Effiin three hundred years ago.

Three hundred years ago, the Goblin Alliance caused chaos in the southern border of Effiin.

A wealthy businessman who was good at speculation spent all his wealth to prepare military supplies for the king and sent his eldest son to serve in the army.

The wealthy businessman's eldest son served as the marshal's secretary.

After the war, the wealthy businessman was rewarded for his merits and was made a hereditary viscount.

From then on, people no longer called him a "cunning profiteer" or a "greedy speculator".

He was instead respectfully addressed as Viscount Dupont.

This is the origin of the DuPont family.

About fifty years ago, the then Viscount Dupont was a playboy who had affairs with many women and had a very bad reputation.

He once had an illegitimate daughter, but he was busy enjoying himself when he was young and basically ignored her.

Later, as he grew older, perhaps with a change of heart, the Viscount thought of his illegitimate daughter and wanted to take her back to his family. Of course, the illegitimate daughter would not agree, as she only had hatred for her philandering father.

After a long tug-of-war, the two sides finally reached a compromise, and the Viscount donated a manor and some real estate under his name to the illegitimate daughter.

The illegitimate daughter promised to fulfill her daughter's duties before the Viscount's death.

After the illegitimate daughter was brought back to the DuPont family, the old viscount naturally spared no effort to train her and sent her to a famous extraordinary academy.

The illegitimate daughter also met her own love there.

However, perhaps due to her hatred for her father, she has an innate aversion and rejection of men.

So the object of her admiration is her roommate, a beautiful and mysterious woman.

Unfortunately, this is destined to be an unrequited love.

The illegitimate daughter's roommate carries a very heavy responsibility and mission, and it is impossible for her to respond to this love that is unacceptable to the world.

It was not until they graduated from college that the two of them spent a wonderful night together and then went their separate ways.

From then on, the illegitimate daughter buried this feeling deep in her heart and lived alone in the manor left to her by her father.

Until one day, her roommate came to her with a little girl of four or five years old, seriously injured, hoping that she could take care of her.

It was also at that time that the roommate told the illegitimate daughter everything about her family background and the mission she was carrying.

The illegitimate daughter was shocked at first, but later she couldn't bear to refuse her lover's earnest request.

The roommate soon died of his injuries, and the little girl became the adopted daughter of the illegitimate daughter.

In fact, after the old Viscount passed away, the illegitimate daughter had an average relationship with the new Viscount, and she rarely interacted with the DuPont family.

But in order to give her lover's daughter a good environment to grow up in, the illegitimate daughter reconnected with the DuPont family.

And the little girl also detected a rare talent as a sorcerer.

This was a very good deal for the DuPont family, who were good at investing.

So the relationship between the two families became closer again.

Until a few years ago, perhaps because of the blow of her lover's death, or perhaps because of illness caused by missing her lover, this illegitimate daughter also passed away.

The little girl grew up gradually and showed amazing charm.

The heir of the DuPont family fell in love with the little girl, and considering the girl's outstanding talent as a sorcerer, he begged the Viscountess and forced her to get engaged.

Of course the little girl was extremely reluctant, but she was alone and had no way to fight against the huge DuPont family, so the situation just dragged on.

The story ends here.

Nephthys sighed deeply and said:
"I'm sure you've guessed it, sir. The little girl in the story is me, the illegitimate daughter is Aunt Morton who raised me, and her roommate is my biological mother."

Cohen was surprised. He didn't expect that Nephthys' life story was actually related to a great and moving love story.

He stared at Nephthys with a strange expression, thinking to himself, "Could it be that your adoptive mother also turned you gay? That would be such a loss."

Nephthys felt a little embarrassed by Cohen's gaze and asked:
"What's the problem sir?"

Cohen blurted out:

"You wouldn't reject Bocuse Dupont because of the same mentality as your adoptive mother, would you?"

Nephthys was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks flushed red, and she said with shame and anger:

"Sir, you... what are you thinking about? I... how could I..."

Cohen smiled awkwardly and said:
"Excuse me, please continue. How can I help you?"

Nephthys gave Cohen a charming look and said softly:
"Before Aunt Morton passed away, some of her belongings were left to the DuPont family. They contained some memories of her and my mother, and I want them back.

In addition, after I clearly denied the engagement today, they will definitely not give up and may even use some unconventional forces to coerce me... I joined the [Battle Temple] before just to protect myself.

It was fine before, but recently the situation has changed. The younger brother of the Dupont family patriarch, Bocuse's uncle, has hooked up with a high-ranking official in Florence.

Even the Battle Temple is unwilling to make enemies with them. After all, I am just a prospective saint.

I see that Mr. has connections with some important people, and I wonder if he can use his influence to help me settle this engagement and get back Aunt Morton's belongings."

Cohen smiled lightly and said:
"I thought it was something else. This matter is easy to handle. After I'm done with this, I'll go to the DuPont family in person to seek justice for you!"

Nephthys said quickly:
“Don’t bother with that, just don’t let them go too far.

I heard that Uncle Bogus has gotten close to a very high official.”

Nephthys's voice faded away.

Cohen smiled softly and said:

"My beautiful lady, I assure you that you can rest assured that his position will not be as high as mine!"

(End of this chapter)