After Anna left the Earl's Mansion, she left the bad things behind.
In this other world, at least her family is cute.
As soon as Anna walked to Pomegranate Lane, she saw Mark holding a bouquet of flowers in front of her, handing it over with a smile: "Anna, this is for you!"
Anna was stunned and said helplessly: "Didn't you say you don't need to send it again?"
Mark was also a little surprised: "When did you say that?"
Ana was about to answer when something suddenly occurred to her and asked him: "The flowers that were placed at my door before were not sent by you?"
Mark shook his head in confusion.
Anna suddenly realized that the person who had sent flowers to her house a few days ago but never showed up was probably Tiny Tim. Because Mark had sent flowers before, she thought it was from Mark, but just like this time, Mark always sent flowers in person. She didn't see him hiding because of shyness. He placed the flowers at her door while she This method of hiding is more like Tiny Tim's character.
Anna took the flowers Mark gave her and smiled at him: "Thank you this time, but you don't have to give me flowers again in the future."
Mark smiled honestly: "Don't you like this? I can bring you something else next time."
Anna shook her head: "I mean, don't waste time on me. I'm still young and have no plans to get married in the near future."
Anna spoke straightforwardly, and of course Mark would not misunderstand him. He looked disappointed, scratched his head, and thought for a while before saying: "I'm still young, and I'm not in a hurry to get married... When you want to get married, can you consider me? ?”
Ana chuckled, thinking he was a bit cute, and nodded: "Okay."
Mark smiled and left with satisfaction.
Anna's good mood dropped when she came home and saw the sadness on Guy's face. She quickly asked: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Guy looked at Anna's sad face and sighed before saying, "Bobby came today."
Bobby
The butcher who beat his wife to death through domestic violence but got away with it without any punishment
Anna had a bad premonition in her heart and looked at Guy waiting for her next words.
Guy said, distraught, "He wants you to marry her."
Anna showed no strong emotions, knowing that Guy would not agree.
"Mom, did you reject him? What else did he say?" Anna sat next to Guy and asked seriously.
She was aware of the possible risks.
Guy nodded: "He...he said he will definitely marry you. When your father comes home, we will discuss what to do together."
Anna had no other choice for the time being. After playing with Adele and little Evan for a while, she fell asleep for a while. She didn't get up until her father, Evan, came home from get off work.
Evan is a silent and honest man. Because of his working hours, Anna rarely sees him, let alone talks to him.
Jem, Adele, and little Evan were all sleeping in the room, while Anna, Evan, and Guy sat in the master bedroom to discuss.
"Goddess, why did Bobby fall in love with Anna?" Guy's face was filled with sadness.
"Bobby just went to the pub." Evan said.
Anna and Guy both looked at him, and Evan continued: "He... He said that if I don't marry Anna to him, he will make me lose my job."
Really bad.
Anna took a deep breath to prevent herself from being too angry and affecting her reason.
Bobby, a domestic violence man, is obviously a scoundrel. Anna had tried to stop him from beating the child before, but he pushed her down instead. Violence seems to be engraved in Bobby's genes. He habitually uses violence to solve problems, beats his wife and children, and now threatens Evan with violence.
"Anna, don't worry, mom and dad will not be threatened by Bobby." Guy noticed Anna's expression and hurriedly comforted her.
Anna nodded: "I know, my parents are the best to me."
She paused and then said: "It doesn't matter even if Bobby makes Dad lose his job for a while, I still have a job as a maid in the Earl's Mansion, and the monthly salary is enough for us to survive."
Because of this, although Anna was troubled, she was not panicked.
The "troubles" when you have money and the "troubles" when you have no money are not of the same magnitude.
Evan and Guy were each worried about Bobby, but Anna's words gave them some comfort.
As long as Anna continues to work at the Earl's Mansion, the family's life will be secure. Bobby might be able to cause Evan to lose his job, but he can't reach the Earl's Palace.
The three of them did not reach a solution in the end, but reached a consensus to wait and see what happens. Anna's current job gives them confidence.
But Anna has a hidden worry in her heart - there are more maddening and dangerous demons in the Earl's Palace, and she doesn't know if they will affect her work.
Anna hadn't left Pomegranate Lane the next day, but she was stopped by Bobby who didn't know how long he had been waiting for her.
Bobby is a butcher, burly, in his thirties, with a fierce face. When you get closer, you can smell the stench of alcohol coming from him.
Seeing Anna, Bobby's eyes lit up, his triangular eyes narrowed, and he said drunkenly: "Little Anna, I didn't notice before, but you have grown into a beautiful girl. Gee, I really can't wait to see you. You got married!"
Ana took two steps back in disgust, said coldly: "Get out of the way!"
"Oh, you still have a big temper." Bobby laughed, and the next moment his face suddenly turned gloomy, "No matter how big of a temper you are, you'll be obedient after a beating."
Anna was disgusted, but it was a pity that she didn't have a weapon in her hand, even a stone would be good.
A door nearby opened with a creak, and Mark came out carrying a big hammer for blacksmithing, glaring at Bobby: "Don't get drunk and crazy in front of other people's houses early in the morning!"
He waved the huge hammer easily, as if the heavy hammer would fly out and hit someone at any time.
Bobby is also very burly, but compared to the young and muscular Mark. In addition, he is drunk now and can't even stand steady. It's okay to bully a little girl, but he has nothing to do with Mark. There was no chance of winning, so he glared at Mark and walked away in despair.
Mark walked to Anna only after seeing Bobby leave. He hid the big hammer behind his back and smiled innocently at her: "Don't worry, I will be here when you go to work in the morning."
Anna said gratefully: "Thank you!" She paused and then continued, "At 7:30 in the evening, you can wait for me here."
Mark didn't ask Anna what she wanted to do, and readily agreed.
Anna didn't want to do anything. She just planned to use the copper coins she had saved to buy some delicious food for Mark to express her gratitude. It was normal for colleagues to have a meal with them when they got help from them at work. You couldn't just accept benefits from others without showing any sign of it.
...well, except for the evil "help" from that devil.
Until they arrived at the Earl's Mansion, Anna was still pretending to be forced to marry by Bobby.
Everyone is a commoner, of course Bobby can be so unscrupulous, but if she becomes a noble... No, even if she is tested to be a body of holy light or a body with affinity to natural elements, Bobby will not dare to mess around again.
Anna spent most of the morning worried. When she was bringing breakfast to Parrish, she was not surprised to see Ulysses, who was possessed by the devil.
"Dear Anna, you are more dazzling and moving today than yesterday." Parrish blurted out the words of praise without thinking about it.
Anna, who didn't sleep well yesterday and almost had dark circles under her eyes, muttered "You're blind" angrily in her heart. While placing the dishes, she thanked him perfunctorily: "Thank you, Master Parrish, you are more handsome than yesterday. "
Parrish held his chin and watched Anna's neat movements. His bright smile made his handsome face even more charming. However, as soon as he raised his hand to touch Anna's long hair, she seemed to twist inadvertently. , avoiding his hand, and then stepped aside.
—After discovering this person’s perversion, how could Anna not have made preparations earlier
Anna knew that Parrish's behavior was not considered perverted in the eyes of people of this era, but could instead be called suave.
But of course she has to do things according to her own standards.
Rotgar observed Anna's actions and said nothing.
He wanted to see what she was doing now.
Parrish just thought that Anna happened to avoid his hand, and he didn't care. He chatted with Lotgar and ate an exquisite breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Anna quickly packed up her things while still guarding Parrish, and left with the food box.
Rotgar didn't want to develop any friendship with Parrish. He came here twice in succession just to see Anna. So as soon as Anna left, he got up to leave, and Parrish couldn't stop him.
But when Rotgar walked into the small garden and saw Anna's lonely waiting figure, he smiled knowingly.
Waiting really makes sense, isn't she impatient to take action
Rotgar pretended not to notice Anna and turned a small angle so that he would not run into Anna as he walked forward.
Anna was waiting here just to see the devil. After turning around and spotting him, she hurriedly chased after him.
"Honorable Master Ulysses!" Anna ran to the devil and stopped him respectfully and eagerly.
It wasn't like Rotgar really didn't want to pay attention to her. He stopped when he heard this and looked at her coldly, waiting for her to speak first.
Anna took a deep breath to calm down her fast heartbeat, and then said: "Sir, I heard that you had to postpone your departure due to your injury. Is your injury serious?"
"Just rest for a few days and you'll be fine." Rotgar said. After all, he still liked to take the initiative, so he asked, "Did you wait for me here specifically because you changed your mind?"
Anna hesitated. Of course she had changed her mind. Didn't she look like someone who didn't want to live
It's just that she wanted to come... to pluck wool.
If anyone knew that she was planning to harvest a devil's wool, they would probably praise her for their lives.
But what else could she do
All the people she was familiar with were civilians. Only the demon-possessed mage had the highest status among the people she knew, and he could also cast spells!
Anna had been avoiding this demon in the past, but now she took the initiative to approach him.
She hesitated, wasn't it because she thought it was against her principles to deceive a demon, who already wanted her soul, so wouldn't it be too much for her to take advantage of him even a little bit
She hesitated, just worried that in the process of using the devil, she would overturn.
But thinking of the drunk Bobby she met this morning, Anna calmed down.
She has mastered the method of dealing with demons and will not capsize under normal circumstances, but facing Bobby, she has no rules to take advantage of.
"No, I still think that as a maid, I cannot insult your reputation." Anna hesitated and put on a sincere face, "I just want to shamelessly implore you, can you please help me while you are still staying here temporarily? Teach me how to read.”
Hearing this, Rotgar fell into deep thought.
Teach her how to read? What is the purpose of this
Her attitude towards Parrish seemed a bit ambiguous, but towards Ulysses, who was possessed by him, although she rejected his proposal, she refused to stay away and still found reasons to get together.
Are you so ambitious? Want both
Rotgar frowned in disgust, looked away, and said, "Why do you want to be literate?"
Anna answered all questions: "This is something that will be very beneficial to my future."
There are basically two reasons why Anna wants to learn to read. One is that becoming a mage is her long-term goal, and how can an illiterate become a mage? So she learned the prerequisite skills first.
The second reason is to find a solution to her current predicament. She learned literacy from this genius mage, and she had a relationship between master and apprentice in name. After word got out - of course she would add fuel to the flames and make it spread widely enough - Bobby would have to be careful if he wanted to attack her again. two.
Rotgar raised his eyebrows.
future? Where did she come from
"What's in it for me?" he asked her with sarcasm in his eyes.
Anna thought to herself, wouldn't it be a great benefit to give you more opportunities to cheat my soul
She lowered her head and said softly: "There is no benefit at the moment. But I know that I will not be just a maid in the future. I will remember your kindness today and will definitely repay you in the future."
Anna said, almost having the urge to tell the devil to stop acting, she had already seen through him.
But she held back.
She didn't know what the devil wanted besides her soul. If the only thing useful to him was the soul, she didn't have any leverage to talk to him about the conditions on which she could give him more benefits by leaving her alive.
Rotgar raised the corners of his lips slightly and said seductively: "As long as you nod, you will no longer be a maid from now on."
Yes, she is indeed no longer a maid, but a corpse without a soul!
Anna complained in her heart and said seriously: "There are millions of ways to achieve the goal I want, but I just want to take the path I choose."
What do you want to achieve
Rotgar frowned slightly and looked at Anna for a long time.
At this time, she looked nothing like the scheming, clever and cunning human woman who disgusted him, seducing one noble after another just to get rid of her lowly status.
Within a moment, Rotgar suddenly came back to his senses.
He almost forgot that this human woman was very good at pretending, how could he be deceived by her
In the past, Rotgar would deliberately want to meet Anna's "expectations" in order to achieve his own goals. This time, it stands to reason that Anna proposed it herself, so he should agree without hesitation.
but-
"If you want to follow your own path, don't expect help from others." Rotgar said in a cold tone, "I won't teach you how to read."
Whether she is genuine or fake, wants to go her own way? Don't even think that the road in front of her was the only one he showed her.