Anna looked at Mark and Tiny Tim. They both looked at her eagerly, waiting for her choice.
She just felt a headache.
Doesn't she want to choose anyone
If she wanted to solve her troubles through marriage, she might as well try harder on Parrish. It was impossible to be Parrish's wife, and she couldn't bridge the class gap by trying to hook up with Parrish, but she should have no problem being his lover.
How could his lover be bullied by another man? Parrish doesn't look like he has this weird fetish either.
"Thank you very much, but I already have a solution for this matter." Anna said, "I appreciate your kindness, but as I told you before, I will not consider marriage in a few years."
"Why... is it because of Bobby?" Mark couldn't help but ask, "Don't worry, I'm completely different from him, and I will never hit you."
Bobby's domestic violence and beating of his wife to death is indeed a shadow for unmarried girls. But there are many things worse than this in this world, and this shadow cannot last long.
What most people think about is that it would be great if they can live well in the present. What are they thinking about in the long run
But Anna is used to making long-term plans. She doesn't want to settle for the present, she wants a bright future that she can control.
Even if she is targeted by the devil and her life is in danger, even if Bobby forces her to get married, she is unwilling to change.
After Anna heard what Mark said, Little Tim seemed to want to say something. He probably thought that his small body could give her a sense of security, but she shook her head and said, "That's not the reason."
Tiny Tim immediately dropped his face.
Mark thought of another possibility and said, "Anna, I know I'm not good enough. Don't worry, if you want to marry someone else, I will give you my blessing."
Little Tim glanced at Mark, not wanting to lose to him, and said, "Me too!"
What two lovely guys.
Anna thought that if she were to consider getting married, they would be her priority, but she really didn't want to get married right now.
… Wait, speaking of which, if she is married now, will the devil still pursue her to propose marriage? Definitely not. If you propose to a married person, the probability of the other party agreeing is 0, right
However, she suspected that the devil had other ways of making a contract, and it was just a simple proposal.
Anna threw this unreliable idea out of her mind, looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "Thank you. It's getting late, you all should go back and rest."
Although the two of them were disappointed, Anna refused like this. They couldn't stay and stalk them anymore, so they could only leave disappointed.
Anna still held the flower that Tiny Tim gave her in her hand. This should be the last flower that Tiny Tim gave her. She held it gently and returned home.
Rotgar, who was still in the darkness, frowned unconsciously.
Just for a moment, he thought about killing those two stupid humans. Without them, Anna would have no way out and could only fall to his side, but she refused them.
She said there was a solution. What could be done
He stared at Parrish every day. Parrish had no idea what kind of trouble she was in. He even asked her to clarify the rumors, killing her hope of solving the trouble.
Not Parrish, not him. Could she have another choice
Thinking about the nature of that human woman, Rotgar thought it was very possible.
The status of Ulysses and Parrish was too high for her, and the status of those two idiots was too low. Her so-called method was probably to seduce a rich commoner or the lowest noble. Maybe she already has someone in mind.
If he gave her time, he believed she would dare to have feelings for Ulysses and Parrish. Wasn't that what she had done before? It was only the appearance of the old widower that disrupted her plan that forced her to compromise.
Rotgar frowned and thought for a while, then sneered.
In vain did he hope that the good-for-nothing old widower could force Anna to compromise, but instead she turned to someone else. He didn't know who she was looking for, and he was tired of waiting as before.
Rotgar was not a very patient person, especially with others. He had waited for several days for the old widower's coercion to take effect on a whim, and all his remaining patience had been exhausted.
He can't count on those losers, he still has to do it himself.
Now that the old widower is useless, he can no longer let the other party affect his plan.
This was only the second time Rotegar came to this Pomegranate Lane and he was not familiar with the place. However, Ulysses's servant had done a very comprehensive job investigating the situation of Anna's house, so he knew where the old widower's house was.
He was now wearing a black robe, and his long pale golden hair was all wrapped in the hood of the robe, wrapping his entire figure tightly.
After a while, he stopped in front of a house and kicked open the wooden door.
In the house, Bobby just started drinking. Wine is his favorite. He can skip eating but can't skip drinking. The door was suddenly kicked open, and he was so frightened that the wine in his hand spilled all over the floor. He quickly lowered his head in distress and sucked the wine into his mouth.
Then he stared at the door and said fiercely: "Who are you!"
I heard a sneer coming from the black robe: "Are you Bobby the Butcher?"
"Yes, it's me! What do you want to do?" Bobby didn't notice anything was wrong at all. He stood up and wanted to put pressure on the other party with his strong body. But he just took a step forward and heard another simple message coming from the black robe. His words seemed to contain a slight smile, but his tone was indifferent or even cold.
"That's good."
The next moment, Bobby felt a touch of warmth. The warmth rose from the soles of his feet and quickly spread upwards. The initial warmth quickly turned into unbearable burning heat.
Bobby screamed, and bright tongues of fire surrounded him, and he quickly turned into a burning man. The flames surrounded him and he could no longer breathe oxygen. The pain of suffocation and being burned by the flames made his consciousness go crazy. He rolled on the ground, and the tongue of fire licked the rest of the place with his movements.
When Bobby screamed, Rotgar turned around and walked out.
He was too lazy to watch this good-for-nothing being tortured, but he would be much more interested if the person screaming was Anna.
Bobby's screams quickly attracted the attention of the residents of Pomegranate Lane, and everyone walked out of their homes to poke around, wanting to know what was going on.
Then they saw the firelight coming from Bobby the Butcher's house.
"It's on fire! Put out the fire!" Everyone hurriedly took action.
Their house is mainly made of stone and wood. If it burned down, the entire house would not be able to escape.
Not long after Anna returned to her home, she heard vague screams, followed by the sound of shouting for firefighting outside. She quickly asked Jem to keep an eye on Adele and little Evan at home, and took them with Evan Gay. The clay pot rushed out.
When Anna came over with water, she realized that the house on fire was the butcher Bobby's house. His son was standing outside crying. The adults in Pomegranate Lane took turns pouring water on the burning house.
It took Anna three trips and everyone worked together to put out the fire.
All that was left of the original house was a mostly burned-out empty frame.
Someone carried a burnt corpse out of the room, and many people were so scared that they looked away.
Anna heard someone saying that Bobby must have spilled the wine on himself and accidentally touched the candle, which burned him to death.
"It's the God of Death! The God of Death burned my dad to death!" Bobby's son screamed sharply. His face, which was always scarred, was dark at the moment, but his eyes were surprisingly bright, filled with fear, or maybe even... Something else.
Everyone couldn't help but talk about it.
"This kid is crazy."
"Although Bobby always beats him, it is still his father. How can he bear to see his father being burned alive!"
"Poor child, what will we do in the future..."
Anna only glanced at the charred corpse and quickly looked away.
What a coincidence that it was Bobby who died
She quietly listened to the discussions of the people around her and found that no one suspected that her house was set on fire and killed, and she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the general flow of criminal investigation dramas, when someone dies in mysterious circumstances, the first person to be suspected is always the person who has a grudge against Bobby, and the one who has had conflicts with Bobby recently is her family.
Maybe it's because their family doesn't look like a villain who would set fire to kill people
But did Bobby really burn himself to death by mistake
Anna looked at Bobby's child. He was still yelling "Death" at the top of his lungs, but everyone thought he was being stimulated and went crazy, and no one paid attention to his words.
After confirming that all the sparks had been extinguished, everyone put Bobby's body wrapped in shabby linen back into the house and waited until dawn the next day to send the body out of the city for burial.
As for Bobby's child, he stopped shouting after his voice became hoarse. He stayed silent and was temporarily taken care of by a kind person for one night. I heard that this kid also has a kind aunt who can take him in. Before, it was because Bobby beat his sister, and his sister hated him very much, and there has been no contact between the two parties. Now that Bobby is dead, the sister will be very happy. , will also be happy to take the child into a normal family.
Anna's family of three were somewhat silent on the way home.
Guy suddenly said: "This must be the blessing of the goddess!"
Anna turned to look at Guy. Guy's expression was very complicated at the moment. On the one hand, if Bobby died, the trouble at home would be gone. Everyone knew that the person who said he was injured by Evan was ordered by Bobby. She Of course she would be happy, but on the other hand, this was a living life after all, and she instinctively felt sad because of the loss of life.
But in the end happiness prevailed.
"Thank you goddess." Evan prayed in a low voice, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
This matter probably has nothing to do with the goddess.
Anna echoed, "Thank you Goddess," but couldn't fall asleep after returning home.
Did Bobby really die in an accident? Or did he die from the "god of death" that the child called him
A god of death who uses fire as his weapon.
She heard from Abigail and the others that Ulysses was best at fire spells.
And now, the demon is occupying Ulysses' body.
The next morning, Anna got up with dark circles under her eyes. When she passed the door of the butcher's house, she happened to see someone carrying Bobby's body out, leaving only the ruins of a home.
Arriving at the Earl's Palace kitchen, Anna studied and worked step by step. Even when the rumors were the most widespread, Rebecca's attitude towards her did not change. She still taught her with all her heart, and she also studied very seriously.
There are very few decent jobs suitable for women in this world. Anna hopes that she can have more skills, so that even if she no longer works in the Earl's Palace, she can still get a position in other noble families by relying on what she learned here.
Being a maid in a noble family is almost the best job for civilian women in this world, with dignity and high wages. Many civilian women even rely on selling their bodies to survive.
Anna's morning work came to an end, and it happened to be Parrish's meal time. She picked up the food box and walked over.
Seeing Parrish and the devil who was always there like twins with Parrish, Anna still pretended not to see the devil. While setting breakfast for Parrish, she said: "Master Parrish, yesterday I Having set the record straight with others, the rumors that have upset you will soon disappear."
Then generate new ones…
Ana added in her mind, and then felt a little sad.
Originally this new rumor was her way to fight against Bobby, but now that Bobby is dead, she has no need for this new rumor at all.
Nothing is permanent.
Anna thought so and glanced at the demon. He seemed to have been looking at her for a long time. When she looked over, their eyes happened to meet, and Anna quickly looked away.
If Bobby was killed by this demon...
Does this mean that her previous judgment was wrong and that the devil wanted to kill her, but there was no need to abide by the rules she imagined
"Very good, dear, I appreciate your obedience and decisiveness." Parrish smiled, "This is a very rare quality."
Anna said respectfully: "Thank you very much, Master Parrish, for your compliment. I'm just making up for my mistake."
Parrish smiled, and after knowing that Anna did what he said, he forgot about this little thing. If Anna had not mentioned this matter today, he would have forgotten it, and he might not remember it until he hears this rumor next time.
After Parrish finished eating, Anna packed her things and left.
She was a little worried that the devil would call her, but until she returned to the kitchen, the devil ignored her.
But when a strange man came to look for her in the kitchen, Anna realized that she was happy too early.
The man claimed to be a servant of the wizard Ulysses Russell, and asked Anna by name to send the wizard some food.
Because of the servant's presence, the entire kitchen preparation room was silent while Rebecca was preparing food, until Anna followed the servant and left, and voices suddenly sounded behind her.
Even when Rebecca handed the food box to Anna, her expression was a bit hesitant to speak.
Anna silently thought that she was probably going to be labeled as a "floody person". The rumor that "Master Parrish asked everyone not to spread rumors in order to prevent them from hurting her" was still brewing, and another noble young master began to join the battlefield...
If she were an outsider, she would wonder why she was so powerful.
Kelly once said during a chat that the small building where the mage Ulysses lived was very gloomy. Anna followed Ulysses' servant there and realized that Kelly was right.
The exterior wall of this small building located to the west of the garden was covered with some kind of climbing plants, and even the glass windows were covered up. Compared with the sunroom outside Parrish's bedroom, it felt like a completely different world.
The devil was waiting for Anna in the dining room of the small building. After the servant led her there, he quietly left. There were only two people left in the room with insufficient light.
Anna saluted and said hello first, and then took out all the food in the food box.
Rotgar sat at the round wooden table. Ever since Anna came in, his eyes had not taken away from her.
When Anna put down the last piece of food and was about to retreat, Rotgar spoke: "The old widower is dead, so you should be happy."
It was like a question, but there was no questioning tone at all. He was very sure.
Old widower
Hmm... Are you talking about Bobby the Butcher
Anna didn't expect the devil to say it directly and looked at him in surprise.
Although she had already suspected that he did it, how could she not be surprised when he admitted it himself
And... Generally speaking, he, a demon, is probably tens of thousands of years old. How can he have the nerve to call a human whose maximum lifespan is less than a hundred years old
"Did you... kill Bobby?" Anna asked as if confirming.
She didn't even expect that being targeted by the devil would have such "benefits". It seemed that the devil didn't want others to take away her quick prey, so he brutally burned Bobby to death.
If she never got what he wanted, he might burn her to death in anger.
"Of course it's me." Rotgar looked at Anna coldly and asked with a smile, "How are you going to repay me?"
How to repay? All he wanted in return was her soul.
And of course she wouldn't give it to him.
Anna took a small step back, her throat swollen due to tension, and her voice was very soft: "Honorable Lord Ulysses, I did not ask you to kill Bobby."
She didn't even ask him to kill someone, so he did it himself and then came to her to ask for payment. Isn't this forceful buying and selling