YM778.TV Chapter 690: I Should Have Picked A Better Dress
At first, she thought that these carriages were only passing through their place. But to her surprise, they stopped right in front of her house, making her frown.
After being targeted by Mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, and Assassins, the Old Lady had become more alert, even more so every time people appeared near their home.
Lifting her skirt and taking a spiked bat out from under it, Agnes headed to where the carriage was.
"Who are you people, and what are you doing here on our farm?" Agnes asked as she planted the tip of her spiked bat on the ground. "I\'m warning you—my son and grandson are scary. If you dare to hurt this Old Lady, they will come throwing their fists at your faces!"
At that moment, one of the carriage doors opened, and a handsome young man with long blue hair and blue eyes looked at Agnes with a faint smile on his face.
"You\'re right, Grandma," Ethan replied. "If someone dared to hurt you, I\'d punch them to oblivion."
Agnes, who saw her grandson, smiled sweetly before walking in his direction.
"Ethan, have you grown a little taller?" Agnes asked as she looked at her grandson. "And, perhaps, grown a bit more handsome as well?"
"I did, Grandma."
"Mmm. You got all those good genes from me."
Benjamin, who was worried that his wife might be in trouble, also came running to the carriages, with an Axe in hand.
However, after seeing his grandson, the old man sighed in relief before relaxedly walking toward him as well.
"Grandma, Grandpa, I\'d like to introduce you to a few people," Ethan said as he reached out his hand to help her sister, Joanne, step down from the carriage.
Seeing such a beautiful girl, Agnes felt like her heart was melting. However, a glance was enough to tell her that the young lady and Ethan shared some similarities.
Joanne then stepped aside to allow Ethan also help their mother step down from the carriage, which made Agnes\' face turn solemn.
"Good day to you, Mrs. Gremory," Catherine said, looking a bit anxious. "Ethan told me praises about you, and seeing you right now made me understand why he grew up to be such a kind, caring, and dependable young man.
"My name is Catherine Valentin, and this is my daughter, Joanne Valentin. It is our honor to finally meet you."
Catherine and Joanne both did a curtsy, like what nobles do whenever they were meeting someone of the same rank as them.
Agnes and Benjamin glanced at each other before nodding their heads at the same time.
"Please come inside our humble home," Agnes replied. "I\'m sure that you\'ve been on a long journey. Rest inside while I prepare something good for lunch."
"Thank you for the hospitality," Catherine nodded.
Although the greetings that Agnes and Catherine exchanged were a bit strained, Ethan knew that his Grandma would come to understand his mother\'s hardships after hearing her story.
Wallace, who had also stepped down from the carriage, gave his father and mother a nod before making a gesture for the coachmen to park the carriages to the side.
Since Catherine and Joanne decided to follow Ethan back to the Shire Continent, some members of the Protector Clans accompanied them.
Enzo had increased the number of Catkins serving as their protectors from the shadows.
The Meredith Clan had also sent several of their young ladies to serve as Catherine\'s and Joanne\'s handmaidens during their stay.
Because of this, Lleu gave them a separate flying ship, which they used for their journey toward the Shire Continent.
Fortuna also wanted to go with Enzo and supervise her Clan Members, but in the end, she stayed, knowing that she needed to be in Caer Wydion.
Someone in Caer Wydion needed to communicate with Ethan\'s side just in case they needed to send more people to assist him in anything he wanted to do.
Enzo said that Brynhildr Academy would need more cleaning staff members at the start of the new school term and had already talked to Professor Rinehart about it.
Ethan didn\'t know what kind of deal the Headmaster and the Old Catkin had made, but it seemed that the two of them were getting along just fine.
Since there wasn\'t enough room to invite everyone into the house, the members of the Meredith Clan started setting up tents in the backyard of Ethan\'s house.
The farm was quite spacious, so there was no need to worry about not having enough space to make their camps.
Some of the maidservants offered their help to Agnes to help cook their lunch, which the old lady gratefully accepted.
Catherine also wanted to help, but she wasn\'t really good at cooking—the extent of her culinary skills was boiling eggs.
While everyone was busy cooking, Ethan decided to take a stroll outside of the house to get a breather.
As he was doing so, he saw another carriage heading in their direction, which made him wonder if his Grandma was expecting more guests.
Suddenly, a head popped out of the carriage window, which made Ethan\'s eyes widen in surprise.
It was none other than his cousin, Chloe, who had planned to visit his grandma.
Her timing was perfect since he had also thought of seeing her before heading to Southshire.
"I didn\'t know you were returning today," Chloe said as she stepped down from the carriage with a smile.
"I also didn\'t know that you would be visiting today," Ethan replied as he gave Chloe a hug before kissing her right cheek. "I was planning to see you after a day or two before I head to Southshire."
"You\'ll go there to marry Lily, right?" Chloe asked with a tinge of envy in her tone.
Ethan smiled faintly and hugged the young lady in his arms a bit tighter before saying yes.
"But I want to marry you soon as well," Ethan whispered. "Your father said that I needed to be a noble with a high rank before he agreed to let the two of us become lovers. After coming to learn my identity, I think I\'ve exceeded the requirement for our agreement since we only settled on the Rank of Marquess."
"Eh?" Chloe blinked. "Is your family from a noble family?"
"Mmm… something like that." Ethan nodded.
Chloe could tell that Ethan was being serious, which made her a bit happy as well.
She really didn\'t expect that she would see the young man during her surprise visit, which made her thank her Raven, Nightshade, for suggesting she visit Agnes today.
"It seems that there are other carriages here." Chloe glanced at the carriages parked on the side of the house. "Do you have other guests as well?"
"I do," Ethan replied. "And I also want you to meet them."
"Do I know them?" Chloe asked.
"No," Ethan answered. "But you will know them soon. My mother and sister accompanied me back here. They wanted to meet Grandma, and they also wanted to meet you and my other lovers."
Chloe\'s eyes widened in shock. "I should have picked a better dress… I should have applied some makeup."
Ethan chuckled, finding her reaction to meeting his mother and sister quite funny.
"You don\'t need those things," Ethan assured her. "You\'re beautiful just the way you are. After all, you\'re my first crush."
Chloe blushed because Ethan\'s words were so smooth, making her worry disappear instantly.
The two of them chatted for a little longer before going inside the house so that he would be able to introduce the young lady to his mother and sister, which was something that he was looking forward to doing as well.