A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Louise had specially asked someone to help her put on her makeup today. She was much more exquisite than usual.

However, lightly made-up Louise was still hardly comparable to Lyana without makeup.

Vincent looked at Louise with a gloomy expression, frowning.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

– What is this ?

Louise took two steps forward, then pulled out the object she had hidden behind her. She handed it to Vincent and looked at it expectantly.

Vincent’s gaze rested on Louise’s open palm. There he saw a pink blessing bag with lotus flowers embroidered on it. A slight smell of agarwood emanated from it.

Seeing Vincent staring at her, Louise couldn’t help but blush. She said shyly,

– Second Young Master, I specially made this pocket of blessing for you. She was even placed in front of Buddha for forty-nine days. She… she can keep you safe and healthy. I hope you can accept it.

Towards the end, Louise’s face turned bright red. She didn’t even dare look up at Vincent.

He didn’t take Louise’s blessing bag. The coldness in his eyes was evident. His voice was extremely cold.

– This is how ?

Louise was extremely nervous. When she heard Vincent’s words, she thought he understood her good intentions. She said shyly,

– Yes !

– Aren’t you afraid of dirtying Buddha’s eyes?

She froze. It was as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her head, chilling her to the bone. She looked at Vincent in confusion, blinking her beautiful eyes in a puzzled way. After a while, she started to feel wronged.

– Second young master, actually, I…

As she spoke, she deliberately exposed her hand. On her fingers, there were a large number of scars, caused by sewing needles. She had accidentally injured herself several times while making the Blessing Bag.

Naturally, Vincent could guess Louise’s intentions. His expression darkened.

– If it happens again, go away.

Louise looked at Vincent in disbelief, and grew anxious. She said pitifully:

– Second young master, don’t drive me away. I just wanted to help you out a bit. I really had no other intentions. I…

Louise felt a little guilty under Vincent’s gaze. She couldn’t finish her sentence.

Vincent looked at Louise coldly. If it hadn’t been for Florence, he would never have kept someone like Louise in the Sanchez family villa. It was because he felt guilty towards Florence.

If Louise knew what was good for her, she would do her job quietly and obediently.

Panicked, she looked anxiously at Vincent. Worried that he’s chasing her, she quickly says:

– Second young master, don’t be angry. If you are unhappy, I will no longer make you blessing bags. I will do what you want.

Vincent looked at Louise coldly. His voice falsely light, he asked:

– You ask if you have a chance to marry me?

Louise’s heart jumped in her throat. She looked at Vincent in shock. She hadn’t expected him to know what she was thinking, and to say it so directly.

How can you say out loud the innermost thoughts of a girl like that?

Louise lowered her gaze shyly and said in a delicate, feminine voice,

– Second Young Master, how can you say such things so frankly? I… I’m not mentally prepared.

Vincent waited until Louise had finished speaking, then said coldly:

– Do you think any Tom, Dick or Harry can replace the position of the Second Young Lady?

Louise heard the sarcasm in Vincent’s words. In an instant, her heart, which was filled with love and admiration, sank into the abyss. She looked at Vincent with fear and concern.

– Just this once. This will not happen again.

Vincent’s voice was like that of a demon from hell, scaring Louise to the point that her legs started shaking uncontrollably. She watched Vincent turn and leave without hesitation.

He headed for the stairs. For several years, he had been looking for the woman with whom he had spent a night. Eventually, he managed to find Florence, Louise’s older sister.

Florence had given birth to a child for him. He wanted to know more about what she was like when she was alive. Florence and Louise were biological sisters. If Louise behaved like that, then Florence…

At that moment, Vincent sensed that Florence might not be the girl he was looking for.

Louise stood there, her eyes full of tears, her tears flowing uncontrollably. She was unable to hide the greed and infatuation in her eyes. However, she no longer dared to run after him.

Louise clenched her fists, biting her lower lip.

Five years ago. He had visited their family. At the time, she had fallen in love with him at first sight.

When her older sister died in childbirth, she was very upset. However, seeing how upset he was, she desired to die instead of her sister.

Thomas had told him that he seemed to have fallen into someone’s trap during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because of this, he had spent a lot of time looking for the woman he had spent a night with. This woman was his big sister.

Seeing how devoted he was to her sister, she had sworn to marry him in the future.

She wanted to be by his side and take care of his family on behalf of his sister, so he would never be sad again.

During all these years, she worked hard in her studies and tried to grow up as fast as she could. She wanted to become more remarkable. Only then would she be qualified to marry him and heal his broken heart.

However, she didn’t expect to come a step too late.

How could he forget his big sister?

How could he marry another woman?

At this idea, Louise felt even worse.

She went down the stairs. Soon after, she saw Lyana holding the materials needed to make a Blessing Bag.

Louise’s expression faltered slightly. Her eyes were red and she stared at the objects in Lyana’s hand. His eyebrows furrow more and more.

Seeing that something was wrong with Louise’s expression, Lyana expressed polite concern.

– Are you not feeling well? I can help you take your pulse if you wish.

Louise shook her head. Her voice trembled as she spoke:

– I… I just slept badly last night. Are you going to make a blessing bag?

– Yes.

Lyana nodded. She looked down at the silk, needles and thread in her hand, thinking that she should send the materials to the temple for a longer period of time. The materials could absorb the temple’s good fortune, and she would then make the blessing bag.

– Young… Young Lady, you are such a good person.

Louise looked at Lyana, surprised.

– No wonder the second young master likes you so much.

Lyana thought, “Girl, are you blind? How can he love me?”

Lyana thought that if she wasn’t good at medicine, Vincent would have left her for dead a long time ago.

Like her ?

It was quite impossible!

She gave a superficial answer.

– If you haven’t slept well, rest early today. I will go first. I have other things to do today.

With that, Lyana turned and walked out.

Louise remained planted on the ground, staring at the retreating Lyana’s back. His eyes became even redder. The second young master must have known that Lyana was making a blessing bag for him, that’s why he didn’t want to take his own.

Louise looked down at the blessing bag in her hand. It was embroidered with lotus flowers. She had worked on the bag for a month before she managed to finish the embroidery.

The lotus flowers symbolized their union for a hundred years of happiness. They would be together forever.

She wanted to be with him for the rest of her life and never be apart.

But she was well aware of the disdain in Vincent’s eyes.

Louise clutched the blessing bag in her hand involuntarily, her eyebrows furrowed. She threw the blessing bag in the trash.

Baohua Temple.

Lyana went straight to the inner hall and donated some money to the temple. She then placed the silk cloth and thread she had prepared under Buddha’s knees. Then she knelt down in front of the Buddha to pray for Miss Royer.

For Lyana, death was like the extinguishing of a lamp. Once you’re dead, you don’t know anything anymore.

The reason the living prayed for the dead was simply to seek some peace of mind. It was also a spiritual quest.

Lyana gave three heartfelt bows before standing up.

When she was locked up in the mental hospital, she had already made up her mind to live a good life for herself.

Lyana was about to leave when a girl with a bright smile walked up to her.

– Professor Dubois!

When Alexia saw Lyana, she smiled and ran up to her, her voice tight.

– So you also believe in Buddhism!