Chapter 248

’A product of the decadent rules of the Schick family.’ That was Zachary’s comment about Noelle. It was such a cruel and ruthless comment. I recalled that elegant woman dressed in a gown yesterday. I nestled myself in Zachary’s embrace and said with great fairness, “She held great conversations and clearly understood her situation. She acted that way because… Second Brother, she is not a product of the Schick family’s decadent rules. She is merely a poor woman who wants to grab on to you tightly…” Zachary did not reply to my comment. He was uninterested in matters unconcerned to him. Instead, he changed the topic and asked, “Are you sleepy?” I shook my head. “No, I’m not.” Zachary gently rubbed my face lightly with his pale and long fingers. Suddenly, he asked with uncertainty, “It has been raining heavily for the past few days. Why did you suddenly come to the countryside in the middle of the night?” He asked me this question earlier, but I diverged away from it. Had I not giv