Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster: Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 5] by Saki

Author:Saki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Anna came from a land called Sylvino. Her father had left their home before she was born. Although he used to send letters and occasionally came back to visit, all contact from him had ceased several years ago. According to Roberto’s findings, Anna’s father had rambled around from place to place in search of work, until he met a different woman, with whom he built a new family. Ever since then, he’d stopped visiting Anna and her mother and hadn’t so much as contacted them.

Mary’s breath hitched as she listened to the tale. What a heartless story it was, for a man to abandon his wife and child and start a new family with someone else. “So that’s why Anna’s mother hid those postcards...” she muttered.

“With no relatives to rely on, it must’ve been incredibly difficult for her to raise Anna by herself,” Adi affirmed.

“All her hard work must’ve wrecked her body, and so Anna left to find help from her father. She still believes he’s working somewhere out there for her and her mother...”

The reality was much too painful for such a young child. It was likely that Anna’s mother had kept the truth from her daughter so as not to hurt her.

“From what I’ve found out, Anna’s father had red hair and eyes,” Roberto went on. “Anna’s mother had told her as much, so Anna must’ve followed the scenery depicted in the postcards, found Adi, and confused him for her father,” he speculated, which made sense...even though it was a harrowing tale.

All of them felt resentful. Adi’s face twisted in heartbreak, and he turned to gaze out the window. Alicia had taken Anna outside, and now the little girl was playing with Lang and Lucian. Without any additional context, the scene would’ve looked joyful. Anna’s occasional ecstatic screams were so very childlike.

That same child had no idea that her father had turned his back on her, and she had gone out looking for him. She’d even crossed national borders in her quest. She must’ve been desperate to save her hospitalized mother. Thinking about Anna’s intentions caused Mary to tear up. As an adult, and someone who’d soon have a child of her own, she couldn’t simply abandon this matter.

“I’m going to visit Anna’s home. I’ll speak with her mother, and if need be, House Albert will give her support,” Mary declared.

“Are you sure, my lady?” Adi asked.

“Of course I am. Anna isn’t your child, but there’s no way I could just return her home and write this whole thing off then and there!” she asserted with determination.

Adi looked relieved, and Patrick smiled wryly as well. They nodded at each other as if saying, “That’s Mary for you,” and “As expected of milady.”

“However, there’s one problem,” Roberto interjected, as if to restrain Mary’s enthusiasm.

“Problem?” she repeated.

“The region where Anna lives doesn’t have good public order. Life there must be quite difficult...” Roberto lowered his voice, perhaps not wanting to say too much.

Mary and Adi gasped at his words, while Patrick muttered, “About that.

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