Miss Pendleton (Update to C.222 END) - Chapter 182
Letter 1: From Laura S. Dalton to Henry Fairfax
To my dearest nephew, Henry,
Hello, Henry. This is your Aunt Laura. I hope you’ve made up for any lack of sleep from staying up all night with a good afternoon nap.
I received both of your letters. I heard from Samuel, the postman, that Billy, the servant from Dunville Park, came to deliver your first letter at five in the morning. The second one arrived at eight.
Having to travel two hours back and forth, twice, in the morning dew—Billy must have been quite displeased, though he didn’t show it. If Billy spreads word around the village, Dunville Park might struggle to find servants in the future. Be sure to praise him well and give him a generous tip for his trouble.
In any case, I received both letters. Regrettably, Henry, by the time your second letter arrived, I had already read your first one three times and was in the middle of writing a reply. You know how early mornings are at Whitefield.
I can just picture you in despair. You haven’t evaporated into a patch of mint grass, have you? Don’t do that, Henry. I much prefer the flesh-and-blood Henry to a grassy one.
Let me assure you, Henry, the letter you sent at dawn didn’t turn my heart to disappointment. On the contrary, it made you seem more human, more lovable. You’re so very twenty-four—stumbling before the many paths stretching out ahead of you, like the young man you are.
You remind me of a lady I once knew, who was in a similar position. She was twenty-five and had just rejected a fine gentleman’s proposal. She was immensely talented but despairing, unable to find a way to break through reality’s constraints. Do you know what she did the next year? She crossed the sea to Asia with her beloved!
Henry, I can’t give you clear answers about your future. That’s something you must figure out for yourself. Nor can I berate you, as you asked in your dawn letter, by claiming you lack talent. That would be both presumptuous and utterly false.
Lately, you’ve been bringing your childhood drawings to Whitefield often. On the surface, it was to reminisce with the uncle who taught you to draw, but in truth, you were trying to prove to me that your talent is merely ordinary. I haven’t said anything about your art until now, but I’ll confess through this letter.
Henry, in your paintings, I see the young Monet.
I’d love to have an open, heartfelt talk with you about this. Pour out all the worries in your heart to me. In return, I’ll tell you about the painter Louis Sheldon, who’s kept you up at night.
I’ll have cookies baked and waiting. Until we meet again, farewell.
From Mrs. Laura S. Dalton,Daughter of the great painter Louis Sheldon.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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As he sat across from Laura, talking with her, Henry’s heart felt warmer than ev
Please henry get yourself to wake up! don’t bring troubles to Laura..settling ur feeling a.s.a.p
“I’m sorry. I can’t… I can’t hide it anymore. I… I love you.”
Dona Olívia se mostrou uma bela aprendiz do Sr. Sherlock. E nossa amiga Laura não tem um tempo de tranquilidade meu povo.
Laura was speechless, as if her tongue had been cut out.
Olivia proved to be a fine apprentice to Mr. Sherlock. And our friend Laura doesn’t have a moment of inner peace.
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Olivia has sharp womanly instincts.. he catch henry’s real feelings..Hopefully there won’t be trouble for Laura
Perhaps dr mckenzie will tell ian bout laura’s pregnancy worries..so it means one laura’s secret will reveal to ian🤓