Miss Pendleton (Update to C.222 END) - Chapter 68
The next day, Ian arrived at his sister’s estate, Dunville Park.
As he had requested by telegram, a carriage was waiting at the train station. He rode the carriage to Fairfax Manor. He immediately entered the mansion and asked a servant for his sister. The lady of the house was said to be in her private drawing room.
He went straight up to the second floor and opened the drawing room door without knocking. Lady Fairfax was sitting near the fireplace, cradling little Ian, who was not yet a year old, on her lap.
And beside Lady Fairfax sat her pretty thirteen-year-old blonde daughter, Olivia Fairfax. She was shaking a toy for baby Ian.
It was a picturesque scene symbolizing domestic peace, but he had no qualms about shattering the picture. He strode right into the room.
“Oh my, dear. Without knocking!”
Lady Fairfax exclaimed in surprise at seeing her younger brother. Olivia Fairfax, sitting next to her, looked at her uncle with wide eyes.
Ian asked as he took off his hat.
“How’s your health?”
“I’m fine. But you don’t look well? Did you catch consumption in London? Why do you look like that? You’re nothing to look at except your face.”
“Mom, don’t say that. Uncle is still handsome.”
Olivia quickly defended her uncle’s appearance. In fact, to Olivia’s eyes, her uncle was still dashing. Ian Dalton was the epitome of the prince she always dreamed of.
“Olivia, have you been well?”
“Oh, Uncle. I told you not to do that!”
Ian bowed his head respectfully, removing his hat as Olivia always insisted. Then, with an expression like that of a queen of society, he took his niece’s outstretched hand and kissed the back of it.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
It’s progressing a bit slowly, but nicely… I hope there won’t be unnecessary distances between them due to misunderstandings.
I think this trip to Bath will be good to Laura. Meeting these women will inspire her to be more confident. I just hope her ex and Mr. Dalton don’t ruin it.
Each chapter leaves me in suspense for the future. Although the readers are given assurance from Laura’s feelings since the carriage kiss, I can’t help but doubt the next steps for this couple! Ian’s feeling are deep and tumultuous like waves against a cliff. I can only hope that when the two finally meet, he will remain level headed.