482.Chapter 482
“I’ve always said that as long as you behave, you’ll always be my good daughter,” Gabriel said. But Sophie just wouldn’t
behave.
Sophie was even more disobedient in the matter of choosing a husband, insisting on doing something so embarrassing and disgraceful that it ruined the reputation of the Duke’s estate and his honor.
In Hasen City, those who knew about the past ridiculed Gabriel behind his back. For the sake of a bastard daughter, he had driven away his legitimate daughter.
If the illegitimate daughter had been more successful than the legitimate one, it would have been acceptable. But now, Eliza had a good reputation and became a highly respected Holy Lady, while Gabriel’s favored illegitimate daughter had a ruined reputation and willingly became Caleb’s concubine.
Not only was Sophie being ridiculed, but Gabriel, the once all–powerful Lord Mowbay, was also being mocked. Naturally, Gabriel was angry with Sophie. Even the guilt and sense of obligation Gabriel had felt toward Zoie and her daughters were almost gone.
If it weren’t for Sophie using her mother’s demeanor to evoke some memories in Gabriel today, she probably wouldn’t have received a good expression from him.
“Father, I was a bit willful before, but now that I’ve suffered the consequences, I truly know I was wrong. Please forgive me.” Sophie tried to use the hard–luck story to seek her father’s forgiveness.
However, as soon as she said this, Caleb, sitting beside her, became unhappy. “Sophie, how can you say that?”
Caleb felt that any bad things should be discussed within the family. Now that Sophie was his concubine, if she had been wronged, it was fine to talk about it within the Marquis’s estate. But she shouldn’t say such things at the Duke’s estate, in front of Lord Gabriel.
‘Suffered the consequences? Did the Marquis’s estate treat her poorly? Or did they make her suffer? Caleb thought. Although his mother’s attitude towards Sophie was not good and her words were somewhat harsh, she didn’t hit her or deprive her of anything. Sophie still had all the dignity she deserved, and even the maids serving her were comparable to those of a legitimate wife, more than when she was serving in the Duke’s estate.
But Sophie sounded as if she had suffered a great deal of grievance. Caleb was slightly unhappy about this.
Sophie didn’t expect Caleb to give her a cold shoulder, even in front of her father.
She was about to speak when Gabriel gave Caleb a cold stare. “What, after your behavior on the wedding day, do you expect me to come back and praise you?”
As soon as Gabriel said this, Caleb dared not speak anymore. Or rather, he was still a little afraid of Gabriel. After all, it was Gabriel who had broken his leg.
Caleb pressed his lips together, choosing to stay silent, though his expression betrayed a mix of defiance and simmering resentment. Or perhaps it was bitterness.
A decent heir of a family, having his leg broken by his own uncle, naturally felt resentment.
The only reason Caleb didn’t hate Gabriel was that Anthony was also paralyzed on one side. Caleb had seen it just now, and Anthony’s condition was much more serious than his broken leg.
Caleb’s leg might still be able to recover if it was well taken care of, but it was uncertain whether Anthony would ever be able to stand again.
Thinking of this, Caleb suddenly felt like going to ask Anthony. He didn’t think he was courting death.
Caleb said, “Forget it. I’m bad with words. Lord Gabriel, you and Sophie definitely have more to talk about. I won’t stay here and disturb you. Take your time. I’ll go outside and have a look.”
Gabriel indeed found Caleb annoying and waved his hand impatiently. “Go.”
But soon Gabriel realized that it would have been better to keep Caleb around, even if he was annoying.
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