Chapter 71 : The Name is Letitia Child

At that moment, Hall froze.

Because he not only saw Himan, but also Ye Wangxue behind her.

And the sound of footsteps hadn’t stopped, meaning there were still more people coming.

Who could it be?

He hadn’t attended today’s engagement ceremony, so Ye Wangxue’s attendant would definitely be there.

He hadn’t attended, so how did Himan end up with Ye Wangxue? He hadn’t heard that Himan was supposed to attend the engagement ceremony either.

Hall couldn’t help but wonder.

Could it be that Lorraine and Lov were here too?

This was too…

But Leticia just suddenly leaned closer to him again, grabbing the corner of his clothes.

She looked at the entrance leading to the castle’s rooftop platform as if facing a formidable enemy.

But from beginning to end, she never saw Ye Wangxue.

Because the moment Ye Wangxue’s and Hall’s gazes met, Leticia was still facing Hall, with her back to Ye Wangxue.

And by the time she turned around, Ye Wangxue had already run away.

That’s right, Ye Wangxue ran.

This sudden situation caught even Himan off guard.

She was still thinking about how they should confront each other with Ye Wangxue here.

Should she side with Hall, or speak for Ye Wangxue? It was a true test of her linguistic artistry.

She just felt that tonight’s situation was a complete mess.

However, she also knew that Leticia had strong feelings for Hall, but Himan was not optimistic about Leticia and Hall’s relationship. She planned to go back and persuade Hall.

Given the vast network of interests of the Child family, it was unlikely that Leticia would be able to truly marry before the age of thirty, or perhaps even in this lifetime.

She was indeed the princess of a commercial empire, the future queen.

But above all the money, she would also ultimately be a lonely queen.

This wasn’t a question of whether Hall was outstanding or not. No matter how outstanding a man was in this world.

The family that built the prototype of the Church, has always held a seat in the College of Cardinals, and constantly produces Cardinal Archbishops, the one who will be able to control the entire situation of the Papal State in the future… only they would be worthy, right?

In Himan’s eyes, Hall was already considered outstanding, but he still lacked a bit of refinement.

But as she was thinking, Ye Wangxue ran away, too quickly and too suddenly.

Xiao Lu, arriving a step late, didn’t even see Hall before she spotted Ye Wangxue halfway and hurriedly chased after her down the stairs.

As for Lorraine and Lov, Lov had to support Lorraine and also hold an umbrella for her. They were walking very slowly and would probably take a while longer to arrive.

But since Ye Wangxue had already run off, the situation had to be dealt with now.

Currently, on the high platform of the castle, there were only Himan, Hall, and Leticia.

After a moment of silence, Himan asked.

“Hall, you’re here?”

“Yes, I’m here.”

Hall also noticed that Ye Wangxue had run off. He saw the incomprehension and strangeness that flashed in her eyes the moment their gazes met, but he didn’t move. He certainly couldn’t go after her.

Leticia was still by his side.

If Lorraine was also here and he went after Ye Wangxue, two heroines would turn dark tonight.

And since Ye Wangxue was going to break off the engagement anyway, the worst that could happen was that she would resent him, right?

“Come back with me. Today is your engagement day.”

Himan looked at Leticia, seeing the look in the girl’s eyes.

She couldn’t quite understand it, but it was like a mother hen guarding her food.

It seemed she didn’t want Hall to leave with her.

“He doesn’t like this engagement, Miss Himan. You’re his cousin, you should understand. You can’t force him.”

Leticia’s words made Himan very uncomfortable.

But logically speaking, what kind of behavior was it for a fiancé to abandon his fiancée at home on their engagement day?

‘And you, Leticia, don’t you know how your family views your relationship with Hall?’

‘If your family supported you and Hall, the public opinion in Saint Louis shouldn’t be so terrible for Hall right now. Your family’s political power is greater than both of our families combined.’

So she felt that Leticia’s affection for Hall was very childish. ‘If you like Hall, you should first ensure that you can mobilize all of the Child family’s resources to help Hall, right?’

So her temper flared up as well.

“Miss Leticia, this is a family matter for our family. Even if Hall doesn’t like it, we have to wait until the engagement is broken off to discuss it.”

This time, it was Leticia who was at a disadvantage.

But the rose-colored girl bit her lip and said, “This engagement will definitely be broken.”

“There’s no final conclusion yet. We have to wait until we’re sure that the Seventh Princess Ye and Hall have no feelings for each other before signing an agreement. There has to be a buffer period of at least a few days. Otherwise, breaking off the engagement right after it’s made will cause an international public opinion explosion, which is not good for our families.”

Himan said calmly.

‘Ugh, this is actually kind of annoying,’ she thought.

She felt that Ye Wangxue was not suitable, and Leticia was not suitable either.

When Hall was with them, there would always be obstacles.

And that Christine, she was a saintess candidate. If Hall was with her, he would be branded a heretic, a crime no less serious than treason.

She felt that none of them were suitable. Thinking of this, she suddenly thought that her mother’s words made some sense.

In the end, it seemed she was the most suitable one.

“It won’t.”

In the heavy rain, Leticia uttered these words with a clear tone.

She let go of the corner of Hall’s clothes and looked directly into Himan’s eyes, no longer avoiding them.

“What?”

Himan didn’t understand. She felt that Leticia had changed into a different person in that instant.

“I said, this engagement will definitely be broken, and it won’t be Hall who initiates it, so it won’t affect the Faxtius family’s reputation.”

Leticia said with determination.

Her figure was clearly somewhat petite, but she seemed to overpower Himan, a grown woman.

She continued in the heavy rain.

“This morning, I had Moyel take a check to the Great Xia embassy.”

“What?”

Himan understood even less. She was almost forced to retreat by Leticia’s aura.

Hall was also full of doubt.

Leticia hadn’t told him about this.

He was about to ask, but Leticia just continued to look at Himan and took a large step forward in the accumulated water on the rooftop.

She had already been soaked when she kissed Hall, and now she was completely drenched.

Normally, she would have looked like a pitiful little kitten just out of the water.

But now, now she was a…

“The number written on that check was very large. I believe it’s a number that the Emperor of Great Xia cannot refuse.”

Leticia continued, word by word.

She seemed to have drawn an invisible sword, a sword that froze time.

This girl said.

“And the condition for receiving that check is to immediately annul the marriage contract between Ye Wangxue and Hall Faxtius. The person who ordered this is…”

“Leticia Child!”

At this moment, she transformed into the queen of the Western Continent’s commercial empire. She would use money to conquer and obtain everything she wanted. Even the Emperor of Great Xia could not defy her.