"How could you get mixed up with that goblin!!"

As soon as he got on the carriage, Nicole immediately scolded him.

Roddy smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't provoke her, she came to provoke me!"

Nicole showed a disbelief expression on her face and sneered: "How many ministers do Qiao Qiao have in the emperor? How many people do she look down on her? Even His Majesty the Emperor cannot get her favor. Will she provoke you?"

Roddy was angry and couldn't help but say, "It's not me she's provoking! Miss Nicole! It's your brother she's provoking! You'd better ask your brother!!"

"What?"

"Your brother seems to have known her for a long time...and...huh!"

Nicole's face changed slightly and she immediately began to ponder.

Sate and Jojo?

Why have I never heard of it? The original guards around Seit have never told me! Those two guys dared to hide such important things from themselves! It seems that I was really doing the right thing after driving them back to the army!

After taking a deep breath, Nicole said hatefully: "You are not allowed to talk about this matter anymore! After returning home, I will punish you... I have not yet decided on what I have punished you!"

Roddy curled his lips: "It's just a punishment, it's not that I haven't been punished anyway!"

Nicole glared at Roddy.

Roddy sighed and lowered her voice to herself, "What a nice girl, she looks gentle in front of others. Why do you make yourself so fierce in private..."

"What did you say!" Nicole heard it immediately with sharp ears.

Roddy quickly shut up, not daring to say anything, and complained all the way.

The two of them stopped talking and returned home in silence.

After getting off the carriage, Nicole didn't say anything and walked in the air. Roddy couldn't get her instructions and could only follow behind in a quiet voice. Unconsciously, she followed Nicole to the quiet building.

This is the family's forbidden area, and no servants are following him. Nicole didn't speak yet, but just walked in first. Roddy hesitated for a moment and followed behind.

I thought Nicole would burst out in anger after entering the door, but who would have thought that after entering the door, Nicole simply found a chair and sat down.

"You sit down too." Nicole's voice was very soft, and she seemed to be in a low mood.

"You must think I'm very fierce to you, right?" Seeing Roddy sit down, Nicole finally spoke.

"Isn't it?" Roddy said coldly: "Since I came here, I have been merciless! You made me laugh and you lied to me to have a serious illness! You made me pretend to be your brother! I will do whatever you ask me to do!"

"But I also gave you a chance. Haven't you ever thought about it? As long as you complete my mission, I will arrange for you a good way out in the future. Your strength is already good. I can arrange for you to enter the army in the future. You know, with the power of our family, you will definitely develop well after entering the army... This is much better than being a civilian warrior and staying in the imperial capital to do nothing, right? Although your strength is good, there are many people who are stronger than you in the imperial capital, and most of them are not the same every day. Fortunately, they will enter the army, be a small officer, or be a guard at a noble family. Unfortunately, they will be a thug... do you know?" Nicole frowned.

"But I don't like this now!" Roddy simply said: "I know my identity, I am a civilian. But I am a person, not a tool! I like being myself! I like being Roddy, not your younger brother! I don't like being a nobleman! I hate a nobleman!"

Roddy didn't notice that when he said the words "I hate nobles", Nicole's body shook.

Roddy continued: "When I was in the academy, everyone around me respected me. They were not nobles, nor were I, but they respected me because I was better than them, my swordsmanship was better than them, and my studies were better than them. Although I looked ugly, I didn't feel inferior! But now I feel uncomfortable here."

Unexpectedly, Nicole did not get angry, but just lowered her head and thought for a moment, sighed. Her brows frowned slightly, and the expression on her face was not as angry as usual, but... very weak.

"I'm a girl..." Nicole spoke softly: "I'm only two years older than you. Generally, in families like ours, girls of my age live carefree life. They chat with a few good friends every day, read books, learn some music, flowers, or something else. Life should be full of happiness. In fact, a few years ago, when I was a little younger, my days were indeed very happy..."

"But my father died later. And I was born in this family, the 'tulip family' of the empire... I have no choice. The glory of the family cannot be destroyed, but my younger brother... he just can't understand this. I was forced to put down my books, put down my likes piano, I can no longer chat leisurely with my friends, I force myself to bear what I don't like... I became the manager of the family, and I have some troublesome things every day... My father's subordinates were all looking at me, I know that they were all looking at the flag of tulips, and the prestige of the family cannot collapse! I don't like this either. Like you, I like to be Miss Nicole, and not Nicole Housekeeper, Nicole Parent!"

As he spoke, Nicole's eyes were red and his face showed a discomfort.

Roddy felt as if he was being pulled by the invisible big hand, and immediately remembered the scene he saw in the horse booth that night. The Nicole in front of him had already taken off her usual mask. The girl in front of him was a weak and helpless girl who cried bitterly with her father's beloved horse in the horse booth that night. She would cry, be sad, feel uncomfortable, and need help and support... and even love.

Nicole sighed, slowly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said lightly: "Sometimes, I even thought of marrying myself out. Perhaps, I could find a powerful family to marry myself out. Through this kind of political marriage, I would find a powerful foreign aid to help continue to support the family. But..."

The tears that had just been wiped out came out again, and Nicole's voice sounded extremely weak: "But I really can't do it...I..."

Roddy sighed, slowly stood up and walked over. He stood beside Nicole and said softly: "These are not what you should bear, what about your brother!"

"He... I really hate him many times. He can't understand how heavy the burden of the family is. But I promised my father that I must not let the tulip flag fall down... But... But I am a girl after all..."

Nicole finally couldn't help crying. Looking at the girl's sobbing, Roddy felt an indescribable tenderness in her heart. He slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked Nicole's hair, hoping to soothe the sadness in the girl's heart.

Nicole's body softened, and her head leaned gently against Roddy's chest, but she cried even harder.

In this quiet environment, the girl seemed to have finally found support, and all the grievances that had been buried in her body and mind for a long time burst out...

Roddy's sweet and soft jade was in her arms, and a strange feeling rose in her heart. The hand that had originally gently stroked Nicole's hair could not help but slowly slipped down her back.

He knelt down gently, and slowly supported Nicole's shoulders with his hands. He felt smooth and soft when he thought that Nicole was still wearing the off-shoulder dress at night.

Nicole was in a state of emotional fluctuation, and she didn't care about anything wrong with Roddy's movements. She just felt endlessly safe and reliable in the arms of the person in front of her.
Chapter completed!