Chapter 35 You Need Some Help Just as Duke Norton was thinking, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. Duke Norton raised his head, somewhat displeased. He always hated being disturbed when he was thinking about something. He looked up and saw a fat woman pushing Eric in a wheelchair, followed by Adele. As soon as she entered the room, the woman burst into tears. She cried to the Duke of Norton: "How on earth are you a father, you bastard?" "Why did you do nothing when that little bastard from the Stuart family insulted my son at the banquet? You even wanted that little bitch Adele to be Lear's lover?" As the Duke of Norton listened to the woman's crying, his already irritable expression became even more irritable. "Vicente! Speak!" In the room, the obese lady was still crying, as if she had suffered some great injustice. Eric and Adele were both standing nearby, the former with a gloomy expression and the latter expressionless.
The Duke of Norton frowned and looked at the fat woman in front of him. That was his wife. She looked very ordinary, even ugly. In order to develop rapidly in the early years, he married this woman, and with the help of her father, the Marquis, he was able to gain a foothold in the kingdom. "Valerie, what happened at the banquet was just a misunderstanding. Lear didn't..." Duke Norton sighed helplessly, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by a sharp shout. "Misunderstanding? Vicente, do you know what you are talking about? That little bastard was laughing at my son. He was even showing off about the duel. My Eric was seriously injured, but the little bastard was gloating." As Valerie spoke, she hugged Eric and wiped her tears with her right hand. Duke Norton became even more annoyed by Valerie's crying, and said angrily in a cold voice: "Do you know why Lir laughed at Eric? Your precious son watched Adele being humiliated in public and was indifferent!" "Adele is his sister and also my daughter. It is my shame to be humiliated in public!" Facing her husband's anger, Valerie was stunned for a moment. She didn't think Eric was wrong at all. Instead, she cursed: "So what if Adele, this little bitch, is humiliated? She's just a bitch's child!" She cried even louder. "How dare you be so mean to me for the sake of a bitch's child! Have you forgotten who helped you gain a foothold in the kingdom? It was my father! You clearly promised my father that you would treat me well!" It's the same again, every time she cries and whines, or she talks about the assistance her father provided in the early years. Duke Norton is tired of hearing it. As Valerie cried, his expression gradually became cold. Since marrying Valerie, he has never treated her unfairly and has given her the dignity that a duchess should have. Even when Valerie poisoned Adele's mother to death, he didn't say a word. He had always been accommodating to Valerie because Eric was her son. Although Eric was ordinary in other aspects, his talent in arcane law was very strong, and Duke Norton had always trained Eric as his heir. But now... Eric is useless. Standing up from his chair, Duke Norton walked up to Valerie. Valerie looked up, expecting her husband to apologize as usual.
But Duke Norton just reached out and patted her shoulder gently. Valerie was a little confused, but soon she felt sleepy and fell asleep on Eric's shoulder. "Eric, your mother is a little tired. You and the maid should take her downstairs to have some rest." Duke Norton glanced at Eric, then called the two maids outside the door. Eric was stunned for a moment, and seeing his father's indifferent eyes, he seemed to understand something. He was silent for several seconds and nodded. The two maids, one holding Valerie and the other pushing Eric's wheelchair, gradually left the room. After the two left, Duke Norton looked at Adele on the other side and said, "Adele, my daughter, what do you think about what I said yesterday?" Adele witnessed the Duke of Norton's behavior and heard his words, and remembered what her father said last night. "Father, will Lear really accept me as his lover?" Adele asked. She was not opposed to being Lear's lover, as it was better than being married to some noblemen she didn't know. "Of course! My dear daughter, you must have confidence in your charm." Duke Norton nodded immediately. Adele inherited her mother's beauty and is naturally beautiful. "Then I'll... give it a try." Adele nodded. After receiving the answer, Duke Norton showed a satisfied expression, "Very good, in this case I will allow you to leave the house at any time in the future, and you can also ask the butler for a certain amount of money." "Well, Eric won't bully you anymore, and the same goes for Valerie." Duke Norton stated the conditions that he considered to be favorable treatment, and then he coughed lightly, "One more thing. When you arrive at the Duke of North Stuart's Palace, I hope you can secretly inquire about the current Duke of Stuart." …… Eric didn't know what Duke Norton and Adele had said. After sending his mother back to the bedroom, he went to his room in a daze. Locked himself in the room. From what his father had just said, he knew that he had been abandoned by his father. His expression gradually became ferocious. "Why!" A roar sounded in the room, as if venting anger. He was breathing heavily, and the hatred in his heart seemed to be overflowing, just then a voice suddenly came from the front. "You seem to need some help?" Eric was startled and looked up, then he saw a crow flying in through the gap in the window and then stopped in front of him. "Crow?" Eric was stunned. Could it be that the voice just now was spoken by this crow? He thought he must be crazy. "Yes, I'm Crow, but I prefer people to call me Delich." The crow opened its mouth and made a clear human voice. Eric's eyes widened. He was not crazy. A crow could actually talk? "What on earth are you?" He was a little flustered and wanted to stay away from the crow. Could a talking crow be an ordinary thing? "I told you, I'm Crow, you can call me Derich." Crow ignored Eric's panic and spoke to himself. "I heard the conversation between you and your father. Your father seemed very disappointed in you. I can help you."
The crow spoke slowly, like a devil tempting people to fall. "I can help you become stronger than your father, and I can help you defeat that man named Lear." "How about it? Want to try it?" …… (End of this chapter)