This Heroine's Friend Has the Power of Botany

Chapter 77

The Secret

"What is really going on? Carter...If you truly did this, then you must know what awaits you. I think it’s better for you to tell the truth. If you were coerced, we can help." A fourth-year student stepped forward. His dignified demeanor caused everyone to move aside.

He was an important figure in the Hart family, while Carter was just a member of the main family. This person was the son of the current head of the Hart family.

Seeing him step forward like this, Carter’s eyes turned red. If it weren’t for the fact that this person ordered him to do this, he wouldn’t be risking his life now! It was truly a terrible situation. Even though he wanted to retaliate against this man who maintained the high-and-mighty attitude, he couldn’t.

The secret he kept couldn’t risk revealing. It wasn’t just the Hart family that would face disaster, but many others were involved as well!

"Young Lord, I apologize. It was me. I will take full responsibility." Carter bowed his head and gritted his teeth. His life had to be sacrificed here...

While Carter was despondent, Aman smirked. Did the other party really think they could escape disaster after using Ellie as a tool to destroy the Setter family?

"Young Lord Hart, confessing like this doesn’t suit you at all. But even so...I won’t let the Setter family be accused of forcing the Hart family to confess. Ellie...tell us the real reason. How did you manage to track Young Lord Hart?"

Upon hearing Aman’s words, Carter felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His eyes were filled with pleas as he lunged forward, ignoring his injured hand.

It’s said that a man’s knees were heavier than gold, meaning one didn’t kneel easily, but Carter knelt before Aman nonetheless. To everyone’s surprise, Carter kneeled and began to kowtow to Aman.

"Lord Aman, please have mercy. Spare us! Lord Aman, please!!" Carter’s forehead bled as he continued to kowtow, and he had no intention of stopping until Aman did.

"What are you doing! How can you bow to a member of the Setter family like this!!" The other young lord from the Hart family was furious seeing a member of his family in such a state. This act would certainly ruin the Hart family’s image, and even the Fernal family might want to punish them for letting a member bow to their enemy!

"Leave me! Lord Aman, please have mercy, please!!" Carter didn’t care, pushing the young lord aside to continue kowtowing at Aman’s feet. However, Aman simply placed his hand on Carter’s blood-soaked head and smiled grimly.

"You did quite well, but unfortunately...I’m not the one who wants to punish you." Aman grinned before his gaze fell on the petite woman whom everyone assumed was harmless.

But who knew...Even though Carter had wronged her and the Setter family, Aman hadn’t intended to let him go. However, it would have taken him much longer to destroy the Hart family. Yet Ellie had revealed her entire plan, and it was far more ruthless than what Aman could have done himself.

"W-What do you mean...you..." Carter was confused. He followed Aman’s gaze and saw only a young girl looking at him as if he were already dead.

Ellie slowly revealed her smile as she began to speak the words Carter feared the most.

“Because Young Lord Hart suspected that I might be a tool used by the Setter family to frame others, I cannot allow my own reputation to be tarnished. Therefore, the truth that I am about to reveal is the reason why my curiosity about you increased to the point of using my powers to track you.”

“At first, I didn’t know if what I heard was true until you tried to kill me as soon as you heard about “a certain lady.” That’s when I became certain.”

“That you and the young lady of the Cherine family, who is engaged to the Third Young Lord of the Fernal family, actually have a deep relationship. So deep that the child in her womb is yours! Lord Carter Hart!”

As Ellie finished speaking, Carter seemed to lose his mind. He felt as if his head had been struck hard, leaving him speechless and dazed, as if he were already dead. Meanwhile, the students and everyone who heard this were in an uproar.

Who here didn’t know that the young lady from the prestigious Cherine family was engaged to the Third Young Lord of the equally prestigious Fernal family!? Both families planned to strengthen their alliance through this engagement.

The third young lord of the Fernal family was a powerful fighter, while the young lady from the Cherine family was a talented apothecary, expected to become a 1-star level apothecary upon graduation. If she married into the Fernal family, which had advanced methods of cultivating some kind of rare herbs, her potion-concocting skills would greatly benefit the family.

Everyone spoke highly of this engagement. If it proceeded smoothly to marriage, their future would be incredibly bright.

But suddenly, a girl like Ellie revealed such a dreadful secret. How could people not be shocked!?

“What nonsense are you talking about!? Disgusting.” The other young lord from the Hart family was the most shocked and incredulous. Their Hart family, often seen as limbs of the Fernal family, and how could the family that was a mere tool dare to do something so audacious to the fiancée of the third young lord of the Fernal family!?

What about the matter concerning the young lady from the Cherine family? How could she do such a thing? She was perfect in every way: wealth, appearance, intelligence, talent, and noble lineage. Only a fool would secretly form a relationship with someone from the small Hart family. No! Even a fool wouldn’t entertain such an idea.

“Young Lord may think I’m talking nonsense without basis, but a matter as significant as a child in the womb cannot be baseless, can it? In that case, Young Lord can investigate. If the young lady from the Cherine family is not actually pregnant, then please punish me for tarnishing her reputation.”

Ellie spoke with confidence, and everyone’s eyes turned to search for the young lady from the Cherine family. However, no matter how they looked, they couldn’t find her among the crowd.

Young Lord Hart felt a slight relief that the young lady from the Cherine family wasn’t present. For this unfolding event, even if she was indeed pregnant, they had ways to ensure the child wouldn’t come to light because that child could not be born!

The young lady from the Cherine family had not yet married the Third Young Lord of the Fernal family. Therefore, even if the child in her womb belonged to the third young lord, it still shouldn’t be born. And if it truly was from someone in the Hart family, there was even less reason to keep it.

He believed that the young lady from the Cherine family would understand this as well. All of this would be dealt with later; they needed to plan carefully. As long as she didn’t appear and wasn’t examined in front of everyone, there was still a chance to fix things.

The Young Lord of the Hart family glanced at the wretched Carter. His frantic behavior made it clear that he had indeed done something disgraceful with the young lady. The possibility of her being pregnant was real, which would spell disaster for the Hart family. The Cherine and Fernal families would also suffer severe consequences.

“For the accusations you’ve made against the young lady of the Cherine family, I will definitely inform the Cherine and Fernal families. Whether the young lady is pregnant or not will have to be investigated. It is the responsibility of the Hart family to show our sincerity. However, right now, it is more important for you to identify the apothecary and the others who conspired with Carter. At least then we can help the soldiers who were poisoned.”

The young lord of the Hart family was a thoughtful person. He no longer claimed that Carter was being framed, as that would only be an unnecessary complication. What needed to be done now was to shift all the blame to Carter. Carter likely already understood that his life could no longer be saved, but his death could still be useful.

Although they couldn’t say now that it was a setup so that the matter in hand would end first, nothing stopped them from bringing it up again later. The reputation of the Setter family would undoubtedly be targeted!

It was regrettable that he had used the wrong person. If he had employed someone without such a sordid past, perhaps this situation would have ended better...However, it wasn’t all bad. At least this incident showed them whom to be wary of in the future.

The girl named Ellie wasn’t someone the Setter family would suddenly take interest in, but her abilities were indeed profound. With the power to track someone, gathering information wasn’t difficult. Perhaps with this ability...the Setter family could easily deal with certain individuals. She was someone who should be eliminated early on.

“Young Lord is right. But as for identifying the culprit, there’s no need for me to do so, is there? After all, this young lord has already confessed to poisoning. So, let him reveal all about the poison and his accomplices himself,” Ellie replied with a smile, showing no fear in the face of the young lord of the Hart family.

"Indeed. So let’s...”

“But regarding the matter of Young Lady Cherine, there’s no need for the Hart family to investigate it themselves. I fear that the Hart family might do something terrible afterward. Worse...you might deal with the child before making any announcements, right?”

When Ellie said this, many people began whispering among themselves. It seemed they shared Ellie’s suspicions. If the child indeed existed, how could the Hart family let it be? No! It wouldn’t even need the Hart family; if the Cherine family found out first, they would certainly want to get rid of the child. That’s because the presence of the child would impact the relationship between the two great families.

The Fernal family now looked like fools being toyed with by the Cherine family, who had allowed their trusted associates to secretly take advantage of their woman. How could this not impact the relationship between the two families? Such audacious actions were akin to publicly slapping them in the face, treating them as gullible idiots who could be deceived behind their backs.

The Third Young Lord of the Fernal family wasn’t present, but other members of the Fernal family were observing the situation. Just by seeing Carter’s behavior and the reactions of the Hart family’s direct descendant, they understood what was happening. Their hearts were filled with anger. No matter how the Hart family tried to salvage the situation, the Fernal family would undoubtedly teach them a harsh lesson.

As for the Cherine family, another major family, it would depend on negotiations among the elders. This incident might even turn out to be profitable for the Fernal family.

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, the young lord of the Hart family pretended to be outraged. Since Young Lady Cherine wasn’t here, he assumed that right now, she might already know and be trying to hide. They just needed to get through this situation, and afterward, they would definitely deal with it together.

“You underestimate the Hart family too much. We would never do such a thing!” His vehement denial made everyone shake their heads. No one was foolish enough to believe such empty words.

In everyone’s eyes, the Hart family was finished...

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