Chapter 271 Fanny’s Backers
Fanny recounted somewhat apprehensively, “Dickson and I wanted to sell you off as quickly as we could, but that thing around your neck
was an eyesore.
“We couldn’t find a buyer. That sugilite pot glowed and had an
engraving on its back.”
The engraving was a single word, but it meant neither wealth nor good fortune. It was “soul”. No one would dare to acquire something
like that, much less keep it.
Shuddering, Fanny continued, “I had an elder in our village take a look at the thing around your neck. He told me it was made from something deep under the earth.
“He claimed that it was cursed and told us to get rid of it quickly. That
included getting rid of you too.
“Dickson and I abandoned you out of fear. We later sold the pendant
to Mr. Rathbone, a jewelry collector in Southdale.”
Mr. Rathbone, Southdale. Wynter stroked her chin as she considered
this information. “What about that landslide that year?”
“Dickson and I ran off after we swapped you with the Yates’ daughter,
Fanny said. Fear flashed in her eyes when she met Wynter’s gaze.”
We thought you were the cause of the landslide.
“After we got to the town, we found out that no one died in the
landslide. There were only a few injured, but that was about it.
“As for you, you were mistaken for the Yates’ daughter and taken
away” away.”
Wynter lowered her gaze. “So where did you kidnap me from?”
“Kingbourne, of course,” Fanny replied. She paused in hesitation and asked, “I mean, isn’t your brother…”
“My brother?” Wynter’s eyes narrowed.
“The man you rescued from the cellar, he’s…” Fanny broke off as
realization dawned upon her.
Her eyes widened. “You tricked me! You don’t remember anything.
from when you were young!”
Wynter didn’t deny this as she rose to her feet. True to her intelligence
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