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445.Chapter 445
By the time Matthew rushed back to Mount Westin from Hasen City again, it was already the middle of the night.
What he didn''t expect was that the light in Dn''s small cottage was still on
Pushing the door open, he saw Dn sitting by the bed, with a table of cold, untouched food nearby
"Dn, why are you still up? Don''t tell me you''ve been waiting for Sophie and me to get back?" Matthew asked, surprised as he nced at the in dishes on the
table.
Dn seemed to be holding something tightly in his arms. When he heard
Matthew''s voice, his body stiffened. His gaze flicked past Matthew to the doorway, tense and expectant.
"Where''s Sophie? Where did she go?" Dn''s voice was hoarse, like he was barely holding something back
Dn''s voice was hoarse, like he was barely holding something back
Matthew,pletely unaware of the tension in the room, picked up a fork, took a bite of the food, and immediately grimaced before tossing the fork back onto the table.
"Seriously, Dn? This food is so nd! Can''t you make something decent? Just one dish with meat would be enough. How am I supposed to eat all this?" Matthewined, clearly unimpressed.
He thought to himself, I''m still injured. How am I supposed to recover if I don''t eat properly?
Before he could say anything else, Dn''s voice, now even raspier, cut through the air, "I asked you. Where did Sophie got Matthew finally looked up and saw Dn ring at him, his bloodshot eyes zing with fury, like a lion ready to pounce "Dn, what''s wrong? Why are you sitting there clutching that box? Did you not eat either? Matthew asked, puzzled Suddenly, Dn erupted. He hurled the empty wooden box onto the table with a force that sent food and utensils flying The deafening crash echoed through the small straw hut, the sound of splintering wood cutting through the tense silence like a de
Matthew waspletely caught off guard.
His eyes widened in shock and confusion as he stared at Dn, "What''s gotten into you? Why are you blowing up like this?" "Are you deaf?" Dn stormed up to Matthew, roughly grabbing him by the cor. For the first time ever, he roared at his younger brother with such intensity.
His expression was murderous, his eyes zing with fury, and even a trace of hatred. "I''m asking you onest time where is Sophie? Where the hell did she go? Tell me now!"
"I''m asking you onest time,where is Sophie?! Where the hell did she go?! Tell me now!!"
"She went back to the Duke''s estatel She''s back there!" Seeing Dn''s emotions spiraling out of control, Matthew quickly blurted out the answer.
"She went back?"
"Yeah, Sophie got hurt, so I sent her back this afternoon..." Matthew exined.
But instead of calming down, Dn''s expression grew even darker and more terrifying
"Hurt? Went back?" Dn sneered through gritted teeth. "I bet she''s feeling guilty! She didn''t dare face me, so she ran back there!"
"Guilty? What are you even talking about, Dn? Sophie didn''t do anything wrong?" Matthew retorted, his tone growing sharper as the conversation took a strange turn.
"If you want to know what she did, ask her yourself! Ask her what she was doing in my room!"
"Then just tell me what happened already, Dn! Why can''t you just say it straight?" Matthew demanded, exasperated. Dn grabbed the wooden box with
a chipped corner from the ground and shoved it into Matthew''s arms. "Take a look for yourself!"
"Look at what? It''s just an empty box. Last night, Sophie twisted her ankle because she tripped over this thing."
Matthew exined what had happened, thinking it would clear things up.
But Dn let out a bitterugh, his anger barely contained. "So it was stolenst
night? No wonder she suddenly pulled out
ully unlocked! a pouch of coins today. That was my money. She
this morning was stolen from you?"
"Wait, Dn, are you seriously saying the money Sophie gave you
"That''s exactly what I''m saying!" Dn snapped, his tone resolute. Matthew shook
his head, finding the usation ridiculous. "That money was leftover from Sophie buying flower seeds.
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She told me about it herself"
Dn''s fury erupted, his words practically scorching Matthew. "Bullshit! Ever since Sophie entered the Duke''s estate, when has she ever carried copper coins? Every time she goes out, she has silver or banknotes. And you dare im that money is hers? It''s obviously mine!"
"That money belongs to Sophiel Dn, you
most of our silver. We barely have any in''t know because you left home, buttely, Father has been withholding
argued, trying to keep his cool
so it''s perfectly normal for Sophie to carry coins when she goes out, Matthew
"It''s mine! It''s all mine!" Dn shouted, his voice cracking with emotion. I spent ages saving up a whole box of coins, using this very wooden box to store them. I was still counting them before you arrivedst night, but after you came, the box was empty. If Sophie didn''t steal it, then was it you?"
Dn''s emotions spiraled out of control, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. Those coins were meant for his sister He had painstakingly saved them, filling the box bit by bit, only for it all to vanish overnight.
"Dn, seriously? If you''re going to me Sophie, at least make it believable. Isn''t that a bit much to use her over a few coins? Matthew retorted, unable to grasp the significance those coins held for Dn
To Matthew, Dn was blowing things way out of proportion Frustrated, Matthew rubbed his forehead. "Fine, Dn. You clearly believe everything Eliza says and won''t listen to us no matter what. Since that''s the case, I won''t waste my breath arguing with you.
"Let''s settle this. You im your money was stolen, how much was it? Give me a number, and once I return to the Duke''s estate, I''ll pay you back." Matthew, nursing his injuries from earlier, had no desire to keep fighting with Dn. He figured money could resolve the issue.
But he forgot one crucial thing. Dn was just as stubborn as he was.
"I don''t want your money!" Dn snapped, shaking off Matthew''s hand. "I want my
own money back! Go find Sophie and bring her here. I want her to return every single coin, not a penny less!"
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