Chapter 1084 The Most Well-Respected Man


    Lucy''s POV:


    No sunshine ever reached the remote pce all year round. I tossed the wet clothes into the basket as I gazed out at Firman through the ivy covered


    banister of the porch. He had been fine this morning before he went to school, but he had been avoiding me since his return.


    "Firman,e here,” I couldn''t help but wave him over.


    He nced at me briefly before ducking his head. He then trudged toward me as though his shoes were made of lead.


    I reached out and touched his forehead. His temperature was normal, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with his face.


    "What''s the problem, Mom?" Firman muttered under his breath.


    Noticing the way he was dodging my eyes, I grabbed his wrist and pulled up his sleeve.


    He tried to struggle against me, but in the end, he simply turned away.


    Just as I had expected, there were tworge bruises marring his skin. I could tell from the color that whoever had done this had used a lot of force.


    I was immediately upset, but my distress soon gave way to rage.


    "Tell me, what happened?” I demanded. "Who hurt you?"


    Firman was still unwilling to look at me. He stubbornly pursed his lips, and a familiar stubborn edge appeared in his eyes. It was very simr to his


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    Realizing that I must have frightened him with my harsh tone, I took a calming breath before speaking again.


    "I''m sorry, Firman. I didn''t mean to scold you. I was just worried." I got down on my haunches and gathered him in his arms


    Atst, Firman rxed and leaned into my embrace. He buried his face in the crook of my neck and sobbed.


    As pained as I was on his behalf, I also hated to see him acting so weak.


    "Can you tell me what happened now? Come on, don''t be afraid. If you say nothing, no one will know that you were bullied.”


    Still, Firman kept his silence. After a long while, he mumbled, "My ssmates hit me."


    "Which ones? Can you give me their names?" I pulled back and raised his head so that I could look him in the eye.


    Firman nodded. His tearful eyes were so clear and innocent, without the slightest trace of anger or resentment.


    I had no choice but to repeat the mantra I''d been drilling into him since he was little. "Remember the people who have wronged you and take revenge


    on them in the future, okay?"


    Firman nodded again. "I understand," he dered, wiping the tears from his eyes. "I will get stronger and fight back against them."


    "Not only will you fight back, but you will make them pay tenfold!" I bit out through gritted teeth.


    I could see the bewilderment in Firman''s eyes, and knew that he did not understand what I meant. Nevertheless, he mumbled a soft, "Okay."


    I held his face and stroked his hair. "It''s all right," Iforted him. "Just endure it for now. One day, you will be the greatest, most revered man


    in the whole kingdom.”


    "How?" Firmanasked with a frown.


    "Those kids Hit me any time they


    want. Wilkthey ever respect me?" [>


    smiled, "You will understand as you


    grow older. For now, the most C


    impaitant thing for you to dais to


    learn. Go back inside and study.”


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    Firman padded into the house obediently, while I walked out of the hall and headed to a rusty door nestled alongside a shabby corridor. I took out a


    key, turned the lock, and pushed through the door.


    Inside, a ripped up photo of Richard was hung on the wall, his face barely recognizable from the cuts. Although his face was practically out of the


    picture, I still grabbed the knife on the shelf and shed at it over and over.


    I didn''t stop until my wrist felt numb.


    I loathed the man with every fiber of


    my being. Betause of him, Firman


    had to suff or in the imperial pce,


    all for the-sake of his damned


    bloodme. { was also because of


    Richard''s failure that Firmanhad to


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    It took me a few moments to calm


    down. When did, I turned the vase


    on a nearby table, triggering a secret


    compartment on the wall to open-''A


    delicate, wooden box sat inside,


    containing my most prized


    refnen os, including Ky e''sphoto.


    I caressed the picture with my fingers, letting my mind wander back to the happy days of the past. The memory of Kyle''s handsome face was the only


    thing that kept me holding on to this wretched life I lived.


    My reverie was broken by the sound of approaching footsteps. I hurriedly deposited the photo back inside the box and turned the vase to restore the


    compartment in its hidden position.