Chapter 915

Jane didn’t feel that Frederick owed her any further explanation about who those two people were. She simply sensed that their presence had weighed heavily on him, casting a somber, oppressive aura she couldn’t ignore. Quietly, she stepped to his side and slipped her small hand into his. Not long after, the girl in the blue dress emerged from the infirmary, her eyes red and swollen from crying. Still wiping her tears with her thin hands, she choked out, “Mr. Fuller… my dad said… he has something he wants to tell you. Could you… go in?” Frederick already knew what Aubin Nev wished to say, but out of respect, he stepped inside. Standing by the sickbed, he found the man too weak now even to speak—only his eyes remained open, full of pleading and unwillingness to let go. “I know how you saved my mother all those years ago,” Frederick said quietly. “You don’t need to worry. After you’re gone, I’ll take care of Violet’s education and living expenses until she graduates.” At those words, Aubi