Chapter 112 Please allow me to apologize to you and to Fairy Tail.
Chapter 112 Please allow me to apologize to you and to Fairy Tail.
Chapter 112 Please allow me to apologize to you and to Fairy Tail.
The servants and stewards were discussing Lucy's inexplicable fainting spell in the front yard when someone suddenly noticed her.
"Lady Lucy! Lady Lucy is back!!"
In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the young lady, and they all excitedly crowded around her when they saw that she had really returned.
"Miss Lucy, thank goodness! I'm so glad you're alright!"
"Well, at Miss Lucy's age, it's perfectly normal for her to elope once or twice now~"
"A batch of Eastern magic books recently arrived. Would you like to take a look?"
"Ahhh! To be able to see Miss Lucy again in my lifetime, I really, really, sob sob sob!"
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"Hey, Granny Styl, you're exaggerating!"
The elderly maid was so moved that she burst into tears, hugging Lucy's leg and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Everyone hasn't changed at all."
Looking at the familiar faces, Lucy smiled, and her heavy mood improved considerably.
"Young Miss, Master wants you to go to the study," a maid came running up to say.
"When my daughter, who had run away from home for over a year, returned, all she said was a cold, dismissive remark about going to the study."
Lucy's face immediately fell.
"No, that shouldn't be it. The master said he wanted to see what you look like now, and specifically instructed that you don't need to change into formal attire."
"When I arrived, I saw him boiling water, it looked like he was going to make tea."
Recalling her master's state just now, the maid rested her chin on her hand, her expression becoming somewhat strange. "Hmm—I don't know how to describe it, but it feels like the master has become a completely different person."
Lucy's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked up towards the study in the mansion: "That man, making tea?"
"Lisa, are you sure you're not seeing things?!"
"It's completely unimaginable that the master would do such a thing—"
Not to mention Lucy, even the servants and housekeepers who had served Jiude for years all looked strange and were more inclined to believe that the young maid was hallucinating.
With deep doubts and Zhixin's feelings, Lucy, dressed in a casual dress, walked into the mansion, passed through the familiar and quiet corridor, and arrived at the door of the study.
"Father, it's me, Lucy." She raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Okay, come in."
Jiude's calm voice immediately came from inside the house, carrying a hint of barely perceptible excitement and joy.
Lucy took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the tightly closed door.
At that moment, a gentle breeze blew in her face, ruffling her shoulder-length golden hair.
Sunlight streamed in through the open window, illuminating the tall, well-dressed man in a suit standing before the coffee table.
Even though the furnishings were the same, for some reason, Lucy felt that this cold and oppressive study, which she remembered so well, seemed to have gained a warmth she had never felt before.
Thinking this, at her father Jude's prompting, Lucy slowly walked to the opposite side of the coffee table, pulled out a chair and sat down gracefully, then her expression changed slightly.
Strange, the chair cushion is a little warm.
From this angle, it seems like the sunlight can't reach it, right?
This was a question that couldn't possibly be asked in front of Jiude; he could only keep it to himself.
"Lucy, it must have taken you a long time by train to get here from Magnolia, right?"
Jiude pushed the brewed black tea towards him, trying not to look too serious, and said softly, "Try it."
"Yes, Father."
Despite not understanding what was going on, Lucy straightened her posture, gracefully extended her hands, and carefully picked up the teacup to taste it.
If Nazhabi were there, he would definitely be horrified by her spoiled princess demeanor and make a meme-worthy expression: Is this really the Lucy who used to kick them into the wall at the drop of a hat?!
"How does it taste?" Jiude asked impatiently, like a child waiting for praise.
Seeing his extremely unusual behavior, Lucy was even more confused and could only nod: "It's very, very delicious."
"I knew it! How could tea worth 100,000 yuan per kilogram taste bad!"
A faint smile appeared on Jiude's meticulous face: Sure enough, that brat Chase was lying through his teeth!
"One, 100,000 per jin?!"
Lucy's lips twitched, and she almost fell off her chair and onto the floor.
She didn't think much of it when she lived here before, but after personally experiencing the bitterness of being chased by the landlady for 70,000 in rent, the rich heiress of Heartfilia became quite sensitive to anything involving money.
I can't imagine how many days' rent that one bite I just took could cover!
Jiude raised his head slightly and carefully examined Lucy in front of him.
Before being "reborn," this cheap and simple outfit alone would have been enough to make him unhappy, right?
Having undergone a complete change in mindset, he slowly spoke, marveling, "I think I've grown taller, Lucy."
Lucy was a little taken aback by her father's sudden concern, and sat there blankly, staring at the teacup with its shimmering liquid.
You should know that when she decided to return to this family, she was prepared to break ties with Jude and sever all ties with the Heartfilia family.
I never expected things to develop like this!
The atmosphere in the study suddenly fell into an extremely awkward silence.
After a few seconds of silence, Jiude broke the silence first: "About the guild you belong to, Fairy Tail—"
After pretending for so long, they finally couldn't help but point the finger at the guild.
Lucy felt a chill run down her spine, and her entire demeanor instantly hardened as she delivered the lines she had prepared long ago with seriousness and determination.
"If you still intend to use your so-called money and power to do things that harm the guild, I will not hesitate to stand by my comrades and become your enemy!"
"I did such a terrible and stupid thing. Please allow me to sincerely apologize to you and to Fairy Tail. I'm sorry."
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The father and daughter uttered drastically different words almost simultaneously.
"Huh?"
Lucy, who was prepared to fight to the end, blinked her eyes, looking completely bewildered and shocked, staring blankly at Jude who was bowing slightly to her.
In contrast, although Jiude's expression was also wrong, he quickly realized what was happening and sighed softly.
Looking back now, I realize that as a father, I really went too far with the Phantom Lord incident.
"Isn't it too late to apologize now?"
Lucy pursed her lips and muttered under her breath, a wary look deep in her beautiful eyes.
That being said, the momentum of being willing to have a big argument to stand firm on one's position has weakened considerably.
This is so strange, so wrong! This cold and heartless man actually took the initiative to reflect on his mistakes and apologize?!
"Lucy, although I'm not in a position to say this right now, could I ask you for a favor?" Jiude asked.
"It's a marriage alliance with some family, isn't it?!" Lucy scoffed.
This was the only reason she could think of for her father to have asked the ghost to bring her back.
"Even though Father's tone was much better than expected, please forgive me for not being able to agree to such a trivial matter!"
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