Chapter 211 - 146: The Fire Witch, Fenna Barbosa

Chapter 211: Chapter 146: The Fire Witch, Fenna Barbosa

Jack Moria successfully defused Lian’s awkward predicament, as the girls’ attention had almost completely shifted to him.

Tauriel Hall had a way of drawing all the fire, even when she wasn’t even there.

Catherine needed an answer from Jack Moria. As her supporter, Dora naturally stood by her side. Meanwhile, Sophie, Anna, and Nancy Stuart also wanted to know the reason Jack had chosen Tauriel.

With the exception of Sophie, almost everyone else hoped that Catherine was Lian’s fiancée; that way, they wouldn’t feel so much pressure.

"Catherine, it’s not that you aren’t good enough. This matter concerns a great secret, but I trust that for Lian’s sake, none of you will ever breathe a word of it. The truth is, our Moria Clan in the Green Shade Territory has been afflicted by a terrible curse. Any child not born of a Witch is doomed to die young."

Jack Moria said regretfully, "Furthermore, if Lian doesn’t have a child before he turns twenty, Misfortune will befall him."

Sophie, Anna, Catherine, Nancy, and Dora all turned to Lian in astonishment.

Lian was stunned, too.

’What the hell, Old Deng? Why didn’t you ever tell me about this?’

Jack Moria shot Lian a regretful glance, as if to say that every word he’d spoken was true.

"And in the entire Empire, the only Witch who can carry on a bloodline is Tauriel. I am so sorry. You are all exceptional women, but for the Moria family to survive, we must make sacrifices. I hope you won’t blame Lian for this. It is all my fault. I am the one who brought this terrible curse upon us."

Old Jack’s voice was choked with tears. It was a performance worthy of an award-winning actor.

Lian narrowed his eyes. His gut told him Old Moria was lying.

’Because the real Lian had already met an untimely end, and he currently had no negative status effects whatsoever.’

’So, Old Jack was just saying all this to placate the girls.’

’As expected, the old fox was still the craftiest.’

Upon hearing that Lian might not live past the age of twenty, all five women’s faces filled with concern.

"I’m sorry, Lian. I’ve been meaning to tell you that you need to have a child as soon as possible, but you never gave me the chance."

Old Jack wiped away his crocodile tears.

"Fortunately, you’re still young. You have three years. I’m certain you can save yourself."

’Hey... hold on. Don’t lie with such a straight face, or I might actually start to believe you.’

Lian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I’m so sorry, darling. I had no idea. And I kept asking you to do so much for me... I’m such a selfish woman."

Catherine grasped Lian’s hand. Although she hadn’t forgotten her best friend’s betrayal just moments ago, she still chose to forgive Lian. Who could hold a grudge against a Patient suffering from a terrible curse?

When she had first met Lian, she herself had not only been plagued by Misfortune but was also terminally ill. Yet Lian had helped her, saved her, accepted her, and willingly become her pillar of support, even helping her reclaim the Blue Moon Territory.

And now, Lian was facing the same situation. ’Am I supposed to just shrink away?’

"Catherine, this isn’t your fault. Even I didn’t know about it."

Lian was telling the truth.

Jack Moria sighed. "This is all my fault. It’s my mistake. I hid the truth from you so that you could properly inherit the Green Shade Territory."

Catherine’s feelings echoed those of the other girls. Without exception, they had all been saved by Lian, given a new lease on life because of him. But now, it seemed there was nothing they could do.

Without breaking the laws of the Empire, it seemed only Tauriel could save Lian.

If they couldn’t set aside their own feelings and let Lian go to Tauriel, and it ultimately led to tragedy, they would be plunged into a pit of self-reproach.

"Lian, is there anything I can do to help?"

The usually taciturn Sophie suddenly spoke up.

Lian’s eyes lit up. If they weren’t all here, he really would have said it.

’Sophie, can you help me have a child?’

’But now was clearly not the right time.’

"Sophie, thank you."

Seeing that the crisis had been averted, Old Jack breathed a sigh of relief.

"There’s no need for everyone to be too worried," Old Jack said, "As long as Lian can unite with Tauriel, this whole affair won’t affect him at all."

Old Jack tried to console everyone, but their moods clearly weren’t going to lift so easily.

Tauriel was like a dark cloud hanging over the beautiful women, leaving them sullen and unhappy.

"AHEM—"

Lian coughed twice, deciding to shift everyone’s attention and get things back on track.

"Anna, Catherine, Dora, Nancy, Sophie, I used a special method to bring you all into this dream so that we could have a meeting."

"A meeting?"

Dora froze.

In that instant, she felt a despair even deeper than when she’d heard Lian didn’t have many years left to live.

’Because what Lian had just said was proof enough that this wasn’t just her own dream.’

’That meant the Catherine in front of her was probably the real Catherine.’

’Which meant Catherine had really seen her kiss Lian just now.’

’The little boat of their friendship was about to capsize in this storm.’

That was the last thing Dora wanted.

Although Anna had suspected as much, she was still mortified. Why did she have to be wearing a leather miniskirt and holding a whip? She had even stepped right on top of her master. Even for Anna, acting on her desires so openly was something she could only do in a dream.

Catherine also regretted her earlier behavior. ’How could I have just blurted out a question about Lian and Nancy’s relationship? It was an absolutely foolish move, one that could have pushed their own relationship into the Abyss. And I saw Dora and Lian kissing! Which means none of this was a dream! I can’t believe I lost my cool and confronted them on the spot! No smart woman would have been so confrontational about something like that.’