âWhat can he do to me? After all, Iâm Chandlerâs fiancée. After we get married, Iâll be able to come and go from the Hunter estate. Itâs just a matter of time.â Tina deliberately downplayed the situation.
Lina breathed a sigh of relief. âThatâs true. After you graduate, youâll marry Chandler. Hunter shouldnât do anything to you.â
Hadwinâs face finally softened. âHave you really decided to marry Chandler after you graduate?â he asked.
âYes, I have. Iâm going to marry Chandler,â Tina replied firmly, without any hesitation.
âThatâs good,â Hadwin said, and didnât say anything more.
Meanwhile, Lina was busy asking about Hunterâs mansion.
Tina explained the process, but left out the part about Chandlerâs bath and the church.
After her parents finished questioning her, Tina collapsed on her bed, exhausted.
Even now, she still found Chandlerâs talk about the bugs and the woman in the church painting unbelievable, but she believed him because she knew he wouldnât lie to her.
But what did her grandfather mean when he said Chandler had to have a child to live?
If sleeping with her could calm the bugs and end his suffering, what did having a child have to do with the bugs?
But Chandler didnât want to say more, so she was left with her questions.
Tina saw Weldon again when he gave her and Kit a copy of the photos they had taken.
âBy the way, have you seen the real Chandler yet?â Weldon suddenly asked.
Tina tensed up and looked at Weldon warily. After all, she didnât know how much Weldon knew about Chandler and the bugs.
âIt seems you know something,â Weldon smiled. âDo you know about the church? Have you seen the painting inside the church?â
âYouââ Tina stared at Weldon with wide eyes.
Weldon continued, âSo, Chandler has something in his body. Do you know what it is?â
âYou also know about the curse?â Tina blurted out.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she wanted to curse herself for being so foolish! Come on, the other person never even mentioned the word âcurseâ!
âIt seems you know too,â Weldon smirked. âThe curse is something that the Hunter family has been unable to get rid of for generations. If someone in the Hunter family has the curse in their body, itâs difficult for them to live long. Of course, itâs not entirely hopeless. As long as you find the right person, you can be cured. Chandler chose to marry a little girl like you because you are the one who can cure the curse in his body.â
Tina didnât expect Weldon to know so much!
âSo, Chandler is likely just using you. In Hunter, there are many people like you who are used to cure the curse. As a member of the Stephenson family, are you willing to be used like this?â Weldon asked.
Tina stared at Weldon. âWhy do I feel like youâre trying to sow discord?â