Chapter 485 - 485 The Teal Family

485 The Teal Family

Selma Payne’s POV:

I understood what Carey was saying, even more so than she herself. All of this was because of young Sunflower.

Her words almost confirmed all my previous conjectures.

A baby who had the power to bewitch people. Should I be glad that his thoughts didn’t grow in advance like his body? This kind of power was too terrifying. If it were good, there would be hundreds of good; if it were bad, there would be hundreds of destruction.

I thought about it over and over again. Due to Carey’s attitude of avoiding young Sunflower as much as possible, I decided to hide this from her. Her life was about to have a peaceful and bright new beginning, and she no longer had to bear more secrets from the past that would only add to the pressure.

So, on an ordinary morning, Miss Carey Teal boarded the train heading for the Spring Rain Pack with her limited luggage. Her distant aunt, Madam Charlies, had come to send her off. Although she had not spent much time with her niece, she had done her duty as an elder.

Everything was perfect, and there was nothing to criticize.

I heard the sound of the train starting up from my earpiece. “Miss Carey has left, Your Highness.”

“Thank you for sending her off on my behalf, Madam.”

“She’s my niece. As her aunt, how could I not come to see her off?” Madam Charlies smiled warmly.

I believed Jordin must have been greatly influenced by this elder, such as this smooth and slick personality that didn’t disgust people at all but rather like a spring breeze.

Madam Charlies was not a noble, and neither was her husband. In fact, the branch of Charlies that Jordin belonged to was very far away from the family’s title of nobility. Jordin’s parents had personally fought for this title for their daughter. Although it should have belonged to them, the war had taken everything away.

The Teal Family belonged to the middle level, and they had long understood that they were no match for those sly old foxes in the officialdom. Therefore, they moved back to their hometown during Jordin’s grandfather’s generation and lived like they were in paradise.

But how could there be a real paradise in this world? The Teal Family, who had left the center of power, quickly realized that there were losses to every gain. A peaceful life had returned, but something had also been lost quietly. For example, the power that was better than nothing, the status of being respected, and the right to return to the center of power.

The vanity fair was packed. Everyone wanted to come in and get a share of the pie. Once they went out, it would be difficult to come back. The nobles who had lost power were like fresh flowers in a vase. They were beautiful, but how long could they last by relying on that shallow pool of water? The Teal Family realized that if they continued like this, they would gradually become mediocre and become a truly rich man in the countryside. They would never be able to touch the once unattainable position.

However, the process of regaining power and status was difficult. A noble family that was neither high nor low was of much use. It was difficult for the Teal Family to sell themselves to any powerful person then.

But at this time, the war arrived. Countless werewolves had been sacrificed on the battlefield, including the people of the Teal Family, such as Jordin’s father and mother. Jordin’s father was conferred the title of Count of Mirror Lake posthumously, and Jordin, still learning to speak, became a Baroness. She was the third person to have a title in the Teal Family.

This gave the Teal Family infinite hope in Jordin – a young descendent who had lost her child and was now a noble. The most amazing thing was that she was not much different in age from Princess Madeline, who had just been born. The adults’ attempts to drag things out were useless, but what could be stronger than the friendship between childhood sweethearts?

Unfortunately, I went missing halfway through my plan, and the Teal Family’s plan fell through again, giving up on the idea of sending Jordin to live in the Lycan pack.

However, they were still humane and did not ignore Jordin because of this, nor did they use the sinister means of snatching the title of nobility and property on a child. Madam Charlies and her husband treated Jordin as their own, raising her into an upright and intelligent young woman with great effort.

My mother wanted to choose a female companion for me, and the ambition of the Teal Family that had been extinguished for twenty years was ignited again. My mother chose Jordin, and the Teal Family obtained the opportunity to reach the sky in a single step that they had dreamed of.

However, this was a smart family. They were not in a hurry to rely on Jordin to gain power. Instead, they became more low-key and careful, as if they did not care about the benefits at their fingertips. Count Charlies even gave most of the family’s resources to Jordin to use as she pleased, which meant that she was under my command, showing loyalty.

This was where they were smart because no superior would like to see their subordinates anxiously greedy for power and money. Being humble and cautious was a great help in reaching the sky in a single step.

When I was looking for a family that could hide Carey, the Teal Family was the first to stand up and express that they would share my worries. Didn’t they know the hidden danger that Carey could bring? No, they knew, but it was not worth mentioning compared to what they could get.

Now, the Teal Family was tied to my ship and had become my trusted subordinates.