Chapter 50: Freeloader? Ain't No More
When Lily's father died, they didn't mourn. They celebrated. But when the news broke that her awakening had failed, they laughed harder.
A powerless—rare soul conduit—and now an orphan girl burdened with a "freeloader" cousin they had taken in out of pity. They couldn't ask for more; she would practically come running to them by herself.
From then on, Alric began declaring that he'd "take her as a concubine" once the family reclaimed her land after ten years. Since Alric also had a rare soul, they allowed him to pursue Lily—in hopes of obtaining a Super Rare soul. Every time he came to see her, Lily refused and he'd return home cursing.
At one point, they'd even feared Zolton might try to take her away, but when they saw that James had taken her under his protection, they relaxed.
After all, they thought, ten years is a long time—long enough for any man, especially a scumbag like Zolton, to lose interest in a single girl.
