When the Wolves Attacked My Cousin and Me

With the opening of the country, there was no taboo against men and women dating.

I grew up with Michael Lewis since childhood, we were childhood sweethearts and always almost inseparable.

At first, I didn't notice anything wrong, until my cousin came to live with us, and I found that Michael always talked about Jennifer Smith.

"Your cousin is a pitiful person, her parents died and she is relying on others, making her very cautious with every step she takes," Michael said, holding a cup of tea and looking at me.

I frowned, feeling something was off, "Your words make me feel as if the Hawk family is mistreating her, but how do you know that she is cautious with every step she takes?"

"You are a noble young lady, and of course you don't know how the servants treat an orphan like her."

"Michael, you've gone too far with your words."

"Is this too much? Do you know how sad she was when the servants threw away the things she used to worship her parents?"

"Michael! It's inappropriate to worship her parents in the family, so why did you go so far?!"

"Michael left with a flick of his sleeve, saying, 'Forget it, I can't reason with a noble lady like you!'"

This was the first time that Michael and I had an argument in front of others.

I was a little angry. I didn't know when they knew each other, but it hadn't been too long, and it couldn't compare to the time I spent with him for more than ten years.

Though I still felt angry, I sent someone to understand what he said. Anyhow I couldn't let my Hawk family be known for bullying an orphan girl.

The fact was that the servants tried to dissuade Jennifer three times, but she insisted on going her own way, so the servants forcibly took away the offerings.

It was a taboo to conduct worship ceremonies casually in the mansion. Jennifer, at the very least, came from a prestigious family and she should understand this.

I could understand Michael's mood. He used to be an unpopular illegitimate child, and it was only because the White family had no heir that he could be adopted by the queen and inherit the position of the crown prince, thus establishing a marriage arrangement with me.

Maybe Jennifer liked him.

The next day, we attended the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet hosted by the White family and I attended together with Jennifer.

Just as I sat down, someone started making a fuss and asked Jennifer to write a poem. They didn't dare to make a fuss with me, so they made a fuss with Jennifer.

I was about to stop them, but Jennifer responded first.

I couldn't help but curse in my heart. Do you respond first to show that my Hawk family don't value a girl like you in order to gain sympathy?

I had always been willing to speculate about others with the worst intentions, but yesterday's incident did make me feel resentful.

After all, Jennifer was the daughter of a noble family. Although her parents died in battle, her education since childhood should not be let her be so ignorant of etiquette.

"Jennifer and I have just taken our seats, and the Chrysanthemum Banquet has not yet begun. So, it is unreasonable for you to start making a fuss, is it?" I looked at Waner, who was making the loudest noise, with a smile that was not a smile.

"Yvonne Smith, you..."

"Miss Tanner, why don't you greet me?" I rarely use my status to oppress others, but Miss Tanner was always my exception.

Miss Tanner reluctantly bowed to me and said, "Your Duchess."

Yes, because of my father's relationship with the current emperor, I was a Princess Royal since I was young.

Because of this incident, Jennifer didn't manage to compose a poem. As for whether someone would ask her to compose a poem after the banquet starts, I couldn’t care about that at all.

I took a sip of plum wine, put down the cup, and prepared to take a walk in the garden.

As soon as I entered the pavilion in the garden, Michael chased after me and said, "Yvonne..."

I glanced at him and didn't want to speak.

"Yvonne, what happened yesterday was my fault. I shouldn't be angry with you."

"Michael, do you think that your fault is just about taking it out on me? Do you understand the cause and effect of the matter? Or do you think it's reasonable to secretly worship in the mansion?"

"I... I was just impulsive. Anyhow, Jennifer has already lost her parents and is pitiful. Look at how she was bullied by those people just now." Michael frowned, as if I was making trouble for no reason.

Another layer of anger rose in my heart and I said, "Are you implying that my family is bullying her?"

"Yvonne, if you want to think that way, I can't do anything about it! The fact is that your family has never valued her! That's why even some servants can bully her."