Chapter 387 Victoria: Damn fate never favors me![Not a Leaf Sticks to My Body]: Hello, we're organizing a rescue operation at 7:30 AM the day after tomorrow to save players trapped in the Lost Castle, and we'd like to invite you to participate. Participating will reward you with a C-grade item and information about the explored Lost Castle. Participation is not mandatory; you can leave after the rescue and withdraw at any time if you wish to cancel.Chu Xuange put his arm around her leg, noticed her tilting her head to look at him, and raised an eyebrow: "Why that expression?""Hua Manyun invited me to participate in the rescue operation at 7:30 am the day after tomorrow."At this moment, Chu Xuange's screen also rang. He pulled the person up and said, "Look, they're looking for me too."Pei Hening: "Shall we go take a look? I've never seen what the Lost Castle looks like before.""Okay, okay."Hua Manyun felt relieved after receiving Pei Hening's affirmative reply. Her going meant that she could get [Princess Ningning], [in good spirits], and [as helpless as a dog].Hua Manyun casually sent an invitation to [Top-Quality Chili], but unfortunately, the invitation was immediately overshadowed by other people's messages."Honey, which division are you in right now? Please tell me.""I admit that I was very sad when I found out that you didn't love me as much as I thought, but I was never angry with you.""I still don't understand what kind of lousy place this is. You transferred to another region without saying a word, which makes me very worried.""Okay, it seems you still don't want to talk to me. I've transferred some money to you. Buy whatever you need yourself. If you run out of money, come to me. Don't make me worry."Player [Casi] has gifted you 2 Energy Stones.Player [Casi] has gifted you 491 gold coins."By the way, I made your favorite pineapple beef today."[Player [Ceci] has gifted you Pineapple Beef (single serving) *1]After replying to the message, Pei Hening took out [Victoria's handwritten letter (commemorative)].She gently removed the sealing wax, took out the letter inside, unfolded it, and read it from beginning to end.——I am Victoria Connie Sanders, the second daughter of the Earl of Sanders.This title sounds impressive at first glance, but in reality, we have long since lost our land and only retain the noble title.I hated the days before I turned 16. The embarrassment, contempt and ridicule brought by poverty followed me like a shadow, as if I would never be able to shake it off in my life.I often dream of myself wearing worn-out aristocratic clothes, attending aristocratic banquets and court events. In the dream, I nervously and awkwardly try to hide the frayed cuffs, attempting to maintain a semblance of decorum, but I'm terribly clumsy; I can't even do this simple thing right, often revealing torn sleeves, frayed collars, and tattered waist darts...Adults would give me strange looks, and my peers made no attempt to hide their malice towards me. They would mimic my awkward movements, the way I spoke, and the rhythm of my walk, as if I were a mouse that had been captured and brought here to amuse them. Even though they didn't explicitly name me, I knew they were looking down on me!In fact, my family had long since faded out of the upper class because we could no longer afford the social expenses and reduced the frequency of our attendance at aristocratic banquets and court events.On my 16th birthday, my parents had a fierce argument, and they even came to blows. I didn't know why they were arguing, but I did know that after that fight, they tacitly put aside their titles and pride as counts and countesses and, in an era when nobles considered doing business a disgrace, they went into business to make a living.I made money, but my family's situation didn't improve.The attitude of those high-ranking nobles towards us was strange; they looked down on us while coveting our family's assets.Those nobles were like a dung beetle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and we were the pile of excrement they both despised and coveted. I apologize for my rudeness, but I truly couldn't say anything nice about them.When I was 18, my uncle, who was obsessed with medicine, suddenly left the research institute to come to my house for Christmas. He first shyly told my parents that he was getting married, and then he asked to borrow money, saying that he wanted to open a clinic.After discussing it with my parents and brother, my uncle agreed. He signed an IOU, and after Christmas, he left with the money. Not long after, he and his new wife, Dr. Janice, established the St. Raphael Clinic.In the same year, my brother got married, and my parents spent a lot of money to redeem the ancestral land and manor. I was admitted to the best university in the Duchy of Hilton—Imperial College London.Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction, but even the most fastidious dung beetle can't live without feces.Not long after, the brother was framed by his sister-in-law and outsiders and became a suspect in a murder case.I simply don't believe it. My brother is a Christian, and the core commandment of Christianity is "You shall not murder." The original Old Testament text reads: "You shall not murder, that is, that a private person may kill an innocent person."The judge privately told my parents an astronomical sum of money, saying he knew my brother was innocent and that if we were willing to spend money to clear his name, he could be released unscathed.The parents haven't decided whether to spend money to ransom the child. It's not that they're unwilling to spend the money, but they're worried that it will become a source of endless extortion.Once a prominent nobleman, he was convicted and imprisoned, his glory gone. It was headline news. When news of my brother's case reached Imperial College, my days at school were also difficult. It was at this time that the Second Prince Hall appeared in front of me.He said, "I am also a Christian. I saw your brother during worship. I believe he is innocent, and I will help you."His promise at that time was like a ray of dawn tearing through the darkness, pulling me out of despair.My brother was exonerated and released.After this incident, I started to study how to increase my personal influence so that others would not dare to easily smear my family.When I started my online account, I was fortunate enough to be brave enough, talented enough, and good at pleasing my fans, and managed to grow my online account to 30 million followers.In order to have a good reputation, I also started the Blue Ocean Charity Foundation with the help of my brother, and used interest and investment returns to help many seriously ill patients.During this time, I became friends with the Second Prince, Hall.He always presented himself to me as elegant, poised, gentle, and tolerant, so when he confessed his feelings to me, I accepted.I want to become the Second Prince's consort. I want to gain power and make those scoundrels who covet my family's wealth wary.But damned fate never favors me!Ships that enter the waters at high tide are very likely to run aground when the tide recedes.
