Chapter 50: Freeloader? Ain't No More
When Lily's father died, they didn't mourn; instead, they celebrated.
But when the news spread that her awakening had failed, they laughed even harder.
A powerless, rare soul conduit and now an orphan girl burdened with a so-called "freeloader" cousin whom Lily's parents had taken in out of pity. They couldn't ask for more. In their eyes, she would practically come crawling back to them on her own.
From then on, Alric began declaring that he would "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 that the union might produce a Super Rare soul.
But every time he came to see her, Lily rejected him, and he'd return home cursing under his breath.
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.
