Hello, Mr. Brent novel Chapter 94

Alan took out the key and opened the attic door.

Emily said in surprise, "I didn't expect you to have the key to the attic. It seems that Mrs. Brent is very nice to you."

Alan smiled bitterly, turned on the light and said, "Let's count it! I remember that set of crystal glasses was put in the cabinet in the southwest corner last year."

"Wow, so many things!" Emily opened her mouth in surprise. The room was full of beautiful things.

Although they were well arranged and some of the items were boxed, she was already shocked just by looking at the items placed outside.

"These are all unused, defective goods and this is not where the really good stuff is kept. I can't get the key to there either," Alan smiled bitterly.

Emily had just envied him for being in Mrs. Brent's good graces, but she hadn't realized that he was just the one who looked after the room where the unused items were kept. Now she felt embarrassed.

"I'm sorry!" Emily apologized.

Alan smiled and said, "It's okay. My status as an illegitimate son is already awkward. It's my honour to live here."

Emily pursed her lips and said, "Don't say that. You... Are part of the Brents. It's only natural that you should live here."

Alan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You must have heard something about me! But you absolutely did not know that if I had been born that two days earlier, I would replace Franklin as the head of the entire family. At that time, my mother and Mrs. Brent were pregnant at the same time, and my mother's due date was still a week before Mrs. Brent's. Mr. Brent said that whoever gave birth to his son would be his next wife. But I was born two days late when I should have been born earlier, and it was because of this that I live a completely different life. Originally, Mr. Brent wanted to get rid of me, because he couldn't have his heir surrounded by a threat, but my mother took me and ran away. By the time I was brought back again I was ten years old, Mr. Brent had wanted to have me drowned, and it was my mother who saved my life and made me who I am now. But my mother died for me, and it is already a great honour for me to be alive. What could I possibly ask for? My mother told me when she died that I must live well and not hold a grudge against anyone and that I should live with her will."

"What? Is that true?" Emily was horrified.

She had only seen this kind of thing in TV dramas, but she didn't expect it to happen in real life. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs. Mr. Brent actually did such a crazy thing.

"You don't have to look at me with pity. Actually, I feel very good now, at least much better than the average person," Alan said with a smile.

Emily pursed her lips and sighed, not knowing what to say.

This was a privacy for the Brent. She could not say anything about it.

"Is it that cabinet? Let's see if anyone has put the missing cup back in the cabinet?" Emily quickly changed the subject and opened a cabinet with a crystal cup written on it.

Sure enough, there was a set of eleven crystal cups inside, which should have been twelve. There was just one missing, just like Alan said.

"No! It's better to talk to Mrs. Brent," Emily said.

Alan nodded, "I'll go and tell her! In case she asks how you knew about it again. I'll just say I accidentally saw the ledger and found out about it."

"Thank you!" Emily said.

Alan smiled and said, "You're welcome. This is what I should do."

"It's so stuffy inside. Let's go out!" Emily wiped the sweat off her forehead.

The attic was really stuffy. It was probably because there were no windows. It was only been a short while and she was already hot, her forehead was sweating and her clothes were getting soaked, so she needed to get some air.

Alan nodded and walked to the door before her. He opened the door and was ready to go out.

But unexpectedly, he frowned and said in surprise, "Why can't the door open?"

"Ah?" Emily was surprised and hurriedly pulled herself.