Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 687

Chapter 687 Trouble at Silverloom Exchange

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And with Theodric backing Silverloom Exchange personally, nobody in Vanelle would dare speak too recklessly about Scarlet anymore.

The crowd quieted for a brief moment before someone muttered softly, “Exactly. She serves the Duchess of Duskmoor now. Who’d dare run their mouth carelessly?”

Another woman sighed. “She’s just trying to survive. What choice did she really have?”

“And honestly,” someone else scoffed from nearby, “aren’t men like this the real embarrassment? They spend their nights chasing pretty girls through taverns, then turn around and call those same women filthy. Shameless.”

Roger and Maud stood among the crowd watching Scarlet carefully.

The young woman stood tall and composed beneath everyone’s stares, her shoulders straight, her gaze calm and steady without the slightest trace of panic or humiliation. There was something poised and dignified about her that made it difficult to associate her with the sort of place those people had been whispering about.

The couple exchanged a glance.

Both of them clearly noticed the same thing.

Meanwhile, the man making trouble was still rolling around on the ground. Seeing everyone’s attention drifting elsewhere, he immediately began crying out even louder.

“My eye!” he wailed dramatically. “Are you people seriously just standing there talking while I go blind?”

At the end of the day, an injured man naturally drew everyone’s attention back again.

Scarlet looked toward him and let out a faint sigh.

“Hey,” she said patiently, “you claimed your injury came from the fireworks, so let me ask you this. Where exactly were you standing when they were lit? Finn warned everyone several times to move back. Why didn’t you?”

The man immediately shouted back, “I was standing nearby watching the celebration! How was I supposed to know those fireworks would burst toward me?”

Then he pointed angrily toward Scarlet.

“You people are unbelievable! I’m the one who got hurt, and somehow now this is my fault? What, your think I injured myself on purpose?”

Scarlet’s expression remained calm.

“Silverloom Exchange opened today hoping for a smooth beginning, so naturally nime of us wanted something like this to happen.” Her voice stayed gentle and steady. “But since you were injured here, we won’t avoid responsibility. Please sit and rest for a moment. A physician is already on the way, and once he arrives, every expense for medicine and treatment will be covered by Silverloom Exchange

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Her handling of the matter was perfectly reasonable.

Which immediately became a problem for the man.

The noble who hired him had repeatedly instructed him to make the situation as chaotic as possible.

Grinding his teeth, he stiffened stubbornly. “The injury’s on my face! My life’s going to be affected from now on, and it’s all this Silverloom Exchange’s fault!”

Scarlet looked at him calmly. “And what exactly are we at fault for?” she asked evenly. “For opening today? For celebrating outside the shop?”

Without waiting for him to answer, she continued.

“Shops across Vanelle celebrate their openings this way every day. The moment people hear the fireworks, crowds naturally gather to watch. You came here on your own too, didn’t you?” Her gaze stayed steady on him. “And before the fireworks were lit, we repeatedly asked everyone to move farther back. I’ve already said we’re willing to cover your treatment costs, so now I’m honestly confused.” Her voice softened slightly. “What exactly is it that you want? Are you trying to force Silverloom Exchange to close?”

Sweat immediately appeared across the man’s forehead.

Someone in the crowd suddenly laughed mockingly.

“Sounds more like he came here on purpose to cause trouble for Her Grace.”

The mood of the crowd shifted instantly.

“Now that you mention it, he did look suspicious earlier.”

“Everyone else backed away when the fireworks started, but he kept sneaking closer.”

“Imagine picking a fight with Silverloom Exchange. That takes guts.”

“Somebody definitely sent him.”

The man’s face changed several times in quick succession.

Scarlet’s gaze brushed lightly across his expression before she glanced toward the far end of the street

“The physician’s arrived,” she said calinly.

The physician had indeed been rushed over as quickly as possible, but because the street outside Silverloom Exchange was packed with curious townspeople, he was still trapped near the outer edge of the crowd trying to see what was happening.

Finn immediately understood the situation and hurried forward

*Excuse us! Make some room, please!”

He squeezed through the crowd and escorted the physicut over while loually one of the tinest physicians in the city when it comes to treati

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Scarlet turned back toward the troublemaker.

“Sir,” she said patiently, whatever your intentions may be, you were still hurt here, and the injury is on your face. You should let the doctor examine it properly before it leaves a scar.”

Then, in full view of the crowd, she turned toward the physician and lowered her head respectfully.

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