Mr. Pretentious: Miss Valerius, He is Begging for a Title-Chapter 151: She Begs Him in Tears, Master Ford’s Heart Aches

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: She Begs Him in Tears, Master Ford’s Heart Aches
"Eleanor, I won’t be with him."
Eleanor Valerius softly murmured these words, as though answering and also reaffirming to herself.
"Our Eleanor is very smart, I trust your choice is the right one."
Ivy Valerius didn’t try to persuade her; she too knew that Master Ford and the Ford family’s status imposed a class barrier in romance.
After a long silence, Eleanor Valerius let out a deep breath.
"Ivy, what does love feel like?"
"Love feels blissful."
Ivy Valerius’s lover, Jim Lynch, was born into a regular family.
Years ago, due to Regina Jennings’s threats, the two were apart for many years, until recently reuniting.
Eleanor Valerius watched from afar as Ivy and Jim Lynch cozied up in each other’s arms, feeling the genuine happiness radiating from them.
Escape from the Valerius Family must not be discovered by Regina Jennings at the moment.
After a brief meeting, Eleanor Valerius and Ivy Valerius were about to head back.
For some reason, watching them reluctantly part, Eleanor Valerius felt a bit envious.
"Eleanor, due to Evan Donovan’s incident, I have been filled with despair, too afraid to see him again. I’ve even thought about how death might be a relief, but you gave me hope. Without you, I’d never escape the prison of the Valerius Family in this lifetime."
Ivy Valerius’s voice cracked as she gripped Eleanor Valerius’s hand, smiling and saying, "Even though we’re not blood sisters, being able to be your sister is my lucky fortune."
"Ivy, I hope you won’t give up. You must find your own happiness."
Eleanor Valerius and Ivy Valerius shared a deep bond like sisters without blood ties.
For her, an orphan, she always wanted to protect the family she cherished at any cost.
Now, Ivy Valerius has lost her value in Regina Jennings’s eyes.
Eleanor Valerius worried about her safety and secretly arranged for Ivy and Jim Lynch to leave Aethelgard in two days.
Meanwhile, she decided to remain at the Valerius Family to avoid Regina Jennings’s alerted pursuit.
During this time, Ivy Valerius was very happy, eagerly anticipating a chance to live anew.
...
Emberfall, Donovan Family.
Since Mr. Donovan tried to capture Eleanor Valerius at the police station but was obstructed by the Ford Family.
He returned home and fell seriously ill, unable to come to terms with Evan Donovan’s death even while lying on the sickbed.
"Evan was such a good child, his death was too tragic, he’s all alone down there."
Mr. Donovan was deeply grieved.
"Father, Evan would want you to take care of your health."
Having mourned his son’s death, Jerome Donovan, watching his father seriously ill and his wife shedding tears every day, was filled with unresolved resentment.
"Evan’s death was unjust; the root of the tragedy is that he tangled with two women named Valerius in Aethelgard. Regardless of whether they were the murderers who killed Evan, since Evan liked them, accompanying him in burial would be appropriate!"
The very day, Jerome Donovan arrived in Aethelgard, contacting Regina Jennings through Mrs. Croft.
Mrs. Croft, still resentful of how Regina Jennings stole the spotlight for Eleanor Valerius at the league, proactively assisted the Donovans, suggesting, "As long as the Donovan Family can pay the price, I believe Mrs. Valerius won’t reject the trade, exchanging two daughters for wealth and glory is worthwhile."
Jerome Donovan promptly wrote a check.
Upon seeing the money, Regina Jennings considered this; she knew she couldn’t afford to offend the Donovans.
"The Donovans can buy Ivy, but Eleanor is not for sale."
She had to keep Eleanor Valerius as her trump card.
Moments later, after receiving the check, Regina Jennings didn’t hesitate to betray and sell Ivy Valerius.
The night in Aethelgard was moonless and particularly dark.
Being summoned to shop by Regina Jennings, Ivy Valerius seized the rare opportunity to meet Jim Lynch at an old spot.
However, she didn’t expect to be waylaid on her path by several burly men.
"Mmph mmph!"
The disparity in strength between men and women rendered Ivy Valerius’s futile struggles voiceless for rescue.
Until they forcibly dragged her into a pink-coded clubhouse.
...
Upon receiving Jim Lynch’s call, Eleanor Valerius was about to sleep.
"Ivy’s gone missing? Okay, I’ll go look for her."
Hanging up the phone, Eleanor Valerius glanced up to see Sebastian Ford stepping out of the bathroom.
Before she could speak, Sebastian Ford had already contacted Wayne Wainwright.
Finding someone through Aethelgard’s road surveillance wasn’t difficult.
Soon, Eleanor Valerius received the news from Wayne Wainwright.
Ivy had been forcibly taken away by strange men.
She sat in the car, heading over, a sense of foreboding looming in her heart.
Sebastian Ford sat alongside her, gently holding her tense and pale fingertips.
"Don’t worry, I’ll handle anything that arises."
Seeing the fear in Eleanor Valerius, he couldn’t bring himself to abandon her at this moment.
Upon hearing this, Eleanor Valerius slowly lifted her eyes, forcing a smile at him, comforting herself, "I know it’ll be okay; Ivy will soon leave Aethelgard with her lover. It’ll be okay... I promised she’d have a happy life."
Her voice quivered slightly; she bit her lips to suppress her emotions.
Ivy... wait for me...
For the first time, Sebastian Ford felt at a loss for how to comfort her.
His large hands hugged her, trying to warm her body from its icy state with his body heat.
...
Inside the clubhouse, the lights went out, the doors locked, forming a definite cage.
The men’s devilish laughter gradually faded away.
Ivy Valerius felt like she had died a death in eighteen layers of hell.
Covered in blood, she struggled to crawl away, leaving a winding trail of blood.
The desperate sobbing hidden in the basement were those of girls restrained and brainwashed, once herself included.
Why couldn’t anyone hear their cries of help?
Why couldn’t anyone come to rescue them?
Was it too dark? So no one could see? Would lighting a fire bring us hope for rescue?
In Ivy Valerius’s shattered desperation, a fire ignited at the top floor of the clubhouse.
Thick smoke billowed as the fire spread uncontrollably.
The intense flames have yet to melt away the layers of shackles binding this iron cage.
Ivy Valerius endured the excruciating pain numbly.
She crawled to the balcony, reaching out from the heights, touching the sky beyond.
"Freedom... escape..."
The fire spread with the night wind, burning fiercer.
...
Until, the Ford Family’s car arrived at the clubhouse.
"Master Ford, there’s a fire over there."
Before the car steadied, Eleanor Valerius urgently opened the door and rushed out.
"Watch out!"
Sebastian Ford closely trailed behind to protect her.
Eleanor Valerius couldn’t care about anything else; she ran forward, desperately trying to suppress the fear in her eyes, but upon seeing the burning clubhouse, she broke down completely.
"This place is..."
She had been here before; this was the place where Regina Jennings and Mrs. Croft, those wealthy ladies, packaged a beauty salon into a place for training dogs.
"Ivy Valerius is on the top floor balcony."
Sebastian Ford, having good vision, informed Eleanor Valerius.
Eleanor Valerius instinctively looked over, this glance nearly sent her into collapse.
Surrounded by darkness, the fire inside illuminated Ivy Valerius’s figure.
Her tattered clothes couldn’t cover her bloodied wounds; she could barely stand, clutching tightly onto the railing, her eyes hollow and despairing.
"Ivy——!!"
Eleanor Valerius screamed hysterically, sprinting towards the clubhouse.
Alas, the fire was too fierce.
Sebastian Ford followed closely, embracing Eleanor Valerius’s waist, preventing her from approaching danger.
Eleanor Valerius struggled unconsciously, abruptly turning around, large teardrops falling. Her voice hoarse and pleading, "Master Ford... Master Ford, save her... I promised Ivy I’d get her out of here... I’m begging you, save her..."
Eleanor Valerius’s breakdown deeply pierced Sebastian Ford’s eyes.
He couldn’t believe how deeply it hurt him!
"Nathan, save her!"
This time, Sebastian Ford didn’t stand by.
He feared if he rejected again, the Eleanor Valerius in his arms would truly shatter.
At this moment, Nathan Kendrick charged in with the Ford Family’s bodyguards, breaking through the door.
"Ivy! Look at me, I’m Eleanor..."
Standing below, Eleanor Valerius cried out.
At this time, Ivy Valerius, trembling with pain, finally looked down at her.
"Eleanor..."
Her despair transformed into silent, agonizing weeping!