Chapter 80: Begging Means Looking Like You're Begging

After that, Old Lady Norrell took one look at the staircase up to the sixth floor and immediately lost her nerve. If she really had to climb all the way up, she probably would not have made it back down alive. Fortunately, Ronald Norrell sidled over at just the right moment and put on a show of devotion. "Grandma, let me carry you up." Old Lady Norrell was instantly moved. Augustine Norrell, meanwhile, stood off to the side, burning with anxious frustration. Even he had to admit it. Compared...