Chapter 1276: Chapter 1279: This is Just a Deterrence and Threat (Add more 2) Chapter 1276: Chapter 1279: This is Just a Deterrence and Threat (Add more 2) “Ah, it’s so useless, I can’t even say the words when they’re right on the tip of my tongue…” Lily patted her head, just as she was about to leave the study room, her phone rang again.

Looking down, it was Richard Coldwell.

Right, Richard Coldwell is the grandson of Duke Borkin, but he also holds a position in the military. Now, with surveillance aircraft suddenly being sent over from Europe, Richard Coldwell must have a way to stop them.

Lily answered the phone, and before she could speak, she heard Richard Coldwell’s icy voice coming from the other end.

“Miss Redington, remember the favor you owe me?”

Taken aback by Richard Coldwell’s sudden mention, Lily hesitated, “I remember.”

She and Richard Coldwell had an agreement, Richard Coldwell had kept his part, but she had misspoken because she had reconciled with Aidan Lucas.

At that time, it was agreed that this would count as a favor.

“Hmm, good,” Richard Coldwell said coldly, “Go find Erina for me, explain last time’s matter clearly to her, and tell her you and I are not an item.”

Lily’s eyelid twitched, she dared not tell Richard Coldwell that she had already betrayed him.

“Why don’t you go and explain it yourself?” she asked hesitantly.

“…” There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

“She has blocked me.”

He added, “When she sees my calls, she immediately hangs up. When she sees me, it’s like she’s seeing air.”

“All right, you are quite pitiful.” Lily covered her mouth, nearly not laughing aloud.

Richard Coldwell completely ignored the schadenfreude in her tone and continued indifferently, “Also, after you explain our relationship, pass a message to Erina for me.”

“What message?”

“Tell her, if she doesn’t want to see a conflict between the two nations, she better seriously consider my previous proposal. If she does not agree, what’s sent next will not be just surveillance aircraft.”

It took a while for Lily to process, “Wait, wait… you said conflict between the two nations… Richard Coldwell, I must remind you, you are an Eastonian and you also hold a position in the military. Whose side is your loyalty on?”

“Thanks for the reminder.” Richard Coldwell accepted her words nonchalantly, “Since it’s like this, I also need to remind Miss Redington. Your real name is Alice Redington, you carry the Redington family’s blood, where does your loyalty lie?”

“I… I just don’t want to see war happen.”

“Rest assured, there won’t be any war.”

“But you two…”

“This is just a form of deterrence and threat,” Richard Coldwell succinctly pointed out the answer, “Your father needs it to exert pressure on the Eastonian authorities, while I need it to exert pressure on Erina. Our goals are the same…”
That’s why the cooperation between the Redington and Borkin families is so close.

Lily was left speechless, “Alright, alright, I won’t meddle in your affairs anymore. Anyway, I’ll convey your message, the rest is up to you.”

“Thanks,” Richard Coldwell said, then was about to hang up.

“Hey, wait–” Lily suddenly remembered someone, “By the way, I recently heard that Mr. Chamberlain’s fiancee is your sister, did your father really acknowledge an illegitimate daughter into the Coldwell family?”

On the other end of the phone, Richard Coldwell slightly furrowed his brows as he recalled recent events.

He had met that so-called sister once, with long cascading hair, seemingly vulnerable and delicate, yet her gaze was calculating.

Richard Coldwell impatiently told Lily, “Remember this, I, Richard Coldwell, have no siblings. And that woman you speak of, she isn’t one either.”

Just as Lily was about to ask, then what about Erina Coldwell.

Suddenly she remembered, Erina Coldwell couldn’t be considered a sister, she should be regarded as Richard Coldwell’s beloved woman.

[Author’s Note] To be continued