The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 504 Testing each other
As Vida fell ill, the usually deserted Rose Manor suddenly became lively with people coming and going.

After Thierry came, Henry also came to visit Vida, but Henry Rozier came and left in a hurry, leaving behind a few words of comfort before leaving in a hurry.

After this pair of grandparents and grandchildren, who were closest to Vida, Hector also came with his parents. This was the first time that Ada met Hector's parents. Not to mention their appearance, Ada didn't even know their names before.

The couple put on a great show, crying until the sky and the earth turned pale. The Vidar man was not dead yet, but the couple cried like this. If the man was dead, wouldn't they have to cry until they fainted?
Hector kept hiding behind his parents and silently saying sorry, but Ada didn't care much. This couple made her feel that they were more professional than professional mourners.

There was one thing Ada couldn't understand: how such a couple could raise a son like Hector.

It was probably because of what the mourning couple said after they returned home, that from that day on, some of the Rosier people also came to the manor, under the pretext of visiting the sick, and made indirect inquiries.

They wanted to know Ada's attitude, whether Vida had made any arrangements before he fell into a coma, and most importantly, whether Vida had made a will before he fell into a coma, and whether their names were written in the will.

People can be shameless, but to be so shameless was really eye-opening for Ada.

After dealing with the toothless relatives, Ada met the so-called business partners. Most of these business partners were relatively old families, and the accumulation of generations made the family wealth inherited for a long time very considerable.

Their attitude was arrogant, and they didn't take Ada seriously at all, nor did they put her on an equal footing with themselves. This made Daniel very angry, but he could do nothing about it.

Ada didn't care about this either, and she didn't take these people seriously.

Ada realized a very simple truth, that is, don't waste your precious time on insignificant people. If these fly-like people keep buzzing, then find someone to slap them to death.

In Ada's eyes, these people are just flies and ants. They all have one thing in common: they can all be easily crushed to death by Ada. She can do this anytime she wants.

People come and go in the manor, but few of them come to visit Vida sincerely. The more difficult the road of life is, the more you can see the true colors of the people around you and know who can be trusted.

A few days later, Rose Manor returned to its former tranquility, and the number of people living in the manor returned to three. Oh, and there were also specially invited therapists who would also live in the manor to deal with emergencies.

This was the tenth day since Vida fell ill and the sixth day since he was in a coma. It was also the spring of March.

The spring outside the window was late, and Alan and his son had never shown up at Rose Manor. Unlike the late arrival of spring, Alan and Vincent had no intention of visiting the manor to see Vida. It would be better if Vida died suddenly!
Moreover, Alan and his son were also afraid that Ada would suddenly go crazy and never come back.

Although he did not show up in the manor, everything that happened in the manor every day was recorded on parchment and placed on Alan's desk.

Since Vida fell ill, the people coming and going had infiltrated the Rose Manor, and no information could be hidden. Even what Ada had for dinner, how much she had eaten, and which bedroom she slept in at night were all known to the outsiders.

By now, all the prominent figures in the French magical world knew that Vida Rosier was critically ill.

Outside the manor, there was a rumor that Vida's sudden illness was caused by Ada's poison, in order to take over the rich inheritance in advance. The rumor was so detailed that even the poison Ada used was determined, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

Of course, there are also some more rational people who refuted this ridiculous statement.

They believed that Ada would never do such a thing. If Vida really died, not only would she not get a penny, but she would also be torn to pieces by the Rosier family and thrown to feed the cruppies.

Both of these arguments are far from the truth, but they provide a rare topic of conversation for the wizarding world, which is short of entertainment. How interesting it is to see big families fighting among themselves! It would be better if people’s brains were turned into dog brains!

After entering March, the weather in Versailles gradually became warmer, but despite the improvement in the weather, Vida's condition did not improve. There was no sign of waking up, but he did not take his last breath as many people hoped.

Vida slept so quietly, as if he would never wake up in his entire life.

This made many people anxious. As long as the old man was still alive, they would not dare to take any action. They were afraid that Vader was playing tricks on them and wanted to put them all in a trap.

They wanted to ask every hour whether the old man was dead.

Finally, the impatient Rozier found Alan and his son, who were equally anxious, and wanted the head of the family to come up with a charter. This was exactly what Alan wanted, as he had been waiting for this moment for many days.

So, these people came to see Alan in the morning, and Alan brought them to Rose Manor in the afternoon.

The reason he showed concern for Vida's condition was actually to get a feel for Ada's condition so as to plan what to do next.

A group of people came to the manor and sat around the long table in the meeting room. Alan took the main seat, and his son Fan Shang was the one who took action.

"Are you here to visit the sick, or to cause trouble?"

Laura's words were rude, and her face was full of disgust. Laura wanted to beat all these bastards out. Fan Shang glanced at her and said in a commanding manner: "Let Trist come over. The elders have something to ask her. Bastards are bastards. They have no basic etiquette at all."

Resisting the murderous intent in her heart, Laura left the meeting room. Seeing Laura go to call people so obediently, Fan Shang smiled proudly.

After a while, Ada walked into the spacious and luxurious conference room.

She was wearing a sky blue dress today, which was tailor-made by a famous designer. She changed her usual strong attitude and did not ask Alan to give up the main seat. Instead, she sat quietly at the other end of the long table.

Like a weak lamb that cannot resist the cruel reality.

"Hey, you're from the orphanage!" Fan Shang knocked on the table hard. "Don't you know how to greet people when you see them? Everyone sitting here is older than you!"

Ada looked around the long table. Apart from Alan and his son, the remaining eight people sitting at the long table were influential in the family. Some were Alan's die-hard supporters, while others were indecisive.

She silently memorized everyone's appearance in her heart, without missing a single one.

"I don't think it's necessary to greet you. You don't treat me as a relative, so why bother with all this nonsense?" Ada said, "I know you are not here to visit the patient today. If you want to visit the patient, you should go upstairs and ask the healer."

Several people in the conference room lowered their heads. It seemed that they still had a little sense of shame and knew that what they were doing was not what human beings should do.

"We all know a lot of things, so we might as well speak frankly." Ada continued, "I'm very busy. I have an important letter to reply and a lot of preparations to make."

Alan, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "What is Aunt Vida's condition like?"

"You should all be very clear about her condition, even more so than I am." Ada said with a smile, "Let's not be so hypocritical. We, the grandparents, cannot afford this."

I don't know where Fan Shang got the courage to be so reckless today. Not only did he slam the long table, he also shouted, "Watch your attitude when you speak. Don't be shameless! You are a bastard from an orphanage..."

Fan Shang suddenly stopped scolding. He was frightened by Ada's eyes and remembered that afternoon in Paris.

Although Fan Shang had the confidence to bang the table, this confidence did not come from himself after all. It was not enough for him to muster up the courage to continue cursing, let alone to flip the table right now.

"Let me be frank. Vida Rozier's illness was caused by a certain Rozier," Ada said. "Poisoning is such a despicable act that is truly despicable."

Before Ada finished speaking, there was a discussion around the long table. Finally, everyone turned their attention to Alan, but they felt the same as Thierry, that Alan Rosier did not have such courage.

"What are you looking at!" Fan Shang shouted. He was afraid of Ada, but not of these tribesmen.

"Do you doubt me?" Alan said coldly.

As soon as the head of the family spoke, the discussions in the conference room immediately stopped and everyone's suspicious looks were withdrawn.

Ada laughed loudly and said, "No, no, no, I don't doubt you and your son at all. You two don't have the courage. If you had the courage, you wouldn't have to wait until today."

"You are so brave." Alan sneered, "Isn't it because of your courage that you can't get by in school?"

Ada suddenly dropped out of Hogwarts, and Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, did not make any comment. This was one of the reasons why Alan and his son were so angry.

"I heard that the Dark Lord over there has been resurrected, and you have duelled with him?" Alan continued, "Did Dumbledore expose your lies and no longer believe that you had ever faced the Dark Lord, so you had to drop out of school in disgrace? It's really embarrassing."

There was sarcasm in Alan's eyes. He regarded Ada as an ignorant clown.

"I underestimated you before." Ada said, "You have a lot of information channels!"

Facing Ada's temptation, Alan just said calmly: "Fortunately, it's nothing. I think you must be very uneasy now. People like you are their target!"

This is the second reason why Alan and his son slammed the table.

"That's only possible if they can come over," Ada said.

(End of this chapter)