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Amelia and Eileen didn't approach; they glanced at it from afar and then walked around it, continuing along the street.

Before long they arrived at the foot of the Cradle of the Galaxy Hotel, where Ruth had returned, surrounded by guards, her butler Sampson, and her daughter Phoebe.

Upon seeing Amelia and Irene return, Ruth immediately greeted them: "Miss Lily, you're back."

“Ruth,” Amelia nodded and said, “Barrett has been taken care of, but it’s still uncertain whether the Redeemers have been completely dealt with, since we only took care of the people in their stronghold.”

Upon hearing that Barrett had taken care of it, Ruth glanced at Eileen instinctively, thinking that it must have been Eileen who did it.

For Eileen, a high-ranking apostle, dealing with someone like Barrett would be no problem at all.

Turning her gaze away, Ruth said to Amelia, "Miss Lily, I will deal with the remaining members of the Redeemer Alliance. When I interrogated Howard earlier, I also asked about the location of the other members of the Redeemer Alliance. Their strength is not a concern, and I have already ordered the Morington City garrison to take care of them."

“Alright, then you can handle this yourself,” Amelia said, glancing behind Ruth. “You’re going to go out and rest next.”

"Yes, the trouble I was facing has been resolved, and I've relaxed, so I plan to take Phoebe for a stroll around Morington."

Ruth seemed a little embarrassed at this point.

As a lord, having just finished dealing with some matters, she wanted to go shopping in the city with her daughter, feeling that she might be a little lazy.

But she really wanted to go shopping with Phoebe, after all, she was her most beloved daughter!

She knew that if she didn't spend time with Phoebe, Phoebe would be very understanding and wouldn't say or make a fuss, but she would still feel lonely. However, she couldn't ignore Phoebe's feelings just because she was understanding.

"It's good to take a walk and relax. You can't always be on edge; it doesn't do you any good." Amelia didn't object to Ruth's suggestion.

Seeing this, Ruth breathed a sigh of relief. Since Amelia supported her, she could play with peace of mind.

"Thank you, Miss Lily. We'll be going now."

"Go."

Amelia nodded.

Ruth immediately took Phoebe's hand, and accompanied by the other guards, turned and walked away along the snow-covered street.

The crisis brought by the Redeemer Alliance has been successfully resolved, which is indeed a rare opportunity for Ruth to relax. As for the subsequent threats from the Kingdom of Bagus, perhaps only after relaxing can she better devise a way to deal with them.

Watching Ruth and the others disappear into the street, Amelia turned to Eileen and said, "Why don't we take a walk around Morington City too?"

Eileen naturally had no objections.

The two immediately turned around and walked through the city of Morington.

They hadn't walked far when they noticed that the snow had stopped.

Although the ground was still covered in snow and the air was still very cold, at least it stopped snowing.

Morington is not as bustling as Beard City. Most of the time, the streets are rather deserted, with only places like taverns, squares, and parks being relatively lively.

As the only city in the Star River Territory, Amelia had assumed that the people living in this city would have relatively good living conditions.

But after she and Eileen explored many areas, they discovered that there were still many people in the city struggling to make ends meet.

At the entrance of the alley, she saw a beggar wrapped in patched clothes, huddled there waiting for alms, his body shivering from the cold.

At the park entrance, she would see people in tattered clothes, and specifically look for those who were better dressed, asking if they needed servants, bowing and scraping with extreme respect.

At the shop entrance, she saw a mother holding her child, begging the shopkeeper to give her some milk. She had already weaned her child because of insufficient nutrition, but the child was hungry and the cries echoed through the night.

She saw so many more.

These scenes, though occasional, are by no means isolated incidents, but rather a microcosm of many people's lives. There are likely many more like them in Morington.

If Morington City is already in this state, the situation in the other towns of Star River Territory is equally clear.

As for the towns outside of Star River Territory...

Amelia didn't dare to think any further.

She placed a penny in the beggar's broken bowl.

She paid a job seeker to clean the snow off the park benches.

She bought some fresh, warm milk for the child's mother and watched as the mother happily fed her child.

She did a lot, but she knew it still wasn't enough.

A short time later, Amelia saw Ruth outside a shopping mall.

Besides Ruth, there were also some garrison soldiers there, all dressed in armor.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the horse-drawn carriages. One carriage after another arrived at the market, carrying out supplies, such as food or clothing.

A large crowd had gathered around the mall, their eyes sparkling as they watched the supplies being unloaded.

Surrounded by the crowd, Ruth, the lord, addressed them loudly: "From now on, those living in poverty can come here daily to receive a certain amount of supplies. We will have people specifically tasked with verifying whether you are truly impoverished..."

She is distributing daily necessities.

As Amelia walked through Morington and witnessed things that stirred her emotions, Ruth also saw them, which led to her current actions.

"Ruth is really something. She said she wanted to relax, but she's doing this kind of thing again."

Amelia smiled as she spoke.

That's what she said, but she still admired Ruth's behavior.

Her gaze slowly swept across the crowd and landed on Phoebe in the corner.

Phoebe stayed next to the housekeeper Sampson, looking up at her mother with her little face full of longing, as if she also wanted to become a beloved adult like her mother in the future.

Upon seeing Phoebe, Amelia also walked over.

Although Phoebe was watching her mother, she didn't miss Amelia's arrival. She looked up and obediently called out, "Sister Lily."

Phoebe was one of the few people who knew Amelia's true identity, after all, she had been with Amelia the whole way.

However, she also understood that Amelia's identity needed to be hidden, and since Ruth had given her instructions, she would usually call Amelia "Sister Lily" to avoid revealing Amelia's identity.

Amelia patted Phoebe's head and said, "Ruth is still very busy and can't play with you right now. Are you feeling a little lonely?"

Phoebe nodded subconsciously, but then shook her head: "It's okay, Mother is doing what she should do, which is much more important than playing with me."

"But Phoebe is still lonely, isn't she?"

"It's just a little bit, it's okay."

Phoebe pursed her lips and answered very obediently, trying her best not to become a burden to others.

Many people say that children from poor families mature earlier, but in fact, whether a child is mature or not depends only on the person who educates the child. Phoebe has obviously received a good education, which is why she is able to think of others in every way at such a young age.

"Next, I'll be exploring the city. Phoebe, would you like to go shopping with me?" Amelia invited.

"Go with Lily? Of course I'd love to." Phoebe's eyes lit up, and she nodded without hesitation.

“Let’s go then,” Amelia said, nodding to Ruth from a distance.

Even while preparing supplies for everyone, Ruth was still very concerned about her daughter and naturally noticed the situation here.

Seeing that Amelia was going to take Phoebe away, Ruth had no objections. With Phoebe by Amelia's side, her safety was undoubtedly well guaranteed.

"Come, take my hand."

Amelia took Phoebe's hand and slowly walked out of the crowd.

Phoebe's little hands felt a little cold to the touch, but they were very delicate and felt very comfortable.

Phoebe also felt comfortable being held by Amelia's hand, because it was a very warm palm.

After walking for a while, Phoebe looked up at Eileen beside her and raised her other hand: "Sister Eileen, can you hold my hand?"

"of course can."

Eileen did not refuse and immediately went to the other side to take Phoebe's hand.

Chapter 141 Awesome, Ruth!

Under the streetlights, the shadows of the three people were stretched long as they walked along the snow-covered street.

At this moment, Phoebe felt very warm inside, feeling that being in the middle with both hands being held was a very nice experience.

Why didn't she feel this way before? She had had her maid hold her hand like this before, but why didn't it bring her this warm feeling?

Could it be because of his/her identity?

When the maids are in the presence of her, the young lady of the lord's family, they naturally lower their status, so they can't give her the feeling of being held by the hands of two elders.

The only person who could give her this feeling was her mother, but her mother was only one person and couldn't give her the feeling of two people.

Thinking about this, Phoebe couldn't help but say, "We look like a family of three."

A family of three?

Amelia glanced at Eileen instinctively, just as Eileen looked back at her.

Their eyes met, then both looked away as if they'd been electrocuted.

“How can we be like a family of three? After all, Eileen and I are both girls.” Amelia said calmly on the surface.

“That’s right.” Phoebe nodded, and said with some regret, “Sister Lily and Sister Eileen can play the mother, but they’re not good at playing the father.”

She thought of her father, whose image had become blurred, and her feelings were complicated.

“Neither Sister Lily nor Sister Eileen know about my father’s situation, do they?” Phoebe said again.

“We really don’t know.” Amelia shook her head.

Phoebe's father had passed away many years ago, so she naturally wouldn't know.

“Then let me tell you my father’s story. Although I can hardly remember what he looks like, I still remember our story.” Phoebe’s face showed a look of reminiscence.

“Okay, go ahead and say it.” Amelia didn’t refuse.

Phoebe then began to recount the past, her relationship with her father, and how gentle and considerate he was.

She could hardly remember what Mingming looked like, but she still remembered a lot of the interactions they had shared.

When she talked about those things, a sincere smile appeared on her young and delicate face.

Amelia and Irene, holding Phoebe's little hand, listened quietly.

'That's strange, why does it really feel like a family of three?'

Amelia felt something was off.