Chapter 350 A difference of one thought
Draco, Leah, Cynthia, Annika, Quasi and Nella, Sadolin, Ellian, and Theodore.
In the secret underground alchemy room of Leah's villa, Della sat in front of the obsidian table, quietly thinking about different strategies for different people.
Leah, as the only Muggle among them, was first confronted with the task of confirming her identity as a Squib. Della prepared to make her a wand that she could use, and also left Angel and Apep to her, asking her to take care of them and also to prevent Maggie from wanting to touch her.
Quasi and Nella, the house-elves who had attended both her and Maggie's weddings, did not require much arrangement. They had already received enough of her attention and only needed a little salary every month. Maggie would not bother with them.
Annika and Arlian had long been pushed by her to work under Maggie. These two capable people would not be affected by her departure. They only needed to leave some items that represented the close relationship between Della Riddle and them.
As for Sadolin, it was not easy to deal with, because Della knew that even if she was determined to leave, she could not confront Maggie face to face, and without a debate between her and Maggie, Sadolin would not be free. Della thought about it for a long time and finally decided to give her a prop similar to the fake death potion used by Romeo and Juliet.
For Maggie, death is a form of freedom.
Cynthia had given Maggie what she asked for early in the morning, something that would remind Maggie of Della Riddle all the time and prevent her from acting rashly, an item that had both meaning and deterrence. She already had an idea of this Della.
The two most difficult ones are Draco and Theodore. One was too bound to her in the past, and the other is too close to her now.
In comparison, Theodore is actually easier to deal with, because Della has not yet downplayed the issue of interests in her interactions with him. Her departure in the future will at most leave Theodore with a shadow of "not knowing his master". If she carefully creates an event in which Theodore is also abandoned by her, he will still have the opportunity to choose his future.
But Draco was destined to be hurt for her in the past and in the future, and she had no way of asking Maggie to treat their family well.
It's not that the order will not be executed, but that the person who executes the order will have a lot of thoughts and may even do more destructive things in the name of doing good for others. This trend is definitely foreseeable. Della knows that no one is more cunning than Maggie, and no one knows how to take advantage of loopholes better than the dissatisfied Maggie.
Therefore, ignoring him will result in the least harm.
But that's so unfair.
After leaving the relationship, Della has a more objective view of this relationship. Her emotional desertification is the tragedy caused by Maggie, and Draco's heartbreak and future difficult situation are the tragedies caused by her immature emotional needs, and she is responsible for this.
There is no need to pursue whether it is love or not now. It is over anyway, and all we have to do is to clean it up gracefully.
A knock on the door interrupted Della's thoughts. She waved her wand to open the door. Leah leaned halfway in and asked her, "Beretta just called and asked if I wanted to go to their house for a puppy tea party."
"What a childlike invitation." Della couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips when she thought of Beretta's well-behaved little face. She envied the innocence and carefreeness of children, and also thought of the two sisters who were targeted by Maggie and whose fate was unknown.
Being targeted by Maggie is not a good thing, but Della is not the one who pushed it. She doesn't know whether she should get involved in the fate of the sisters.
"Let's go. I want to go see Beretta, too." Della lowered her eyes slightly. Her pity for the little girl prevailed after all. She planned to see the situation first before making a decision.
Today, there are still only Hina and Beretta in the small western-style building. Maxine, who has a college degree and works under Leah, works hard as soon as she comes across a job opportunity. She is always actively doing work tasks that can help her, so she is always on business trips.
When Della and Leah arrived, Hina was checking her college application materials on the computer. Although she had taken a short break from school, the impact of those absences was not bad enough to affect her graduation. Her previous grades, expansion and community activities were also quite acceptable. Hina has already received several admission notices.
"Oh! You guys came so quickly!" Xina was much more enthusiastic this time. Even under Della's sharp eyes, she could hardly see the entanglement and sensitivity from last time. She led the two guests to Beretta's princess cottage in the backyard. "Beretta has already decorated it."
Della smiled and nodded while her eyes never left Xina. She was sure she saw eagerness, anticipation and a little disappointment on Xina's face.
Sheena wants to meet Maggie.
Della, who was very thoughtful, saw it and had no interest in teasing Xina. She just felt sad for this woman who was ultimately bewitched by Maggie.
"Woof-woof-" "Woof-woof"
The first ones to greet them outside the wooden castle were the puppies Wally and Spot. Wally the long-haired dog had pigtails and Spot the spotted dog wore a cute hat. They had grown a little, but were still very cute.
Leah looked around with satisfaction at the small castle she had asked someone to build with hammering and banging, then she followed Hina and Della and bent down to look inside.
In terms of material things, money can really improve quality. As long as the two little adults and a big guy like Leah don't stand up straight, there will be plenty of spare space in this fake castle for the four-year-old girl to play in.
Slender Della and Xina reluctantly sat on the small chairs with lace cushions under Beretta's excited call, while Leah simply pushed the chair aside and sat cross-legged on the ground. She smiled and stretched out her hand towards Beretta's round face, "Hey, did you miss Sister Leah, our little princess?"
Della was amused by Leah's weird auntie look. Beretta's cute and vague pronunciation when his face was pinched also brought Della a warm healing feeling that she hadn't felt for a long time. While Leah was pestering Beretta, Della turned her head and asked Hina, "Have you decided which school to go to?"
"I want to go to a school closer to here..." Xina subconsciously gave this answer, which she thought would be closer to Maggie. She pursed her lips, blushed and moved closer to Della, and said embarrassedly, "Della, has your brother... said when he will come to see us again? I really want him to see my admission letter..."
As for Maggie, she has a decent appearance and her politeness hides her hypocrisy and indifference. Although she is selfish and has unique values, her unique arrogance makes him show equality and respect. Della can understand the infatuation of a young girl with little experience in the world towards him, and she also knows that this kind of love infatuation cannot be broken by reasoning.
"I'll tell her, Sheena," Della said softly. She met Sheena's eyes and used Legilimency carefully to see if Maggie had mentioned Ximena to Sheena. "By the way, do you know..."
Oh, please don't misunderstand that Della has any weird voyeurism in this matter. She is just perfectionist and subconsciously wants to continue what Maggie started to complete the story that Sheena is about to touch upon.
When a person falls in love, especially with someone like Maggie who is used to deceiving others, he or she is likely to be overly tolerant of many behaviors of the object of love, and even hypnotically ignore beatings. However, in most cases, he or she will resolutely leave the abnormal emotion that he or she has endured for a long time because of the slightest sign of cheating.
Della plans to use this strategy to guide Xina to leave here as soon as possible. She will continue the supreme image of Ximena in Maggie's mouth to tell Xina that she is just a love substitute. Della feels that no normal girl can accept such an insult.
'That kind of intimacy is unmatched by any other relationship.'
'We are forever connected.'
Della read that memory and for the first time learned the meaning of 'Maggie' and the origin of his middle name that suddenly appeared. But it didn't matter, because it was these past events that made up Maggie, who came to her despite her resentment now. However, the words she read next made Della freeze.
'I have always regretted not seeing the possibilities of her unlimited future.'
"I want to see her back as she runs towards the future."
Maggie, he actually had this understanding, but he never told her...
Della's mouth suddenly felt dry, and the dizzying feeling of having the truth suddenly revealed under the moon came over her again. She looked into Hina's dazed eyes and continued her Legilimency.
On the night when Hina dedicated herself to Maggie, which she hated, Maggie was gentle in Hina's perspective. Della could see Maggie's disguise and the impatience deep in her eyes, but she could not accept the words coming out of Maggie's mouth.
"Remember what I said, I want to see your back as you run towards the future?"
'I never wanted to limit your future, so why would you limit yourself?'
Even though Della could see that it was a false statement without emotion, she couldn't accept that words that she would never get from Maggie were said so easily.
Legilimency stopped, and Xina came back to her senses. She blinked her blue eyes and looked at Della hazily, "Did you want to tell me something just now, Della?"
"No." Della forced herself to turn her head and said indifferently.
Out of sadness, jealousy, and obsession, Della finally relinquished the fate of the Perea sisters.