Lilian bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Young Master Parish. I'm sorry to have taken up your time." As she spoke, she packed up her things and did not heed Parish's advice to ask the demon again. Fine, they won't teach her, but do they think that if they don't teach her, she can't spread rumors? That afternoon, Lilian began "spreading rumors" during a conversation with Abigail and the other two. When the topic turned to literacy, Lilian said, "I really want to learn to read, so I made this request to Master Parrish today." Abigail covered her mouth in surprise. She remembered that Lilian had told Master Parish that she already had a lover. Master Parish must have given up on Lilian , right? Would he still agree to teach Lilian to read? Fiona asked more directly: "Doesn't Master P

