Surviving As The Villainess
Chapter 116 - Astraea Orphanage

The news of Eldo's death caused quite a stir. Actually it was a natural thing, seeing how powerful Ravenray power was. The figure of Eldo who became the President of Raven Group as well as the head of the Ravenray family left many extraordinary achievements during his life.

Although he had made an uproar because he decided to get married a second time, all the achievements he achieved would not just disappear.

News of her death has also reached the Castris family, precisely at the House of the Sun. A place where servants and workers who served the Castris family lived.

"How could the Ravenray family experience such a terrible thing?" Said one of the servants

working for Castris.

"Isn't this the third time?"

"Right, this is the third time the Ravenray family has experienced something like this."

"That means, only Young Master Altzion and Allen are left?"

"What a pity for them."

Jenneth seemed to be silent and did not come to talk with other servants. He kept staring at the television broadcasting the autopsy results of the late Eldo Ravenray.

"I'm worried about Miss." Mumbled.

Seeing how Ravenray was easily destroyed, Jenneth was worried about Liyuna's safety. After all, the Miss he served had experienced a lucky assassination attempt that failed.

In the afternoon when the sun was directly overhead, Jenneth met Noel in the greenhouse.

"You've been waiting a long time?"

"No, I just came."

Jenneth immediately sat on an empty chair, the two facing each other.

"How's Liam doing?"

"He's fine."

"Isn't the current situation not very good?"

"You're right. Not long ago Miss was also almost dragged into a bombing incident. Good thing they're in a safe place."

"Is everything going to be okay?" Ask Jenneth.

It was obvious that he was worried and agitated. No, lately, a lot of terrible things have happened. He didn't even know if Noel could survive or not.

"Sure, everything will be fine. Do you know who I am? I'll be fine."

Noel knew that Jenneth was worried about her.

A few years ago, Jenneth and Noel began a relationship. Despite being lovers for a long time, the two have not decided to get married.

This is due to an unsupportive situation. There are a lot of things that you need to pay attention to before something bad happens.

"You're right, I think Astraea graduates are different."

Hearing the name of the Astraea parlor being called, Noel's two eyes began to darken. He begins to recall the horrifying memories of the parlour before it is taken over by Karl.

Astraea Orphanage is an orphanage under the auspices of the Castris family. The palace was founded by Karl's parents with the aim to protect and accommodate orphans and children who have been abandoned.

Astraea itself comes from the name of a Goddess of Justice. If seen, it is very suitable with the purpose of establishing the home.

But no matter when, the home changed.

"Actually, how could someone as great as you and Liam be in that parlour? Shouldn't there be a lot of people who are interested in adopting a child with extraordinary abilities?"

This was the first time Jenneth had asked directly to ignore Noel and Liam since they knew him.

They knew each other when Noel first worked for the Castris family, if not right after he graduated college. At first Jenneth felt a little strange because an educated person like Noel wanted to be a driver.

But after he found out that Noel was from the Astraea parlor, he did not question his decision.

It is common knowledge that Astraea is an orphanage owned by the Castris family and Castris Group is its biggest sponsor.

So it's not strange for Noel as the boy who used to be in the parlour worked for Castris.

What makes it a little strange is the absence of people who want to adopt a child as brilliant as Noel. It's no secret that Noel is a pretty smart guy. If you want, he can definitely become a successful office employee.

"Adopting, huh?" Noel Mumbled.

He turned the teaspoon slowly. While they were in the greenhouse, Jenneth brought two cups of tea.

"Things like that are impossible to do."

Jenneth was not too surprised to hear that because he knew there must be a reason why no one was interested in adopting Noel and Liam.

"Is there a rule in Astraea parlors that does not allow?"

"Rules, huh? There's no such thing."

"Then?"

"Do you know when Astraea parlors were formed?"

"Since the previous president, right?"

"Yes, the house was founded by the previous President, the father of Mr. Karl."

Noel recalled the first time he entered the parlour. Initially she was in a different parlor but the mother of the parlour sent her to the Astraea parlour.

"About 51 years ago the home was established under the name of a Goddess of Justice, Astraea. Astraea has a noble purpose to accommodate children who are abandoned and have no parents. But ironically everything changes when a falling parlor is managed by someone else."

"How can the home be managed by someone else? Wasn't the previous president still alive?"

"I don't know how either, but there was a time when the parlour was taken over by someone else from the previous President." Noel.

Sometimes he drank tea that was getting cold. He looked at the rare flowers and plants in the greenhouse. Usually Miss Liyuna is very happy to spend time in this place.

"Since the parlor was taken over, everything changed. The ranking system that should not exist is now one of the benchmarks for whether a child living in the home deserves a sponsor or not."

"Actually, what is the sponsor in question?"

"It could be said that it was some kind of financial aid from wealthy people who were interested in the abilities of a child in a parlour."

Jenneth's eyes were perfectly rounded after hearing what Noel said. If the right sponsorship is given by the rich to children who have special abilities, it does not include human trafficking.

"Doesn't that include human trafficking? How could the Castris family do such a thing?"

"I told you before, didn't I? Astraea parlors are run by other people, after 26 years of standing the parlors were taken over by others who I myself do not know either."

"Did the Castris family know about it?"

"I don't think they knew it at first, but it seems like everything is starting to come out and Mr. Karl decided to take over. Since then the Astraea parlour has become a different place even though it still uses the old system but we are not forced to follow sponsors."

"Isn't that the same thing?"

"Of course not. Since Mr. Karl took over, the, astraea House gets a lot of sponsorship funds from other rich families and the sponsor is not intended individually but on behalf of Astraea home which means the sponsors can not use the excuse of sponsoring children A to work with them."

"Oh, I'm starting to understand. If the sponsor gives funds in the name of the Astraea home in its entirety it means they are like giving charity money to disadvantaged children, rather than giving sponsorship funds."

"True, that's why there is no compulsion for the future of children. We can work for anyone, even if we're not allowed to be adopted for fear of being abused again."

"True, it could have been adopted only as a cover by irresponsible people."

"After Mr. Karl took over the home, all the children were given the same surname, Eludian."

Jenneth looks back surprised to hear noel's explanation. However, this is the first time Jenneth knows the clan of Noel despite having been in a relationship for quite a long time.

"Eludians? Isn't that the name of Mr. Karl."

"True, he gave us the same name as her and has considered all the children of the orphanage part of Castris. That's why all orphanage children are given free education until graduation and only given the option of continuing to work where."

"Isn't Master too kind?"

"True, he's so good that's why I decided to work to serve his family."

The truth about Astraea began to unfold. What really happened to the home 23 years ago?

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