202 Ch. 202 Asking For Blessing
A few hours earlier...
âExcuse me, may I come in?â Andrew politely asked to get permission to go inside, considering this room was specially reserved for dress-up ladies.
âCome in.â Anxia was the first to answer and let him in.
Andrew walked over to Harmonie, who was still sitting limply as if the world had ended. He knelt under the girlâs feet and held Harmonieâs hand gently. âIâve heard from Raymond. He says if I want them to let us be together, we should be able to guess their identities tonight. Why do you look so sad?â
âAndrew. So far, no one has managed to win it. Their demeanor and the way they spoke would be completely different from usual, and they will behave like everyone else and only speak the same way.â
âI have one way. But⦠I need help.â
âWhat kind of help?â
âNot you, but them.â Andrew glanced at Michelle and Anxia with a mysterious smile.
âWhat can we do?â
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âYou guys are their wives, so most likely, the only ones who can tell them apart are you guys.â
âImpossible,â Harmonie argued, feeling that her hope that had risen had now sunk again when she heard that Andrew needed the help of her sister-in-law. âEven if they were my brothersâ wives, they wouldnât be able to guess.â
âHey, are you underestimating our abilities?â Anxia was even more curious about how difficult it was to differentiate between the two twins.
âYou are underestimating my brothers too much. They will make a major makeover to the point that you couldnât tell them apart.â
âEven so, it shouldnât be difficult... right?â Michelle became insecure when she saw the cloudy light and gave up hope in Harmonie.
âYou guys never saw them when they switched places before,â Harmonie said and sat back limply, closing her eyes.
âI believe in them,â Andrew answered confidently, giving Harmonie another hope. âBesides, their treatment of the woman they love would look different. Thatâs why I need their help.â
âWhat can we help?â asked Anxia.
Andrew gave two small tools to each of Anxia and Michelle. Anxia, ??who was used to her past work, immediately recognized that it was a tracking device. Meanwhile, Michelle and Harmonie did not know the function of the tool and could only guess.
âIf you can guess the difference between the two, try to put this tool in Richardâs shirt.â
âRichard? Why only Richard?â
âBecause this is a tracking device. We will know which one is Richard through this tool.â
Anxia immediately understood what he meant, but Harmonie still had doubts about this plan.
âBut, how can they tell which is Richard and which is Raymond?â
âHow about dancing together?â Andrewâs suggestion made Michelle and Anxia astonished. âIf you guys are dancing, you canât help but be very close, and they wonât suspect that you put this thing in their pocket. But, before you dance, itâs best to check whether your dance partner is Richard.â
âI think thatâs a great idea. Leave it to us.â Anxia said confidently, making Andrew smile happily.
Harmonie was also pleased to hear that her two sisters-in-law were willing to help her. She even felt her heart go through a high state of euphoria when she saw Andrew still had not given up on fighting for her.
Howeverâ¦
Will this plan work?
And just as she expected, Anxia and Michelle had a hard time guessing which was their husband and which wasnât. Even when the two men asked them to dance, Anxia and Michelle were still thinking hard to tell the twins apart.
But, who would have thought⦠precisely because the two couples were dancing together in the ballroom, Michelle and Anxia became aware of who was the husband and who was not.
The two even listened to their husbandsâ compelling reasons to separate Harmonie from Andrew. Even though they were hesitant to go ahead with this plan, both decided to let Harmonie decide.
After all, a personâs life was determined by the person himself and not by anyone else. Richard and Raymond had no right to arrange Harmonieâs private affairs.
As soon as the tracking device was activated, the digital watches worn by Andrew and Harmonie were also started by displaying three dots of different colors. Two red dots are signal points from their two digital clocks, while one blue dot is a signal from the tracking device in Richardâs pocket.
They deliberately did not immediately confront the twins because they wanted to catch both off guard and felt they would win. Apart from that, Harmonie also wanted to teach her two older siblings a lesson by not being able to be with her two wives by taking too long to end this game.
When Leonard gave his final speech, it was then that Andrew and Harmonie decided randomly to separate the two.
Harmonie tugged Raymond while Andrew tugged Richard. How had they known that what Andrew was pulling was Richard and Harmonie pulling Raymond out? From their digital watch!
The blue dot in Richardâs pocket adjoined the red dot from Andrewâs watch. Meanwhile, the blue dot on Harmonieâs digital watch is far from the girlâs red dot.
That means⦠Andrew was with Richard, while Raymond was with Harmonie.
âI didnât know what you were worried about, but now I know,â stated Andrew, making Richard silent to wait for the manâs explanation to continue.
âI canât change my parentsâ background. I also can not choose who will be my parents. But I can choose a woman to accompany my life, and I choose to protect her. If Moni wants me to drop Heinest from my name, I will do it. I will voluntarily step down if Moni doesnât want me to get involved in the political fight between the Heinests. Also⦠I will be strict with the women my mother arranged for me and reject them all. I wonât let anything or anyone harm Harmonie.â
ââ¦â
âI canât promise whether I can appease my motherâs anger or prevent the womenfolk from plotting against my future wife. But I can promise no calamity or tears will come out of Harmonie, and I promise Harmonieâs life will be filled with laughter and joy.â
ââ¦â
âThus, I humble myself right here and now... begging you... please, let me be with Harmonie.â
Richard was slightly surprised when he saw Andrewâs body bent to form a ninety-degree angle towards him. A Heinest never stooped down to anyone. Heinest was a noble family, and even though they had to flee because the German government claimed the Prussia kingdom, their authority and history were still attached to each member of the Heinest family.
Now, seeing Andrew, who had been willing to lower himself to get his sister⦠did Richard really lose this time?
âHhhh⦠Andrew, youâre begging the wrong person. It wasnât me who curbed Harmonieâs desires. You should talk like this to my father.â
Andrew straightened his body with a happy smile. âYour father has blessed us.â
Richard coughed because he choked on his saliva when he heard this answer.
Stanley has given his blessing?! Since when?
If he knew this, he and Raymond wouldnât have bothered to stage this ridiculous game!