Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 296 The Price of Mercy

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The atmosphere in the dining room was heavy. Neither Walter nor Yardley had any appetite. Only Tessa ate her breakfast as usual.

She even took the time to gently nudge Walter, "Grandpa, just for you, won't pursue what happened last night. But you should eat something. You're still not fully recovered-you can't skip meals."

Walter let out a long sigh. “Tessic, we didn't raise her right. You've had to suffer for it."

"Tessie, don't worry. I'll be sure to discipline her properly," Yardley added, his tone bordering on sycophantic.

Tessa ignored him and kept cating.

Just then, Lila came downstairs with a trembling Winona, clearly displeased as she looked at Tessa. "Tessie, Winnie's still your sister. It was bad enough that you ruined her hand-how could you treat her like this too?"

"Enough!" Yardley slammed the table, cutting Lila off. His voice thundered with anger. "If you hadn't spoiled her all this time, would she have turned out like this?"

"But Dad, this was clearly Tessa's fault-"

Before Winona could finish, Yardley slapped her hard across the face. "And you! Didn't I warn you not to hurt Tessa? Do you think I was just talking to the wind?!"

"Dad?" Winona clutched her cheek in shock, overwhelmed with humiliation.

always been on her

he was hitting her-for

Lila pulled Winona into her

and tossing the dagger onto the floor in front of Lila. "Your darling daughter tried to slash Tessa's face with a dagger coated in Wolfsbane! If Tessa hadn't caught her in time, she'd be in the

Lila gasped. She hadn't expected

imagined her daughter would go

disappointed me." At that moment, Lila couldn't defend

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Grandpa, don't be upset. Like I said, because of you, I won't make a big deal out of it this time. But

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camp for discipline,” Walter declared. “You walk around with your nose in the air, chasing power, hurting your own sister. It's time you learned the discipline and