Antonia’s face, already disfigured, was utterly destroyed by the acid, leaving no trace of the pride and glamour that once defined the Crawley heiress.

She seemed to have lost her grip on reality, screaming incessantly:

“Let me out, I’m not sick!”

“I’m going to expose Estelle, that wench! She harmed me, my whole family, and she’s a murderer!”

“She really is, you have to arrest her!”

But soon enough, the sedatives kicked in, and Antonia lay motionless on the bed, too weak to struggle or shout.

The head nurse approached with a deferential air, “Are you Ms. Sampson?”

Magdalen’s gaze was sharp, “Aren’t you tired of her ranting all day?”

The nurse frowned, “Whenever she’s awake, she’s like this.”

“Got any other tough cases in the hospital?” Magdalen inquired.

After a moment’s thought, the nurse replied, “Plenty. There’s one with severe aggression issues. Just a whisper in her ear and she lashes out. We had to isolate her in a room to herself.”

in a room with Antonia. Fight fire

make the arrangements,”

The Crawley family’s downfall owed much to Antonia; now, it was her turn to repent for the

Willowbrook Plaza.

Gabriel returned

Sylvia still asleep. Without a word, he dressed and

Every encounter

received a text from Sylvia, [Will I see you

thought, he replied, [Let’s not meet for

simply texted back,

sat silently for a few minutes, and then

tossed her phone aside and continued to sleep, exhaustion seeping into every bone, feeling as if she could sleep

estate, Old Mr. Jarvis was enjoying tea and a book in the living room. Seeing Gabriel, he chuckled, “What kind

friend,” Gabriel

takes time,” Old Mr. Jarvis nodded in

warm, and Gabriel shed his coat and loosened his shirt collar, sitting down beside Old Mr. Jarvis to ask, “Has Estelle been

his eyes casually catching a scratch on the back of Gabriel’s neck, a telltale sign of a lover’s quarrel. He chuckled, “Seems your old friend has quite the

Gabriel looked at

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