Chapter 769

Rafael grinned. “This concludes my interrogation.”

“Is that all you’ve got?” Eleanor scoffed, her tone icy. “Aren’t you going to ask more? Go on, keep going.”

“Don’t worry. I won’t be the one interrogating you. Someone else will take care of that. Prepare yourself. Tonight’s session might last until dawn,” Rafael said as he stood.

Eleanor glared at him fiercely. “Do you really think I’m scared? No matter who interrogates me, I won’t give you a different answer. Don’t think for a moment I’m unaware of your schemes, Rafael! You’ll never escape your punishment. Bring on whatever tricks you have. You’re going down with me!”

“There are no tricks. Everything will be handled according to the law,” Rafael said, striding out of the interrogation room.

Once Rafael left, Matthew entered and took a seat.

“Eleanor, I’m not here to question you about the rebellion. We found multiple corpses and dozens of baby skeletons in the ancient well at your residence. I’ve already interrogated your household servants, and they all said you were responsible for these deaths. Will you confess?”

Eleanor shot him a cold glance and said nothing, her expression one of disdain.

leaned back in his chair. “No rush. We can

at Carissa. The Marquis of Ironridge, Leopold, was also present. Carissa mainly wanted

known that Eleanor and the matriarch of the Marquis of Ironridge’s household were not on good terms. Despite being in–laws, they

had grown tired of dealing with Eleanor and saw no need to meet

dungeon,” Leopold said, quickly distancing himself from the situation, his expression resigned. “You know my mother–in–law dislikes me, Commander Sinclair. I can count the

from the steward and several servants, the women in Harmony Palace’s

shift all their wrongdoing onto me. I don’t even know who Camille is, so how could I have

Leopold suddenly tensed.

said Camille was dead, Lady Jessica. If you don’t know her, how

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Kirk, and shouted angrily, “Don’t write that! I’m being coerced into a cónfession! I

ignored her and continued writing. Jessica sprang to her feet, rushing over to snatch the paper. Michael stood in her way, forcing her to retreat

I’ll have to take you back to the Supreme Court and let the officials there question you, Lady Jessica,”

My mother didn’t plot against the throne. Those weapons were merely for self- defense. As for those women, they willingly became concubines. They chose to enter our household and live

full well whether those women chose to be concubines or were forced into going to Harmony Palace. Since

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