Lord chuckled, "Clever girl, I hope in your next life you're born into a good family."

After he finished speaking, he stood up. My body lurched forward, almost tumbling into his shoes.

Lord's bodyguard immediately came to grab me, but he stopped him, instead giving me a stern look. "Now that you understand, what do you want to do? You want me to spare you?"

Yes, I wanted him to spare me. I couldn't die yet!

Dying like this would be such a loss.

"I won't believe any of this unless you let me confront Herschel directly, or at least let him call me. I want to hear what he has to say," I told the truth but was also stalling for time, hoping someone would come to rescue me. But who would come to save me?

I couldn't afford to think about that, focusing instead on Lord.

But this time, he ignored me, signaling the bodyguard with his eyes, and I was dragged away.

left, and I was

the more I thought about it, the

could it really not be genuine, just guilt over my parents? Just because I

had been consistent over

was spinning tales to deceive

make me hate Herschel

Lord was after my life, what did it matter whether I hated them

out, just sitting there as the light outside went from bright to dark, and eventually, even

planning to starve me

I was puzzled, the door locking me in

woman's figure rushed in, "Felicia, I'm here to set you

who drugged my drink and brought me here was her,

He said ift

me to

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