Chapter 365 The Well Water

Third Person POV

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From above, Aubrey’s voice drifted down, sharp and unyielding. Aurelia’s tear–streaked face twitched at the words.

“You’ve dirtied the carpet.”

“No… I didn’t!”

“Drag it to the yard and wash it properly. Remember to use water from the well on the far left.”

In this weather, scrubbing a carpet outside? And with that well’s water?

Aurelia’s face went ghostly pale. That well–she knew it too well. She had once thrown wolfsbane powder into it regularly, and sometimes punished Aubrey by forcing her to wash clothes with that water. When Aubrey was young and powerless, her hands had blistered and festered countless times from it.

And when her little hands had rotted, Aurelia had made her wear fine gloves, warning her that if she ever tattled to Jax, she’d be tossed headfirst into the well.

with that same water? No–her hands would never survive it. She couldn’t bear that

“Are you unwilling?”


her tone laced with false

“Jax… Jax…”

and her face blotched red from tears, she looked wretched–more like a specter than a woman. There was no pity to be stirred, especially since

even over admitting fault.

left, his back vanishing into his room, leaving Aurelia staring helplessly after

Aubrey’s quiet laughter floated

washed by tonight, you

villain was exhilarating—especially when the other had

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her want

cruel, the door’s right there. Don’t let me

Aurelia’s lifeline. She glared at Aubrey with pure venom, wishing she could tear her apart

I was your stepmother! Aren’t you afraid of outsiders pointing fingers at your back

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