Chapter 97.

Aisha’s POV.

Aurora’s piteous display did nothing to temper my rage, her contrived s obs falling on deaf ears. Nelly’s rapid footsteps drew closer, her anger palpable in the stillness of the night air. I remained rooted to the spot, arms folded across my chest, my stance a testament to my unwavering conviction.

“You know the price for your actions,” I seethed, my voice a low rumble that reverberated through the air.

“I didn’t do anything!” Aurora protested, but her words rang hollow, devoid of any truth or sincerity.

Nelly’s voice sliced through the air like a whip, her eyes darting back and forth between me and the sniveling Aurora. With arms folded across her chest, she took a protective stance, defending the treacherous maid before her.

“What’s going on here?” Nelly demanded, her tone urgent and commanding.

I wasted no time in delivering my incriminating evidence. “Your beloved maid almost took your life today,” I spat.

I explained everything to her, how I saw Aurora trying to poison her drink and how she gave me a lake excuse for not drinking the drink. Nelly’s expression hardened skepticism marrying her features.

“That can’t be right,” she insisted. “There must be a mistake. Aurora can never poison me,” she defended her, irritating me the more.

“You’re so quick to defend her, Nelly,” I seethed, my voice dripping with contempt. “Despite all the evidence, you still refuse to believe she’s a threat to your life. Aurora played you for a fool, manipulating you with her lies and deceit, yet you cling to her innocence like a drowning man clings to a life raft. You’re either incredibly naive or willfully blind.”

Nelly’s gaze hardened, her face a mask of defiance.

“Aurora has always been loyal to me,” she insisted. “I can’t believe she would do something like this.” I scoff.

“How long have you known this lady? Less than a month Nelly! And you are here

blabbing about loyalty,” I said, my voice tinged with disbelief. This wasn’t the Nelly I knew.

Nelly’s composure wavered as my words struck like a slap to the face. Her head bowed, defeated by the hard truths that shattered her illusions.

Aurora crawled to Nelly, tears flowing as she held her legs. “My lady, I’m innocent,” she cried out.

Aurora’s simpering pleas only served to sharpen my wrath, her self-serving drivel a vile insult to our intelligence.

my teeth bared in a feral display of longer

face crumbling into a

rage. “The

telling the truth, my lady!” she said, her voice quivering and I

with the crocodile tears!” I roared, my voice sharp as a whip. “Aurora, you’ve already been caught red-handed, and your pathetic attempts at denial only make

with ragged breaths as she struggled to maintain

she cried, her voice quivering

teeth in a ferocious snarl, my temper nearing

as….” But I was cut off by

out a heavy sigh, the tension in my shoulders radiating down to my fingertips as I

Nelly’s movements as she extended

confusion. Aurora’s nod was as weak as a newborn deer, her eyes brimming with

was maddening as she wiped away Aurora’s tears, her tenderness a

called, my voice low and menacing, our eyes meeting in

in Nelly’s gaze as she turned to face me, her lips pressing into a thin

hissed, my words

lips, a thinly veiled attempt to soothe my growing

but her

my irritation reaching new heights as Nelly turned her attention back to

declared,

voice quivering

prove my innocence,” she pleaded, her

Aurora’s faltering confidence only served to deepen my distrust,

asked, her piercing gaze searching for the elusive drink. I strode across the ground, my heels thudding against the earth as I picked the glass

the vessel, her fingers tracing the smooth surface as she sought any evidence of treachery. After a moment’s pause, she passed the glass to Aurora,

commanded, her expressión unwavering as

she stammered, her

heard her,” I growled, a sly smile playing at the corners of

rigid, her unflinching gaze boring into Aurora’s

to be innocent,” she said, her voice a whip of ice. “Prove

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