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.

teeth bared in a feral display of longer you cling to this charade, the worse your

cowered, her face crumbling into a mask

rage. “The

said, her voice quivering and

as a whip. “Aurora, you’ve already been caught red-handed, and your pathetic attempts at denial only make you look more

chest heaved with ragged breaths as

cried, her

in a ferocious snarl, my temper nearing its breaking

are as….” But I was cut off

your voice, it’s my wedding,” Nelly said, her voice low. I let out a heavy sigh, the tension in my shoulders radiating down to my fingertips as I massaged the back

Nelly’s movements as she extended a hand to help Aurora to

concern and confusion. Aurora’s nod

wiped away Aurora’s tears, her

low and menacing, our eyes meeting in a

face me, her lips pressing into a thin line. The air between us was thick with tension, the silence hanging heavy like

this act,” I hissed, my words

of the lips, a thinly veiled attempt

she said, but her words lacked the conviction to

my irritation reaching new heights as Nelly turned her attention

declared, her

quivering like a

do anything to prove my innocence,” she pleaded, her

with skepticism. Aurora’s faltering confidence only served to deepen

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

any evidence of treachery. After a moment’s

as she

her voice

sly smile playing

unflinching gaze boring

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

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