The Silent 185

Chapter 185

She tossed the insult over her shoulder and walked up to the gate.

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"Your Grace," the guards greeted her with a respectful bow. No one tried to stop her. They simply stepped aside and let her

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Isabelle stood frozen on the steps outside, watching Eliza disappear into the manor like she belonged there.

"What now, my lady?" her maid asked nervously. "Eliza clearly has a close relationship with His Highness. If you plan to go against her, it won't be easy."

Isabelle narrowed her eyes. "It's fine. I have my ways."

She gave a soft, eerie smile, turned on her heel, and climbed back into her carriage. "Take me home," she ordered.

Not long after, outside the Henderson estate study. "Father."

in," said Fletcher Henderson,

didn't spare her a glance. His pen scratched against paper as he said flatly, "If you've got something to

Henderson family. A man who saw power and influence as the only things worth his attention. Not even his

main wife and her daughters bullied and neglected her. No one cared-until she

Everything changed after that.

father she hadn't

on, Isabelle understood what she had to do: flatter Eliza, cling to

as she stayed close to Eliza, her status in

That one act of kindness earned her a place by Eliza's side. She became her confidante, her shadow,

were

day their unshakable bond was

right-by that wretched

and ruined everything. She

you for saving my best

so soft,

She even thanked Isabelle.

the day Isabelle realized what jealousy

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