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."

said Fletcher Henderson, not even looking

spare her a glance. His pen scratched against paper as he

man who saw power

courtyard. The main wife and her daughters bullied

Everything changed after that.

who mistreated her started to fear her. Even Fletcher, the father she hadn't seen in over ten years, finally summoned her and praised her as a "good

understood what she had to do: flatter

to Eliza, her status in the Henderson family

stay close. That one act of kindness earned her a place by Eliza's side. She became her confidante, her shadow, her "best friend"-because that's what

there was simply no room for anyone else-it was just the two of them, inseparable. Of course they were best friends. At least, that's what Isabelle had always believed. She'd even felt a smug little pride about it more times than she could

that day. The day their unshakable bond was suddenly torn apart by someone

that wretched

showed up and ruined everything.

say, "So you're Isabelle? Thank you for saving my best friend. Without you, Eliza might've really been

voice was so soft,

She even thanked Isabelle.

realized what

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