The Queen They Buried

Chapter 561

What she didn’t expect was that instead of clearing things up, Samuel actually showed up at her house and said that since everyone already believed the rumors, they might as well just let people think what they want. He even had the nerve to suggest that he could just step in and take care of her and Mattia from now on.

Josephine inwardly scoffed, ‘Like I’d ever want that!

‘Although Samuel may have been a coward, he was still a man. Mattias and I are just a mother and son, who are powerless against him. If it truly came down to a confrontation, we wouldn’t stand a chance. All I could do was try to keep him at a distance.

Yesterday, things had almost gone too far… Luckily, Mr. Nelson from next door happened to be out for a walk, heard the noise, and shouted. That was enough to scare Samuel off.

Even in her sleep, Josephine’s brow was deeply furrowed, her fingers unconsciously clenching so hard they dug into her palms.

She loathed Samuel, but it’s not like she could give up on life–Mattias was still so little. What would he do without her? She couldn’t afford to cross Samuel, so all she could do was avoid him and try to find a way to leave Ridgehaven Town as soon as possible,

If word got out, given her reputation around here, everyone in Ridgehaven Town would say she was trying to get her hooks into Samuel.

After all, they all regarded her as just a widow with a kid, someone who was barely scraping by without a man to support her. If she managed to snag Samuel, at the very least, she could milk him for some cash.

had to

this village. In her eyes, they were nothing but heartless

fear and helplessness, a pair of hands suddenly pulled open

with a wild intensity, and his face so agitated it was almost

she had experienced numerous attempted break–ins at her house during the night. Even after she rebuilt and raised the courtyard walls, she still felt unsafe. So, when

chest and

he showed up yesterday, Samuel hadn’t dared to set foot inside, and he’d only hovered out in

she thought, ‘Has Samuel lost his mind? Isn’t he afraid

before I came in. That old geezer from the Nelson family ruined things yesterday, but tonight, nobody’s gonna interrupt

supposed to marry Millie, but that woman’s basically a man. She is hard and rough, and she’s nothing like you. She’s not half as pretty, not

couldn’t hold himself back any longer, and he lunged at Josephine with

she finally broke free from his grip. She exclaimed, “Get lost! Aren’t you

land a hard kick right between Samuel’s legs, and he let

and made a desperate dash for the door. As long