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 keep Mattias cooped up at

everyone in this village. In

a swirl of fear and helplessness, a pair of hands suddenly pulled open the

were locked onto her, burning with a wild intensity, and his

Over the years, she had experienced numerous attempted break–ins at her house during the night. Even after she rebuilt and raised the

her chest and shrinking back. She exclaimed, “How did you get in

dared to set foot inside, and he’d only hovered out in

bone–chilling fear in Josephine’s eyes as she thought, ‘Has Samuel lost his mind? Isn’t he

came in. That old geezer from

with me, okay? If you stick with me, I’ll treat you and Mattias real good. Yeah, I’m 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

back any longer, and he lunged at Josephine with his hands reaching out

“Get lost! Aren’t you ashamed to do this to Millie? Mattias and I want nothing to do

courage to land a hard kick right between Samuel’s legs,

the bed and made a desperate dash for the door. As long as she could get outside, she could be safe if anyone saw