The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 26 Let You Off

The Duke of Blackmoor’s eyes flared with anger. “Are you so unwilling to call me father?”

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Isolde’s voice was icy, her gaze unyielding. “Why must we keep up this pretense? Before I was thirteen, I had no father or mother, and I managed just fine. Why take me back now, only for appearances? You’re uncomfortable looking at me, and I’m disappointed in you.”

She added, “It would’ve been better to leave things as they were at least then I’d have a fond memory to hold on to. Tearing it open only reveals blood and cruelty, nothing more.”

The Duke stiffened. That one beating had shattered her trust completely, driving an insurmountable wedge between them.

“I know nothing I say will matter,” he admitted heavily. But if you still wish to marry into the Marquis’s household. I will fight for you. If nothing else, I can ensure you the position of the first wife.”

Isolde let out a cold, scornful laugh. “No, I won’t take what isn’t mine. I’ll only reclaim what is.”

The Duke frowned, taken aback. “What is yours?”

A sharp glint flickered in her eyes. “My mother’s dowry

His brows drew together in thought. “Your mother’s dowry is yours by right. But part of it lies with your stepmother, Matilda. The rest remains with your grandmother.

“I want Matilda’s share back now,” Isolde replied evenly. As for that old woman Prudence… If you have any regard for my mother’s memory, then stand aside. Do nothing.”

Her unrelenting tone and her refusal to even call Prudence politely unsettled him. The bitterness in her words was unmistakable.

“If you don’t overstep your bounds, I won’t intervene,” he said at last. “But if you take things too far…”

Tll only take back what is mine,” she cut him off, a chilling smile on her lips. “If they give it willingly. I won’t harm a hair on their heads. If not…” She trailed off, but the menace in her voice was clear.

The Duke’s expression hardened. “I’ll see that Matilda returns what’s due. As for your grandmother, she’s far off in Caelmont-

soon,” Isolde interrupted, her gaze sharp and calculating. “And when

a thing. She’s merely keeping it in trust. When you marry, it will all

“Especially where there’s no blood. Even

patience wore thin. “You’re speaking

a wry, mocking smile. “The day you told me to come to you if anyone bullied me, do you remember? I said there was no need–that I’d fight back myself.

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Since I was a child. I’ve learned to rely on no one

silent, her words cutting deeper than he cared to ad

his voice strained.

like

for my harsh words, yet

in topic. “How did you end up on Wolf

“But once I entered the carriage, I was drugged and

spew such lies!” the Duke roared,

celebrated as the hero who brought down the bandits. But the housekeeper was

veins in his temples standing out. The

trusted Helena would reach you. 1 thought you’d come to rescue

what did it come to? I fought, I bled…

gone, Eleanor would step into the Marquis’s household without a single hindrance. A marriage like that would raise the

silent, his blood running cold. Beneath each layer, the truth unraveled, and its depth was darker and more venomous than he could have

the truth was plain: Milton had always set his sights

maneuver, meant to force the Marchioness’s hand and hasten Eleanor’s place in the household.

He spared Isolde

fury, Isolde felt

Her path had always been a relentless

nothing. Blood and tears alone care

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