The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

The Swordswoman’s Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 34 William Arrives

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Michelle and Eleanor stormed back to the Velvet Wing, fuming with rage. Michelle was so furious she could barely breathe. “That little wench! How dare she be so brazen? She doesn’t even put me in her eyes

anymore”

Eleanor, teary–eyed, chung to Michelle’s arm. “Michelle, what do I do? Am I really going to end up

concubine?”

Michelle shot her an exasperated glare. “You should’ve never used that rice–cooked–into–porridge scheme. Now you’re trapped. And as if that wasn’t enough, you just had to drag William to the Duke’s estate and make a spectacle out of it! You’ve made it impossible to back out now. Foolish, aren’t you?”

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Eleanor sniffled, feeling wronged. “How was I supposed to know she’d suddenly get smart? I thought if we pressured her, she’d accept being a concubine. What right does she have to be Marchioness of Eldermere? William doesn’t even like her! Margaret doesn’t like her either!”

Matilda, seeing Eleanor’s distress, quickly soothed, “Alright, enough scolding. She’s already miserable. We need to think of a solution.”

Michelle was still fuming. “What solution? The Valen family probably regrets breaking off the engagement now, but if William wants to propose elsewhere, Margaret will never allow it. That would make them look bad. The only way…

A sinister glint flashed in Michelle’s eyes.

“What?” Eleanor asked eagerly.

Michelle took a slow breath, her voice calm but laced with venom. “The only way Margaret would give up -on that little bitch and arrange a different match is if she were either dead… or disgraced beyond repair.”

Matilda’s brief hope faded, and she scoffed. “As if that wasn’t obvious? Ryker and your uncle thought of that long ago. That’s why they sent you with the medicine. But now that it’s failed, there’s no better plan.”

Michelle’s lips curled into a cold smile. “If poison won’t work, we’ll have to try something else.”

ut her!

“Hurry,” Eleanor urged, stomach. “I can’t wait much longer.”

Matilda turned to Michelle anxiously. “What’s your plan?”

Michelle calmly adjusted her hairpin, her expression icy. “Tomorrow, I’ll visit Uncle.”

Matilda and Eleanor exchanged glances, both filled with malice.

at the Duke’s estate, requesting to see

to come looking for her. When

believe it.

send him

hand. “Why would I refuse? Let’s see him.”

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cyan dress, tied her hair into a loose hun, and slid a plain jade

the side hall, growing

decision. Ever since Isolde had been granted the title of County Princess, his feelings

didn’t like Isolde. In fact, he found her unbearable. But this engagement had been arranged by his father, and now that Isolde had done

terrified William more than his

he loathed the idea, he had

at him with such pathetic adoration,

and to avoid his father’s wrath, he was willing

to bow out gracefully. By coming here, he was already granting her a great honor.

doing her a favor. And yet, as he waited, irritation

after fifteen minutes, Isolde arrived with

single hairpin. There was no makeup on her

met, for just a fleeting

gaze.

Was this really

her, she already seemed different, but he had dismissed it as his

a faint trace of indifference. “To what do I owe the pleasure of

straightening his sleeves as he composed his thoughts. “I came to ask–do you

already called off the engagement?

was broken off due to a

seat. “You never wanted to marry me in the first place. Why force it? I have no desire to

“Are you

William

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her past life, the one she had once believed she would

the mused. The way I see it if you hadn’t called it off, I would have

into fists. “You think

want a man who would settle for her? If you had real ambition, at least you would have pursued a princess. Maybe then, I

is ten times the woman you

lazily.