Chapter 42 Awaiting Judgment.

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Milton stared at Tyler for a long moment before slowly raising his hand and issuing orders. “Summon a

to the estate immediately. Have Tyler and the generals return to the hall. All witnesses must remain here and await the officers‘ arrival. And–bring Margaret

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If the Valen family refused to acknowledge the child, Eleanor’s future would be ruined. Milton had to force Margaret to take her in, even if only as a concubine.

Eleanor was carried away, sobbing in utter devastation.

Michelle, despite the searing pain in her legs, forced herself to walk up to Isolde. Hatred burned in her beautiful yet battered eyes, her face now a horrifying mess. She gritted our viciously, “Tsolde, this time, I’ll make sure you never rise again.”

Isolde glanced at Michelle’s bloodied face and suddenly broke into a wide grin. Under the glaring sunlight. her teeth looked strikingly white, and her smile stretched so far it nearly reached her cars.

Leaning in close to Michelle’s car, she whispered with chilling ease, “Fine, I’ll wait. But I hear your husband has plenty of beauties in his chambers. Now that you’re a disfigured hag, do you think he’ll still want to look at you?”

Michelle’s fury erupted, her lungs nearly bursting. The pain on her face became even more unbearable. This was an outcome she had never anticipated.

Her original plan had been simple–make Eleanor fall into the water and have someone rescue her immediately. But because Eleanor had been carrying the Valen family’s heir, Isolde had intended to kill her. which complicated everything. Now, the Valen family was involved. Margaret had never wanted to marry Eleanor in the first place, but he couldn’t defy Pablo. This incident gave him the perfect excuse to sever ties. -And as for Isolde–whether it was malicious assault or attempted murder, the charges alone were enough to

send her to prison for years.

There was no escaping this, not with so many witnesses against her.

But what Michelle hadn’t foreseen was that Isolde would deliberately sabotage the rescue effort. Even knowing it was a trap, she had chosen to drag them all down with her.

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Isolde smirked in satisfaction, she caught sight of Matilda’s trembling face, twisted with rage. With a composed air, she turned and

Michelle, her heart filled with fear and fury. Unable to contain herself, she scolded, “Didn’t you say this plan was foolproof? Now Eleanor’s child is gone, and your uncle

for this!”

Matilda wasn’t concerned about her injuries but only about Milton’s anger, snapped, “Why should we take the blame? We’ve been running around for them all this time! Instead of worrying about them, you should be worrying about whether your son–in–law

shoved Matilda’s hand away

wretch! I’d tear her apart and drink her blood if

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“wretch” had already followed the main group hark to

arrived. Tyler refused to proceed with

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still holding Leonis, sat

to her room, but the estate was small–her heart–wrenching

what had transpired, stood silently

raw by jagged rocks. The doctor would need to carefully extract tiny shards from

Milton, whose face remained a mask of barely contained rage. Growing uneasy, she

expression livid. As soon as she saw Matilda, she snapped, “All these years, have

at fault. She had always feared Samiyah, so she lowered her head and

“Couldn’t you have stationed more people around the reservoir? Eleanor was

Matilda in high regard. A concubine who had clawed her way up to the position

when she scolded Matilda, she didn’t bother holding back. Matilda sniffled and sat beside Eleanor, who

as she

like a vengeful spirit. “Don’t worry,” she swore. “This time, the evidence

had to send that wretched girl to prison. Once she was inside, she would

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