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.

ruthlessness far exceeded

in satisfaction, she caught sight of Matilda’s trembling face, twisted with

herself, she scolded, “Didn’t you say this plan was foolproof? Now Eleanor’s child is

for this!”

“Why should we take the blame? We’ve been running around for them all this time! Instead

shoved Matilda’s hand away

hatred. “That little wretch! I’d tear her apart and

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followed the

Harmon and Geoffrey arrived. Tyler refused to proceed

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Leonis, sat alone on the veranda, while the others gathered inside,

estate was small–her heart–wrenching cries echoed throughout the courtyard.

what had transpired, stood silently beside

The doctor would need to carefully extract

mask of barely contained rage. Growing uneasy, she

the room. Samiyah was already there, her expression livid. As soon as she saw Matilda, she snapped, “All these years, have you ever handled anything properly? Eleanor has lost her child–what are you going

feared Samiyah, so she lowered her head and mumbled. “I didn’t expect it to turn out this

arranged, then why did it go so horribly wrong?” Samiyah seethed. “Couldn’t you have stationed more people around the reservoir? Eleanor was lucky to be saved this time–what if she hadn’t been? Do you

who had clawed her way up to the position of a legitimate wife–she would

holding back. Matilda sniffled and sat beside Eleanor, who had been crying non–stop. “Eleanor,” she said cautiously,

as she rasped, “Marilda, I don’t care how you do it–kill

twisting inside her like a vengeful spirit. “Don’t worry,” she

send that wretched girl to prison. Once she was inside, she would never

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