The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

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.

far exceeded

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

to support 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

for this!”

about Milton’s anger, snapped, “Why should we take the blame? We’ve been running around for them all this time! Instead of

shoved Matilda’s hand away and limped

pale, seething with hatred. “That little wretch! I’d tear her

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Awaiting

“wretch” had already followed the main group hark

and Geoffrey arrived. Tyler refused to proceed with the

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hall was crowded with people. Only Isolde, still holding Leonis, sat alone on the veranda, while the

estate was

had transpired, stood silently beside

numerous, scraped raw by jagged rocks. The doctor would need to carefully extract tiny shards from her flesh, but for now, she was treated with the estate’s standard medicinal

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

as she saw Matilda, she snapped, “All these years, have you ever handled anything properly? Eleanor has

always feared Samiyah, so she lowered her head and

was all 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 think Milton would have spared you?”

concubine who had clawed her way up to the position of a legitimate wife–she would always be lowly in

sat beside Eleanor,

were so swollen, her face contorted with hatred. Her voice was hoarse as she rasped, “Marilda, I

hatred she harbored seeped into her very bones, twisting inside her like

to prison. Once she was inside, she would never come out again.