Chapter 115 The Rules

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Prudence weakly raised her wet and sighed. “Theres ved dogs cadremel her. She is after all, your and Prunella’s flesh and bod

She forced a bitter laugh “Xavier was right. If the stays in the roder, the will rutin everything. A child born to kill her mother she should coy away from my teen put to me Sony month to see Bryant marry.”

Xavier’s words struck Geoffrey sharply. He had tried to bury them, heat now, with Prudence mentioning them, the pain returned like a fresh wound. The ache in his chest was all too familiar–so intense that it kept him awake at night.

Prudence’s words, coupled with Isolde’s earlier remarks at the Pearl Tower, overwhelmed him with exhaustion. He couldn’t bring himself to confront holde, nor could he let Prudence be disrespected. This left him in a difficult position.

Vance, seeing Geoffrey’s expression, immediately interjected. “Whether that ungrateful girl apologizes or not, you decide. If she refuses, she should at least kneel in the courtyard all day. If you, as her father, fail to discipline her, I’ll do it myself. I won’t let her get away with it”

Geoffrey glanced at Vance and said, “Fine. The court’s affairs are piling up. You deal with it, then

Vance stood up abruptly. “Good. With your approval, I’ll teach her a lesson, and it’ll save us the trouble in

the future.”

Geoffrey lowered his gaze, feeling more irritated. This sense of frustration wasn’t new. He had always felt that Vance was an entitled man, living off his birthright while his parents favored him. He had no real accomplishments of his own.

As Geoffrey left, Priscilla snapped, “You’re clearly siding with that little wench.”

attitude, slowly shook her head. “He’s not my flesh and blood. How could he

Vance said thoughtfully, sitting beside her, “Since Geoffrey doesn’t seem to be on our side, how about we figure out a way to have him officially promise to give the family’s inheritance to Braden? Let’s get it written down, so it’s binding. Then, we’ll

He’s still young, and even if it’s written down, it won’t make a difference. As long as he’s alive, it’s not our time to shine. We’d be better off using his connections in the court to secure a position

was pleased by this suggestion. “How do we go about it?”

a moment, a cold, calculating gleam in her

excuse for now.”

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smiled. “Yes, Isolde hasn’t e

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throw out that medicine.

nodded eagerly. “I’ll take care of

asked, “Should Vance go and settle

his decision as her father, then he must at least say something. She can’t just keep getting away with

taught a lesson. If she doesn’t, she won’t know who’s in charge

her. She’s trained in

Does she think she can fight me?” He snorted angrily. “If she tries, I’ll

stormed out of

trouble? I’ve

go. What trouble could

of a beating.” Priscilla muttered.

get beaten, how can Geoffrey feel guilty enough to pass the inheritance on? Do you really think that Isolde’s misdeeds will make him compromise?”

face brightened. “You’re right, Mother. You always think ahead.”

with the coffee, asked Isolde for some wine.

had secretly kept some for herself to gift to her mentor, smiled

the company. After

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