The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 132 I Hate You

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Prudence frowned and said, “Love and care are never equal, my dear. The legitimate children ment always be favored a little more, Clark may be an illegitimate son, but he is still your father’s flesh and blood, and as your grandmother, I do care for him. But sometimes, hard choices must be made. One cannot always have everything.

Martha giggled, leaning against Prudence, her voice sweet and coquettish Grandmother, I knew you’d understand.”

Prudence patted her hand affectionately and said, “Enough with the flattery. Now, Clark is in trouble. Tell me exactly what happened tonight. I need to know so I can make a plan. If something happens to Clark, your mother won’t forgive you.”

Martha then began recounting the events of the evening. “Everything was going smoothly at first. We lared him to the tavern, where he drank a drugged wine. As planned, we had him in the private room with that shameless woman, and Kameron was supposed to barge in and catch them in the act. “He was supposed to make a scene and call for other guests to witness it, so Clark’s reputation would be destroyed, and he would never have a chance to rise in his career.

Martha paused, her expression sour. “But guess what? Everything was perfectly arranged, yet it still went wrong. Clark said he needed to go to the restroom, leaving me and Kameron waiting in the neighboring room. But he didn’t come back for ages, and I heard crying coming from the room. It was a perfect opportunity, so Kameron went in to open the door. There was no light in the room, and neither of them could see clearly. So, Kameron just started hitting. But guess what? The man inside was Clark! Clark had gone missing, and they didn’t know what was happening, so they started fighting. The noise attracted other guests, and I rushed to stop it, but… I was pulled outside by a servant from the Pearl Tower, Hattie. I didn’t even know what was going on at first. She dragged me to the carriage and threatened me on the way back to the estate.”

Martha pulled open her collar, revealing a red mark on her neck where she’d been grabbed “Grandmother, look at this. She even dared to lay her hands on me and threatened me that if I told anyone about her and the Pearl Tower, she would ruin my face.”

Prudence’s eyes narrowed as she examined the bruise on Martha’s neck. The mark was deep, with a hint of purple in the center. It was clear someone had put a lot of force into it.

Martha, seeing the fire in Prudence’s eyes, shrank back. “I was afraid she’d really scar my face, so I didn’t tell you right away. I’m sorry.”

Prudence asked, her voice calm but firm, “Did Clark say anything?”

Martha hesitated, her voice trembling as she answered, “He… he yelled at me. He said that from now on, he would never consider us his family anymore.” Her voice cracked as she continued, “I didn’t want to do this to him, but my brother said that if I didn’t help him, Clark would grow up to be like Father–useless and weak. He’d never amount to anything. That’s why I did it.”

A cold, steely glint appeared in Prudence’s eyes. “Who else knows about this? Did an know? Who told the Pearl Tower about this?”

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“Oh, I did tell Nicole. But she’s family, so she wouldn’t spill anything, right?”

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“Grandmother. don’t be angry. It wasn’t Nicole’s fault.

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careless.”

soon enough, Prudence

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up and left. A triumphant gleam appeared in

summoned to see Prudence.

the floor and demanded, “What is

to Nicole. “Since you’ve already knelt, I take it you know you’re in the wrong. Now, tell me why you told the Pearl Tower about this?”

with a sharp glance, motioning for her to stand by in silence as she waited for

her head, her eyes filled with sorrow. “Grandmother, haven’t our family been a laughingstock enough? I just didn’t want people to

So you’re concerned about the

her

You thought of yourself and, knowing Isolde has always gone against Vance, you still went to her for help, hoping she would take care of your brother and

those final words, Prudence’s

brother, who told the Pearl Tower? Do you even know how much trouble you’ve caused?

her face draining of color. “What happened to him?” she

beaten by Isolde’s people and framed for fighting over a woman. Now, he’s

wanted?”

ghost, asked, “No… that’s impossible. Isolde promised me she wouldn’t let things