Chapter 140 The Return of a Life

Faith collapsed to the ground, crying out, “Nicole is going to die!”

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The door creaked open, and Isolde, still in her nightclothes, rushed out. She grabbed Faith’s arm and asked, “What happened?”

Seeing Isolde, Faith’s anger boiled over. She cried out, “You killed Nicole! You said you wouldn’t make things worse, but she hanged herself! She’s about to die, and now Prudence says not to call the doctor. Nicole is going to die because of you!”

Isolde’s heart sank. She immediately ordered, “Hattic, go fetch a doctor. Noelle, notify Geoffrey.”

She hurried to her room, grabbed a bottle of medicine, and rushed out. Hazel and Esme, who had been awoken by the commotion, followed behind.

Faith, seeing them leave, quickly ran after them.

Isolde arrived at Wyngor Chamber to find Vance sitting in the corridor, a picture of sorrow and helplessness.

She quickly entered the room. Prudence was sitting in a chair with a stern expression, while Priscilla, by Nicole’s side, held her hand and sobbed uncontrollably.

As soon as Priscilla saw Isolde, she stormed toward her. “You wretched girl! How dare you come here? I’ll kill you! You’ve killed her!”

Isolde’s gaze darkened. Without a second thought, she kicked Priscilla in the stomach.

-Priscilla crashed to the ground, crying out in pain.

Prudence sprang to her feet, her face trembling with rage. She glared at Isolde. “How dare you?! You strike your elders? What’s next? Will you hit me too?”

Isolde stared at her, then placed a hand on her arm and pushed her aside, as Hattie stepped in to catch Prudence, preventing her from falling.

Their coordinated movements ensured that even if Prudence tried to blame Isolde for any mishap, she couldn’t.

Nicole’s bedside. Nicole was lying on the bed, a thin blanket covering her. Her face bore the marks of strangulation, dark purple bruises from the hanging. Isolde pulled the blanket back to reveal the

had faint breath, but it was barely there. Isolde took out the last of her Consumption Pills–a vital medicine known to stimulate blood flow and restore

bring some water,” Isolde commanded.

for Nicole to swallow directly, so it needed to be dissolved in water

her.

Isolde administering the medicine, seethed, “What are you giving

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and pressed the liquid into her mouth. As Priscilla rushed to stop her, Isolde expertly kicked a low table toward her, forcing Priscilla to

Hattie carefully helped Nicole lie back down. She took the empty

look in Hattie’s eyes, stepped back in fear. “What do you want?” she

and venomous. “You’re her mother, aren’t you? Prudence told you not to call for a doctor, and you obeyed her? What kind of

was speechless.

at you. You’d rather die than face your problems? I was abandoned at the estate, left to suffer

guilty. She knew she was partly responsible. The situation had spiraled out of control. She had expected Nicole to be stronger, but she never imagined

with the doctor, but he was accompanied by a familiar face:

almost forgotten about him.

the clinic. I didn’t know where he lived. Fortunately, I ran into Collin

elderly, was steady when treating Nicole, and his skill with acupuncture was impressive. He

coughing weakly before

she slapped Nicole across the face. “You foolish girl! You scared your mother to death! How could you be

again, then hugged her, crying

kick Priscilla in retaliation, but seeing her cry so deeply, she

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