The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 148 Full of Nonsense

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Margaret’s eyes flashed with displeasure, but she scolded softly, “What nonsense are you spouting? Pablo, please, don’t say such things.”

Pablo ignored her, keeping his gaze fixed firmly on William. “Well? Will you speak?”

William took a deep breath, trembling as he tried to steady his body. “Father, I… I’ve called off the engagement with the Langley family. Isolde, her… her character is… ruined. She’s unworthy to be the lady of this household.”

Margaret clenched her handkerchief, barely audible as she sighed in disappointment. Of all the things he could say, he made the gravest mistake of all.

He didn’t even give a proper explanation before directly attacking the woman Pablo had shown interest in, calling her character flawed–basically slapping his father in the face. How could things continue after that? Surely, Pablo would be furious.

But to her surprise, Pablo wasn’t enraged. He simply continued to watch William and asked, “Ruined character? What did she do?”

William struggled to recall his mother’s words, but his mind went blank. He stammered, “She… she ran off with someone… and… and had an affair with Doug. Doug’s a eunuch. She’s shameless, and… and she’s vicious. She hurt Eleanor… no, hurt-”

“Who is Eleanor?” Pablo continued, his fingers still rhythmically tapping on the table, his posture unchanging.

“Eleanor is…” William’s voice faltered, and he looked to his mother for help. “Mother, you explain.”

Margaret sighed, glancing at Pablo. “Enough, don’t make it harder on him. The engagement was broken off because of a mistake I made. I trusted the rumors about her, that she ran off and had a tarnished reputation. Fearing for the Valen family’s reputation, I acted rashly.”

Pablo remained eerily calm. His eyes were devoid of emotion, which, after years of marriage, Margaret knew was his way of preparing for a rage he had yet to release. She hesitated, trying to figure out how to salvage the situation, given that William had disrupted her prepared narrative.

“Can’t say? Don’t want to say?” Pablo’s voice was low, the tension rising like the stillness before a storm. “Eleanor, the one who served you the hangover cure earlier, is your son William’s mistress. “Your son, with her, is already carrying a child. You and your son went to pressure Isolde into taking her as a concubine.”

He knew.

mind raced. Was

silence, Agnes cut in, “Father, this engagement was always mismatched. Isolde is just a wild country girl. William is the Lord of the Valen family. He and Eleanor were already in love. If it weren’t for the need to repay

like lightning. Agnes stumbled backward,

husband was marrying you, did he have a favored

aside?”

this? She’s just a concubine

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the legitimate daughter of Duke’s estate. How dare you tell her to step aside as a concubine?” Pablo slammed his fist onto the table in anger, finally exploding. He stood up and kicked William, sending him crashing to the ground. “You ungrateful child! How dare you slander her? “Breaking off the engagement was the greatest dishonor to her, and yet you keep insulting her

in her seat, her heart breaking, but she dared not

William, shouting angrily at Pablo, “Father, he is your son! What’s

gave her hers. You tell me, what is Isolde? And what is William? If you could

with rage. “She saved you, not me! Why should I marry her? Why don’t you ask me for my

Margaret

shouting, “Did I not ask for your opinion? Ask your mother. What did you say back then? You said everything would be decided by me, so why didn’t you protest?

is nothing but an orphan bastard, and he should marry that wild woman. I’m your real son! Why must you use a country

hit a raw

tensing with fury. He grabbed the whip from

How dare you speak like that about Oliver? He’s not an orphan bastard. His father was your father’s comrade–in–arms, Douglas, who saved your father’s life. Now, apologize!”

he saw the

whip came