The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

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olicy said, “I don’t know, I only asked Harlan to take her back to Windermount, How he got hurt, or how she fell off the cliff, I have no idea.”

Natasha looked at him, her tear–filled eyes slowly hardening into an icy glare. She straightened her back and said coldly. “Tell me everything. Why did you send her back to Windermount? What reckless things has she done? Everything. I want to hear it all.”

Garrett stepped forward, but Natasha raised her hand to stop him. There was a sharp, deadly glint in her eyes as she commanded, “You will tell me everything. All of it.”

Geoffrey’s face reddened in anger. “After returning to the estate, she behaved relatively well for two years. Then, by chance, she saved Pablo. After that, Pablo came to propose, arranging a marriage with William, the heir of the Valen family. That’s when she started to change. Because William already had a favored consort. she demanded that he marry her as a secondary wife. She became furious and killed Mary, the woman who had originally helped her. I didn’t blame her for that–Mary was terribly arrogant. But, a woman in the inner chambers–how could she kill someone so easily? And then, she grew even more violent, trying to steal her late mother’s dowry from her stepmother. Things got worse at Montlins Manor–Eleanor had a miscarriage, and Michelle was disfigured and cast out. I don’t blame her entirely for that; after all, one hand can’t make a sound. But if it wasn’t for her scheming, I would never believe it.”

At this point, Geoffrey paused, stunned. He had difficulty continuing, the weight of his own words now sinking in. How much of it could truly be blamed on her?

Natasha’s voice was low but firm. “Keep going.

Geoffrey’s lips trembled, “She doesn’t respect her stepmother, and she’s been disrespectful to her grandmother. And she-”

“She killed her mother, didn’t she?” Natasha interrupted, stepping closer, her eyes flashing with rage. Without warning, she slapped him hard across the face. The sound rang through the room, her voice trembling with nearly exhausted fury, “Isn’t that true?”

Geoffrey recoiled, clutching his cheek, staring at her with wide eyes. He had never seen Natasha like this- her face was twisted with an anger he never thought she could have. She had always been so gentle, so composed.

The word “curse” lodged painfully in his throat, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

“Garrett,” Natasha said coldly, turning to him. “Since there’s so much to uncover, and it’s all tied to Pablo, it shouldn’t be hard to find out who harmed Snowy. Investigate immediately. I want her to be completely erased from this world.”

detachment, but in her eyes burned a furious, all–consuming rage.

alright, don’t be so upset,” Garrett said, his anger now replaced with calm. He took Natasha’s bd. guiding her to sit. “I’ll get to the bottom

spoke, her voice cold and final, “From the day she was born, you said Snowy was a curse. At first, I thought you were just grieving Prunella’s death, that you were lost in your grief. After all, Prunella could never have been wrong about you. I thought you would wake up in time. But that was sixteen years ago. You sent her back to that manor, thinking that was somehow better than having us endure the winds and sand in the frontier. She was just a little girl, so pure, so innocent, just like Snowy. You said ‘send her back‘ without a second thought. When Garrett

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in her eyes, I was moved by the light in her gaze. I knew Garrett disagreed, but I still let her marry you, giving her dowry as if to protect her. The second mistake was not taking Snowy away when we had the chance. 1 let her sufler for fourteen years in that estate, and then she came back to Argentum, still at

face pale and

grew harsher, pressing the point home. “If something happens to Snowy this time, then you and Prunella are no longer connected. She was blind to not see the kind of man you are. You couldn’t even protect the

words hit Geoffrey like a physical blow.

the last thread connecting him to Prunella would snap for good.

into a chair, pressing a hand to her chest, her face twisted in pain. Garrett gently hugged her and, with a frown, pulled out a pill from his sleeve and placed it under her tongue.

against Garrett’s chest as tears fell freely. “Garrett, if only we had taken Snowy with us back then. This is all my fault. I should have

his face stern. He raised his hand and ordered, “Send word to Steven. Have him investigate overnight. First, go to Marquis Eldermere’s

responded, quickly

hour later, Pablo arrived on

face taut with worry as he rushed in. “What happened to Isolde?” he asked, his voice filled with anxiety.

a fresh

and asked me

events.”

served under Garrett, Pablo still addressed him with respect, despite the title

everything you know about Isolde,” Garrett said, gesturing for Pablo to sit. His voice was

firm.

increasingly anxious. “What exactly happened

fell off a cliff in