The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 335 A Summons from Allan

Margaret’s face was stiff, her grip tightening around the silk handkerchief in her hand.

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Agnes, visibly enraged, scoffed, “Mother, did you hear her? She just married in and already acts like she doesn’t answer to you!“,

Margaret slowly stood, casting Cristina a cold glance. “Enough. Stop making a scene. It won’t do you any good.”

Agnes hesitated, frowning. “What do you mean, Mother? Are you saying Cristina becoming a concubine is just wishful thinking?”

Margaret’s gaze darkened with disappointment as she looked at Agnes. “I warned you before–stay out of household matters. If you meddle again, don’t expect your maiden home to welcome you back.”

Cristina suddenly snapped, her voice chilling. “What are you saying?”

She looked shaken, as though it had never occurred to her that Margaret wouldn’t take her side.

Margaret sighed, her tone carrying the weight of exhaustion. “Cristina, what you did tonight was reckless. Even if you had actually died, you’d be the only one who suffered. Isolde just married into the family Attempting suicide on her wedding night–no matter the reason–looks like coercion. If word spreads, it

won’t be her reputation that suffers. It will be yours.”

With that, Margaret turned and walked away.

Cristina stared at Agnes, letting out a hollow, bitter laugh as tears welled in her eyes. “So this was your brilliant plan?”

Agnes exhaled slowly. “Who could have predicted this outcome?”

She glanced at the few drops of blood staining the floor and muttered, “That’s all?”

Cristina shot her a cold glare. “What, did you actually want me dead?”

“Of course not,” Agnes murmured. Then, looking at Cristina’s disheveled, feverish face, she shook her head. “Forget it. Get some rest. We’ll think of something else.”

As she stepped outside, her expression twisted with frustration.

“What a useless fool,” she spat under her breath.

Mell, her trusted maid from the Felton family, followed closely. “What happened?”

but look at her. She’s full of energy–probably has more strength than I do! Who’s going to believe she actually tried to kill herself? She made such a half- hearted mess of it that it accomplished nothing. If she’d caused a big enough stir, Allan might have been forced to intervene. He values his reputation, after all. There was a real chance he’d have declared her a

her tracks, her eyes narrowing.

what Isolde said? So sharp–tongued, so unshaken. She knew Cristina was faking it. She

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never truly take her own life. You said if yourself–she

into a sinister smirk. “Mell,” she whispered, leaning in, “go and fetch some arsenic.

“This late at night? Where am

whispered further instructions in Mell’s car. After a moment’s hesitation,

Ningser Pavilion, Isolde returned to

“Well?” he asked.

to force her way in as a concubine. You once told me Cristina had tried to cozy up to

it, but she certainly acted like it,” Oliver said grimly. “Regardless, even if she were gifted to me on a silver platter, I wouldn’t take her. I’ll speak to Arthur about sending her back home. If she values her dignity, I can even arrange for a formal apology from a senior member of

against you. But if she’s truly

really had a way of attracting trouble–first herself, and

expression darkened. “I don’t care what she wants. She was never meant to be my concubine in the first place. If it comes to it,

discuss that another time,” Isolde murmured. “Talking about concubines on our wedding

squeezing it lightly. “You’re right. We’ll deal

later.”

down to sit beside him. “Have

dinner

“I’m sorry. I should have been the one to eat with you tonight. But with both families hosting the banquet, I had to keep drinking. It wasn’t long before I was already half–drunk. And then, people kept coming over for toasts… I finally understand why my grandfather always insisted on drinking with me. I thought he just wanted a drinking partner–turns out he was training my tolerance.”

also thought he was just looking for someone to drink

gone,” Oliver admitted.

She studied his face, noting the redness in his eyes and the pale tinge of

sounds good,” he admitted. “I don’t want to waste

and ordered Miniro to fetch the

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