Chapter 355 Not Letting It Go

Cristina covered her face, staring at Isolde in shock and fury. “You dare?”

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“Dare? Try me.” Isolde smirked coldly, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth that sent a chill down Cristina’s spine.

She had always looked down on Isolde. Even after she married into the family, her deference to elders and kindness toward servants made Cristina think she was weak–an easy target.

But now, staring at Isolde’s ruthless expression, Cristina realized just how badly she had misjudged her.

“If you dare hit me, just you wait!” Cristina turned and an off.

Watching her retreating figure, Hattie mused, “Who do you think she’s going to?”

“Allan.”

“Why?” Hattie asked curiously. “Would he even help her?”

“Allan despises household conflicts,” Isolde replied coolly. “Besides, he’s a scholar, and he has some old ties with her father.”

“That could be troublesome.”

Isolde chuckled. “Troublesome? What’s he going to do? Scold me for disciplining a concubine? At most, he’ll ask a few questions for formality’s sake–I have my answers ready.”

Sure enough, before long, a servant arrived to summon her.

Isolde adjusted her robes before making her way to Allan’s quarters.

Cristina and Heidi were already there. Cristina’s eyes were red, and a clear handprint marred her cheek. The moment she saw Isolde enter, she glared at her with resentment. Heidi, however, remained expressionless.

Isolde paid her respects as decorum dictated, then asked calmly, “Grandfather, what is it that you’ve called me for?”

Allan’s expression was stern. “Cristina claims you made unreasonable demands of her. When she refused, you struck her. Is this true?”

demands? I’d be curious to hear what she considers ‘unreasonable. As for

voice lowered. “Resorting to violence is never

to ask Cristina

work!” Cristina spat

a blade. “How dare you interrupt when I’m

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was a trace of

is Oliver’s concubine, while

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avoid rare his wife. Serving you is her duty. If she

when possible,” Allan said.

now is better than

are you spoing? Who would dare kill me? You think everyone is as ruthless

exaggeration, Isolde. Has anyone in this household ever been beaten to death

like a fool. Disrespecting the matriarch

“Do you know how Cristina became Oliver’s

but not the full story. “I know she appeared at the wedding, knelt,

only know half the story,” Isolde said coolly. “Cristina never wanted Oliver. She scorned him. She wouldn’t even consider marrying him as his wife, so why would

her old, bitter, and unloved. She bragged that the Queen Mother favored her, that Johnathan despised Rosemary but only tolerated her out of respect for

not out of devotion to Oliver, but

but tell me–do any of you doubt Rosemary’s temperament? If I don’t make things difficult for Cristina, someone

into the matter. But Isolde felt no guilt–why should she? Cristina had been caught in

two women no one dared to

the Queen Mother.

other was Rosemary.

she had even dared to contradict her mistress. Many high–ranking officials had suffered under her sharp tongue, and unlike some who only talked, Rosemary acted. If she was truly offended, she

of Argentum or the officials of the

words, then glanced at Cristina, whose face had gone pale. She offered no

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