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?”

an eyebrow. “Unreasonable demands? I’d be curious to hear what she considers ‘unreasonable.

“Resorting to violence is never right.”

ask you this: Was I wrong to ask Cristina to pour

servant’s work!” Cristina

Isolde snapped, her voice sharp as a blade. “How dare you interrupt when I’m speaking with Allan?

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trace of newfound

Oliver’s concubine, while

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his wife. Serving you is her duty. If she refuses,

when possible,”

a slap now is better than her

enraged. “What nonsense are you spoing? Who would dare kill me? You think everyone is

exaggeration, Isolde. Has anyone in this household ever

treating him like a fool. Disrespecting the matriarch was one

remained unwavering, turning to Heidi. “Do

but not the full story. “I

She wouldn’t even consider marrying him as his wife, so why would

bitter, and unloved. She bragged that the Queen Mother

Do you think she would simply let that go? Of course not. She taught Cristina a lesson. Cristina knelt that day not out of devotion to Oliver, but

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 Rosemary’s trap; it was only fair that Rosemary

Eryndral Empire, there were two women no

was the

was

under her sharp tongue, and unlike

the noblewomen of Argentum or the officials of the

glanced at Cristina, whose face had gone pale. She offered no retort- because there was none.

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