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?”

hear what

“Resorting to

ask Cristina to pour coffee and attend to my bath?”

Cristina spat

a blade. “How dare you interrupt when I’m speaking with Allan? Do you have

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there was a trace of newfound

is Oliver’s concubine, while

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avoid rare his wife. Serving you is her

hand when possible,” Allan

a slap now is better than her being beaten

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

quite the exaggeration, Isolde. Has anyone in

treating him like a fool. Disrespecting the matriarch was

remained unwavering, turning to Heidi. “Do you know how Cristina became Oliver’s

“I know she appeared at the wedding, knelt, and

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

insulted Rosemary behind her back, calling her old, bitter, and unloved. She bragged that the Queen Mother favored her, that Johnathan despised Rosemary but only tolerated

let that go? Of course not. She taught Cristina a lesson. Cristina knelt that day not out of devotion

temperament? If I don’t make things difficult for Cristina, someone else certainly will. Don’t believe me? Just wait and

had effectively pulled Rosemary into the matter. But Isolde felt no guilt–why should she? Cristina had been caught in Rosemary’s trap; it was only

the Eryndral Empire, there were two women

the Queen Mother.

other was

contradict her mistress. Many high–ranking officials had suffered under her sharp tongue,

the noblewomen of Argentum or the officials of

Isolde’s words, then glanced at Cristina, whose face had gone pale. She

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