Chapter 585
Sadly, Eloise had gravely underestimated Athena. She was now a far cry from the woman the uned to her
Athena delivered a stinging stap across Willow’s face. Willow screamed in pain again
But this time, it wasn’t just screams. Willow began desperately pleading with Eloise. “Mother, save me I don’t want to die pet worked so hard to become the Marchioness of Somers. Please, save me
A mother would feel her child’s pain as her own
Seeing Willow so broken truly shattered Eloise’s heart
Willow was her precious daughter. Eloise cherished and protected Willow since the day she was born
But if Eloise told the truth, she knew that Willow would surely die foo
Eloise clenched her teeth, her heart tom by the impossible choice.
Athena raised her dagger once more, pressing closer to Willow. She threatened coldly, “if you don’t talk, start cutting off her fingers one by one won’t stop until you start speaking”
“Save me, Mom! Athena is a psycho…” Willow cowered in terror while curling into a ball. Just as Athens was about to strike, Eloise finally broke down and blurted out the truth.
“I’ll talk. I’ll talk!” Eloise sobbed, the words tumbling o
With those words, Eloise completely broke down,
gout in a rush. “Nicolas is a remnant of the fallen country before ours.”
Eloise slumped to her knees, sobbing as she looked at Athena. “It was all Nicolas’s doing. He wants to overthrow Petanion and restore the country
Drachian He’s the 13th prince of the fallen Drachian.
“Black when the Drachian fell, Nicolas was the sole survivor. Blinded by greed and with compromising evidence in Nicolas’s hands, Henry had no chance
but to obey his every command.
Athena’s brows knitted tightly. “If Nicolas is a remnant of the fallen Drachian, then who are his accomplices!”
She thought, “A mere boy like him couldn’t possibly have forced Henry to submit on his own.
Eloise sniffled and said, “The only accomplice I know of is Loretta Holmes, who was your foster mother. I sent you to her because I thought you’d be easier to control that way. But when your true identity was revealed, Margaret insisted on bringing you back to the duke’s estate
“But back then, I honestly didn’t know any of this only learned the truth much later.
Athena’s eyes blazed with fury. “So you were willing to ruin me just for your own selfish gain, is that it?”
Eloise kept her eyes down, unable to meet Athena’s gaze. “I guess you can only blame your bad luck, if you hadn’t been born, none of this would have happened to you.”
or cry
“Who dares to say Athena is ill–fated?” Kander’s chilling voice cut through the air.
Xander emerged from the shadows, his chiseled features standing out sharply against the ink black night
Chapter 585
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