But it was useless. Joshua tied her up with rope, making her unable to move.
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His voice was very low as he leaned close to her face. “To be honest, I am truly resentful. Why is it that you are not Father’s biological child? But Tessa is?”
“If only Tessa were the midwife’s daughter, how wonderful would that be! I would find her a good family to adopt her as a foster daughter, then marry her, and spend every day and night with her!”
Keaton stared at him intently, taking a deep breath.
She was so angry she wanted to curse, but she could no longer de so.
“This bastard’s mind is just as filthy as his father’s!‘
Joshua’s vile thoughts had long been pent up with nowhere to vent. Now, seeing ‘Margaery‘ about to die and mute, he treated her as a garbage bin.
“She is a hundred times better than you. Every time I look at her, I want to possess her fiercely, watch her cry, watch her laugh, hold her in my arms and spoil her.”
“But you, you truly disgust me.”
Keaton could not hold back and spat in his face.
Joshua, humiliated and enraged, pinned Keaton against the carriage and beat her with fists and feet. “You wretch!”
Keaton was drugged, her whole body devoid of strength, and she was tightly bound, completely powerless to resist. Hatred filled her eyes with tears of blood, and her entire body trembled.
‘I should never have come down the mountain!‘
‘I should not have helped Tessa plot this whole affair!‘
‘How does misfortune end up falling upon my own head?‘
Thinking back to last night, when Tessa described how she wanted to cruelly kill Margaery, Keaton truly wished she could have died on the spot.
Overwhelmed by terror, she banged her head wildly against the carriage.
Then Joshua grabbed her by the hair and yanked her up, leaving her unable to move. “You want to die? It’s not that easy!”
“Even if you die, you have to bring Tessa back for me first!”
Keaton was stunned.
She finally understood. There was no way to reason with this idiot.
So she simply closed her eyes and ignored Joshua.
Joshua saw her pretending to be dead and was furious. “Who are you trying to act tough for?”
Keaton opened her eyes, her bloodshot gaze fixed on him.
But Joshua slapped her. “Bitch!”
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“Mm… mum…” Keaton was driven mad with rage.
Just yesterday, this idiot was groveling before her like a lapdog, and today he dared to slap her.
But after being struck, she collapsed onto the carriage and for a homent could not get up.
Finally, two streams of tears welled up.
She really should not have helped Tessa plot against Margaery.
Margaery was nothing like what Tessa said, nor as foolish as the Wallen family imagined.
Although she was hiding in the inn, it was clear she was handling everything with ease and confidence.
Even the matter of her being poisoned was a lie.
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Keaton even suspected that Margaery had already predicted what she and Tessa would do before they met, so she prepared in advance and turned the tables.
At this thought, she shuddered involuntarily.
No matter how much she regretted it now, it was already too late.
Tessa was already waiting at the Icy Pool with her two good disciples, while the Wallen family had already mistaken her for Margaery.
In the end, she was doomed to die a miserable death at the hands of her most beloved “sister“, the disciple she personally trained, the man she once truly loved, and his sons.
She was unwilling to accept this.
Keaton suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as she faced forward.
It was purely out of anger.
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Above the Icy Pool.
Tessa, Leo, and Albert had already arrived.
At this moment, they were hiding in a cave, waiting for someone to come.
The air was cold, but Tessa was somewhat excited. “Judging by the time, the Wallen family must have already received news of my kidnapping!”
“Joshua will definitely use Phillipa to capture Margaery and is on his way here. In a while, let’s make our act more convincing, so those fools from the Wallen family will do it themselves and spare us from dirtying our own hands!”
Her lively and excited voice leapt in the air.
Her face was full of eager anticipation.
This was different from her previous life.
This time, she was determined to burn her bridges and leave the Eastvale Empire.
As a result, she appeared even more ruthless and deranged, her delicate face revealing a hint of madness.
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Albert was somewhat surprised by her words. He glanced at Tes and said, “Can the Wallen family really bring themselves to do that?”
“After all, Margaery was raised by their side. What you want isn’t just Margaery’s death, but for the Wallen family to torture and kill her!”
Even the executioner himself began to question human nature.
Even a tiger did not eat its cubs.
‘How twisted must Raul be to do such a thing?‘
Tessa, however, was absolutely certain about this.
She sneered at his words, “Albert, you don’t know. Right now, I am the true daughter of the Wallen family. Margaery is a fake!”
“Because I’ve been plagued by stomach illness and lived cautiously every day, the Wallen family feel indebted to me.”
“In their eyes, if the midwife hadn’t swapped me with Margaery, I wouldn’t have suffered.”
“So, they absolutely hate Margaery.”
“If she weren’t the Star of Fortune, with Raul and Joshua’s temperament, they would have killed her long ago.”
Tessa spoke, humming proudly.
Joshua appeared valiant, but in reality, he was an animal who thought with his lower body.
The results of the blood test had confirmed that she was Joshua’s biological younger sister, yet Joshua remained just as sordid, never missing an opportunity to touch or grope her. That day in bed, he had even done such things to her.
However, she admitted he pleasured her quite comfortably.
A strange look flashed in Tessa’s eyes.
Albert sighed, “Let’s wait and see. Acting is certainly not a problem for us. After all, we’ve been doing it for so many years.”
They were spies from the Southcroft Empire.
Living in the Eastvale Empire, their identities and lives were entirely fabricated.
Pretending to be kidnappers was not a challenge for them.
Upon hearing this, Tessa nodded, craned her neck to look out at the road, full of anticipation. “After today’s matter is settled, I’m going back.”
“Thinking about it, I really don’t want to leave.”
With a sinister smile, she touched the archer’s thumb ring on her finger.
Keaton said that as soon as she returned, she would meet Lyonel from the Southcroft Empire. Wouldn’t that be the same as going straight into the palace?
With her abilities, even if she couldn’t enter the palace as a consort, at the very least, entering a prince’s residence or becoming a commandery princess would be easily within reach
After all, she was the one who obtained the defense map.
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She had rendered meritorious service to the Southcroft Empire
Moreover, her mother died here precisely because she was working for the Southcroft Empire.
If she found another opportunity to make a comeback, she wouldn’t have to suffer as she did today.
Next time, she would make sure the entire Wallen family went to hell to reunite with Margaery.
A ruthless glint appeared in Tessa’s eyes, showing her impatience and confidence in victory.
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On their way here, Raul and Joshua’s carriage was indeed rushing over at high speed.
Meanwhile, Margaery’s carriage was approaching the Icy Pool from another direction.
The destination was not where Tessa was, but the area behind the cliff where Tessa and her group were, arriving a bit faster than Raul.
From that side, one could also follow the small path to circle around.
The two parties did not interact and did not notice each other.
However, Raul’s group was being watched.
As soon as he arrived, Wayne received the news and reported to Margaery. “Raul, Joshua, Avery, and Andrew have captured Shadow Doctor and are currently traveling by carriage toward the Icy Pool.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
