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Dashnell’s smile spread across his face. “I wouldn’t dare to surpass you,” he replied.
That was tacit approval.
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Margaery looked at him, and her heart skipped a beat. “In my lifetime, will you take me to roam the world?” she asked.
Back then, she had wasted all her life in the Chancellor’s estate.
In this life, she wanted to go out and see the world.
“I will.” Dashnell could not bear to refuse her. Holding her, he said, “Wherever you go, I will accompany you.”
As he spoke, his gaze fell on her face. He sighed and continued, “In recent years, there have been disasters. The Southcroft Empire is about to start a war, and we may need to go to the border to fight.
“When the world is at peace, I will take you to see the winds of the great desert, the snowy lands of the northern frontier, the vast eastern sea, and the southern gentle rain.”
“Okay!” Margaery yearned for it in her heart.
After today’s incident at the Icy Pool, she regained her will to live.
At the gate of the Chancellor’s estate.
Raul got off the carriage, not even having time to return to the house, and hurriedly said to Joshua, “In a moment, when Andrew wakes up, take him and Avery with you. You must meet Margaery.
‘I’m heading to the palace right away. This matter cannot be delayed.”
After speaking, he hurriedly boarded the carriage and went straight to the imperial palace.
Avery and Joshua supported Andrew as he got out of the carriage, their faces full of embarrassment. “Is it any use to ask for forgiveness now? I don’t think she will ever forgive us again,” Avery said.
On one hand, he felt that what happened at the Icy Pool today left no room for forgiveness.
On the other hand, he was afraid of losing face.
Margaery was staying at an inn, where people came and went. If things got out of hand, there would be onlookers everywhere, ready to watch the show.
He would feel embarrassed.
Joshua glanced at him, his heart also filled with conflicting emotions. He said, “Right now, it’s not about whether she forgives us or not. We must show our attitude, and regardless of whether she forgives us, we have to let the whole city see it.
“Let them know, and let the King know, that we were deceived by Tessa and only bullied Margaery because of a misunderstanding, not because we were inherently malicious.
“Since it was a misunderstanding, there is a possibility to resolve it.”
As Joshua spoke these words, his feelings grew ever more complicated.
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He regretted treating Margaery that way, but at the same time, he developed feelings for Tessa that he should not have had. After being treated by Tessa as he was today, he still felt as if his heart had been cut by a knife, as though betrayed by someone he loved.
In his heart, he kept asking himself one question. ‘How could Tessa treat me like that?‘
But these things could never be spoken aloud again.
Avery sighed and said, “Then let’s go when Andrew wakes up.”
They entered the gate. Seeing the empty and desolate house, they could not describe their feelings for a moment. In a daze, they saw a half piece of rope hanging from a tree.
Joshua choked up instantly and said, “There used to be a swing there. I made it for Margaery with my own hands. How could I have forgotten all these things?
“Back then, Margaery would pull me over, insisting that I sit on it while she pushed.”
Margaery was very considerate.
Moreover, she always gave them the best of everything. Yet they were foolish, thinking Margaery was domineering and bullied Tessa. They thought that Tessa was the good girl who was considerate.
Only now, when everything was irrevocable, did they realize how gravely mistaken they were.
Avery said, “She wants you to return the sword manual to her today.”
He looked at Joshua, his emotions complicated. “Just like last time, when she asked me to return the prescription.”
Avery’s back stiffened. He thought, ‘Without the sword manual, he’s nothing.
‘He had relied on the sword manual to establish himself. But in the end, he only knew how to trample Margaery again and again, using his status and the so–called greater good.’
Joshua’s face turned deathly pale, and when he saw Halle approaching, a surge of fury shot through him.
He went up and delivered a vicious kick to her chest, sending her flying. He said, “You old thing, we have treated you well, yet you betrayed us!”
Thinking of Tessa’s smug demeanor today, Joshua trembled with rage.
Halle’s obese body rolled across the snow like a ball, her face contorted in pain. “Joshua, what do you mean by this?” she asked.
Her eyes flickered, somewhat guilty.
But she still stubbornly refused to admit it.
Joshua strode forward and stepped on her face, saying, “You’re still pretending! Today. Tessa confessed everything!”
“What?” Halle’s eyes widened as she tried to grasp the meaning of his words.
She thought, ‘How could this happen?
“The things I said and did for Tessa were all her secrets, weren’t they?
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‘How could she possibly have told Joshua everything?‘
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Joshua kicked her again and asked, “Let me ask you, was Margaery’s servant framed by you and Tessa? Tessa spilled the water herself, yet you testified that it was Margaery’s servant. When did you see that?”
Halle’s heart relaxed. She thought it was about the blood test.
Her eyes flickered as she lowered her gaze and said, “It wasn’t me who saw it. It was Lady Tessa who said so! Seeing Lady Tessa like that, she didn’t seem to be lying.
“Besides, all of you said Lady Tessa could never lie. How could I dare to doubt her?”
Halle gave a sarcastic smile secretly.
Joshua’s face flushed red from being rebuked.
At that time, everyone in the Wallen family believed Tessa. Naturally, whatever Tessa said became the truth.
Speaking of this, his face showed embarrassment.
However, he snorted coldly and said, “Even if you believed Tessa back then, what about later?”
He looked at Halle, his expression turning sinister. He continued, “Later, you colluded with Mark, swapped the blood test water, and still try to deny it!”
Halle’s heart skipped a beat!
The thing she feared most had finally happened!
She thought, ‘But why did Tessa tell Joshua all this?
‘Wasn’t Tessa living well in the Chancellor’s estate?
‘It had been agreed that once Tessa married Callum, she would treat me as her own mother.
Tessa had promised. How could she have told Joshua all this?‘
Seeing her unable to answer, Joshua realized that everything Tessa said was true.
This past year, everything had been turned upside down. They committed evil acts, oppressed Margaery, and drove her to the brink of death.
How could anyone forgive this?
Joshua felt a chill in his heart and said coldly, “Come on. Beat this old hag to death with sticks, parade her through the streets. Let the people see what kind of person she is!”
What kind of person Halle was does not matter.
What mattered was to let everyone know that the Wallen family only harmed Margaery because they were deceived by enemies and servants.
They did not do it intentionally, and they loved Margaery.
Two guards stepped forward, dragged Halle onto the snow, and beat her with sticks. Her wailing grew weaker and weaker, and the snow was stained red with blood.
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Afterwards, she was thrown onto a cart and paraded through the streets. It was a grand spectacle.
As they walked, someone shouted, proclaiming her crimes.
Margaery had just seen Dashnell off and witnessed this scene downstairs at the inn, momentarily stunned.
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The guards of the Chancellor’s estate, upon seeing her, shouted even more vigorously, “The vile servant Halle, colluding with Tessa, swapped the clear water used for the blood test, causing the Chancellor to mistake a criminal for his own daughter and nearly kill his biological child. Such a crime deserves death!
“Today, parade through the streets as a warning to others!”
The area was filled with onlookers. Even the windows of nearby inns and restaurants had people watching.
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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.
