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Aireanna paused for a moment, then realized what Ramona was asking.
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She fell into a long reverie before sighing deeply, “Everyone has their breaking point. Perhaps she’s just exhausted… I want you to stay away from her but also hopes you can understand her. She’d been punished by Madison before, carrying a heavy heart.”
“This isn’t the real reason!” Ramona cried.
“I told her I’d gained ckthorn’s trust, and she said she believed we could save you. So why would she resort to such methods…” Ramona’s voice trailed off. <fne4cb> Original content can be found at find(?)ovel</fne4cb>
“How old is that werewolf doctor? Why on earth would she do this?”
Ramona wailed hysterically, copsing to the floor–truly at a loss.
Paisley looked at Aireanna, certain she knew why Wilorina acted this way. The pain in Aireanna’s eyes was too obvious.
Aireanna stayed silent for a long time, tears streaming down her face.
Finally, in a trembling voice, she said, “I’m sorry… It’s me who dragged you both into this.”
“She had her reasons. If you two were in the same situation, she might have…”
Paisley, observing Aireanna’s expression and recalling Ramona’s words, suddenly had a hunch. She asked, “Ramona, you mentioned you told her you’d won ckthorn’s trust–could it be she thought you’d really be Lance’s lover?”
“She couldn’t stop it, <i>so </i>she wanted your mom dead. Then you’d have no reason to obey Madison or get close to Lance, let alone be his breeder. Am I right?”
Aireanna shuddered, disbelief in her eyes, then quickly shook her head, “No, it’s not like that…”
Ramona, seeing her mother’s reaction, felt her blood freeze,
She knew Paisley had hit the nail on the head.
Tears ofughter streaming down her face, Ramona choked out, “So that’s why! No wonder when I told her I had Alpha Lance’s trust, she didn’t look happy at all. She stared at me for a long time before forcing a smile…”
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“So that’s why? I never cared about bing Lance’s breeder! All I ever wanted was to rescue my mom and have our family reunited!”
Aireanna reached out from the bed, her hand trembling as she wiped Ramona’s tears, her brimming with sorrow, “Forget it. Her choices are hers. After I’m gone, limit your contact with her.”
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“How did you know she was after me?”
Ramona grasped her mother’s hand, eyeing the premature white hairs at her temples. “You knew she colluded with the werewolf doctor? How did you find out?”
“She’s my daughter. How could I not know her thoughts? She visited me, shared her bitterness and resentment…”
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“Before that, the werewolf doctor sent daily medicine. After her visit, the medicine smelled different, and I started coughing up blood every night.”
“I’m going to find her!” Ramona rose, her eyes zing with hatred.
Paisley instantly stopped her, “You won’t find her. She’s likely already left the city.”
Leaving the cottage, Paisley felt a mix of rage and sorrow.
Their plight was but one example of Madison’s atrocities.
At least they’d escaped her clutches and could breathe freely–unlike so many others reduced to bones.
If Madison wasn’t severely punished, justice would not be served.
Adide was still at the Ministry of Justice.
After Rosa woke up, she was brought back to the interrogation room.
Lance deemed further questioning unnecessary, but Adide had a few words for her.
Same room, no recorder present, Lance sitting behind the partition.
Adide and Rosa sat opposite each other, a desk between them.
Rosa’s face was ashen, her eyes dull, filled only with bitter smiles and sighs, “Why continue? What more can I say? Want me to testify against Madison for treason?
“You don’t even need my testimony–the evidence from the basement is irrefutable. Lycan
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Erasmus won’t spare her regardless. Why torment me? Why add insult to injury? If she’s truly guilty, she’ll face hereuppance.”
Adide countered, “What good will her punishment do? What will it bring back? The evil done remains, and the dead won’t rise. You pity her, but she’s merely been rejected by my father, yet still lives in luxury.
“Some spend their lives chasing what she effortlessly attains; others exhaust all they have and still can’t afford a table from Madison’s manor.
“You im she’s a privileged daughter, blessed with endless fortune, her only setback being unrequited love for my father. That’s nonsense! It’s nothing but her self–pity for unrequited love. No, she never loved my father at all.
“If she had, she’d have let go upon learning my father didn’t love her back. You say she respected my father? She didn’t! If she truly respected him, she wouldn’t use his rejection as an excuse <i>to </i>cruelly harm innocents.”