?Chapter 255:


    But Dominic remained utterly unmoved. His cold, distant gaze bore into me with an icy detachment, as if winter’s breath itself had descended upon me. In that moment, I felt frozen in ce.


    Panic welled up in my chest, but I summoned the courage to continue. “Your Highness, my sister isn’t normally like this. Since she joined the pce, she’s changed. She probably sees herself as above us now and wants nothing to do with her family…”


    Even as I spoke well of Makenna, I was intent on making Dominic see how ungrateful she was, treating her own flesh and blood this way. But as I finished speaking, a mocking smile curled at the corners of Dominic’s lips. His voice was as cold as his demeanor when he replied, “You are, without a doubt, different from Makenna—pretentious and revolting to behold.”


    My face went pale, and I stiffened with shock. Makenna again! Why was I being judged against that woman? Where had I fallen short? I dared not express my fury in front of Dominic. All I could do was clench my fists and tremble with rage.


    Dominic waved a dismissive hand andmanded the soldiers behind him in a low, indifferent tone, “This woman is causing a disturbance in the pce. Take her away and give her a caning.”


    Without a second nce, he turned and walked away.


    I copsed, stunned and disbelieving. Caning? Why? Why! Why was this happening to me? In a frantic panic, I stumbled forward, dropped to my knees, and clung to Dominic’s trouser leg, pleading, “Your Highness, please… I was wrong. I…”


    “Ah!”


    Before I could finish my desperate pleas, Dominic kicked me away with evident disdain. The soldiers wasted no time, seizing me and dragging me off while I screamed and struggled in vain.


    In that moment, my hatred for Makenna reached a fever pitch. This was all her fault! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be in this predicament!


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    “Makenna, just you wait. I will make you pay for this!” I cursed in a low, angry voice.


    Dominic’s POV:


    I was passing by the training building on my way to run some errands when I stumbled upon Jessica causing trouble for Makenna. Even though I had been using Makenna as a pawn to provoke Bryan and yton, no one had the right to bully her. Without hesitation, I ordered my soldiers to punish Jessica, then turned my attention back to picking up a batch of goods from the suburbs.


    Just as I was about to leave, a subordinate rushed over with urgent news.


    “Your Highness, Prince yton’s men have intercepted the goods.”


    “Intercepted by yton’s men?” I paused, my brow furrowing. “Wasn’t the seller supposed to deliver them?”


    The subordinate’s face flushed with frustration. “The seller backed out because Prince yton offered a better price.”


    My expression darkened instantly. I had spent a long time negotiating for those goods, only to have them snatched away at thest moment by yton—a man who was usually so mild-mannered. It was a bitter surprise.


    I let out a cold snort. yton had always been gentle, but ever since his sh with Bryan, he had grown far more aggressive. Reflecting on their previous conflict over Makenna, which had been suppressed and never reached our father, I felt vindicated in my decision to keep Makenna close. At the very least, she had seeded in creating friction between Bryan and yton.


    The subordinate looked troubled. “Your Highness, what should we do now? Those goods contain valuable herbs needed to boost our soldiers’ health. Without them, we’ll be in trouble.”


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