Johanna felt that Stanley wasn’t just scolding the otherschut indirectly mocking her as well!
That damned bastard was niining her ns again!
Johanna sneered coldly, “Stanley, you dare defy Imogen’s onders? Don’t forget that you’re just a dog the Russell family hired. And now, you’re disobeying <b>your </b>master to defend an outsider?
Though her words were harsh, Stanley didn’t so much as blink. Instead, he simply chuckled nonchntly and corrected her, “I’m not the Russell family’s dog. I’m Mr. Russell’s personal dog, and his order was for me to protect Mrs. Russell That’s the only order I’ll follow.”
Having said this, Stanley turned to the other subordinates and baked, “Stand down!”
Without hesitation, they retreated like a receding tide, leaving no one behind.
It wasn’t that they didn’t respect Imogen, but Stanley, as Stephan’s trusted alde, represented his will The moment he addressed Felicia as Mrs. Russell, 1 daredy a finger on her.
After all, they were first and foremost Stephan’s subordinates
“Fine! Perfect! This is just great!” Johanna sneered, ring at Stanley. “<b>You’d </b>better not regret this!”
Stanley shook his head without responding
Johanna shot Felicia a vicious re betore turning on her heel and leaving
<b>no </b>one
Felicia calmly stowed her silver needles away. She <b>had </b>no shortage troublesome.
e of defensive poisons
poisons on her, and while she didn’t mind using them, she found it a little
She rubbed her temples, feeling exasperated. “What’s with Ms. Russell? One minute, she’s fine, the next, she’s flipping out and sending people to tie me up. There’s got to be <b>a </b>reason, right?”
Stanley scratched his head, equally clueless “How about this, ma’am? You head back to your coom,–
, and I’ll go investigate the matter.”
“No need. Let’s go together and <b>save </b>some time going back and forth.” novelbin
“That works too.”
Felicia started heading toward Imogen’s room. Just as they arrived at the room, they heard the sound of objects smashing inside Momentster, Johanna emerged, having clearly just finished making her report.
Upon seeing Felicia, Johanna’s expression shifted to one of wariness, mixed with provocation. She raised her voice and <b>said</b>, wee!”
“What are you doing here? You’re not
Imogen was blind, but she wasn’t deat, she immediately tumed her attention toward themotion at the door. Her face <b>was </b>devoid of the usual gentleness, reced by unbridled fury
Stanley, trailing behind felicia, hesitated before speaking softly, “Ms. Russell, is there somend of misunderstanding?”
Hearing his voice, Imogen grabbed thest pillow on her bed and hurled it in his direction, shouting, “You’re just in time! Stanley, tell me, does the person who alled Archie go by thest name Fuller?”
Standry’s expression darkened as he cast a quick nce at Johanna, realizing she had spilled everything to Imogen despite Stephan’s <b>repeated </b>warnings.
He hastily replied, “Ms. <b>Russell</b>, please hear me out. The current evidence may point in that direction, but there are still numerous unverified doubts! Mr. Russell suspects someone is deliberately misleading us. He’s still investigating, which is why he hasn’t told you yet!”
Imogenughed, but herughter was filled with battemess and <b>despair</b>. It <b>was </b>evident she didn’t believe a single word he <b>said</b>.
Anything rted to Archie’s death would bring out the beast within Imogen.
Avenging her beloved was the one thing she had been determined to do.
Clues had emerged, only for someone to deliberately conceal them from her, <b>as </b>if mocking her blindness. T well, incapable of seeing the truth
How cruel and heartless
They wanted her not only to remain blind but dead as
Even when she, in a fit of rage, sent people to bring the murderer’s daughter before her, she discovered that not a single subordinate <b>was </b>willing <b>to </b>tollow her
orders
the life out of her.
The suffocating darkness of her world, coupled with the istion and helplessness, was crushing the “Tell Stephan toe <b>and </b>see me! I want him to say it to my face!” Imogen wiped the tears from her face, her voice icy as she said, “All of you, get out right now! Especially that Fuller family member! Get out! <b>Now</b>!!