From Slave To Queen (by Karyn Anderson) novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318

ince Margaret didn’t fresh her send

spress her aptation as she kept latera

inconsciously her hands twisted hercher krukerninge from the strain

archiet, atise

low, moved

Within the wat mansion, only Margaret’s reverberated

Vania and i stayed i

months flew by without a sing word from him

iber your father and ene Pingle fron

a found out she was pregnant.

we finally heard from him again, he had already! close to her due date. Unexpectedly, the centage deliver a baby girl before the passed away

is streamed down Athena’s

Trans

We had the

uma the red hair to the duke’s estate Vania and set out for idence Dry She

vident on the way. The shock sent i

mature labor. She fought desperat

Her fats clenched to tightly her knuckles turned white, eyes wide with

Margaret could hardly bring herself to meet Athena’s eyes, her guilt laden voice growing fainter.

She reluctantly nodded, as if the couldn’t bear exposing

ke’s estate’s dirty affairs. She continued, “Your father complied with Elbise for the duke’s

title. By the time arrived in Pidence City with you in my arms, Eloise had already given birth to a baby girl about your age

“At that time, Eloise was already the duchess, posing as your mother, but couldn’t account for an extra child. So,

her own, while her actual daughter was passed

adopted orphan

Since it was public annaledge that your mother and had turned to Pidence City Eloise had no choice but to acknowledge you as her imagined she could be so cruel as to abandon you while you were just a baby.

“tried everything to find you and bring you back, but even then, I still couldn’t protect you. You ended up enduringthree bitter years of hardship in the

military camp:

“These matters are a deep stain on the duke’s estate. To protect honor, your father and kept them completely concealed, not even elders in the family knew about them

By this point, Margaret was already weeping uncontrollably.

With trembling hands, she reached out and grasped Athena’s hand, managing a pained smile. “Child, I am sorry. To protect your father’s title, I kept the truth from you and made you suffer all these years for nothing.

“I am truly sorry for what I’ve done to your

Choking back sobs, Margaret confessed to Athena, “For her own daughter, Eloise was dead set on eliminating you. The poison in these pastries was her daine”

Athena gritted her teeth and demanded, “Did Willow know about all this?”

Margaret nodded slowly, her voice heavy with regret “She’s known her true identity from the very beginning. Every putul act, every time she tried to undermine you, it was all to secure her place the legitimate heir.

ty and lived a life of opulence that

Athena found this series of events absurd. Her birth mother had been impersonated by Eloise, who stole her identity should have been hats.

Chapter 318

Athena was the legitimate her, yet her aunt schemes let her homeless and motherless.

Her birth mother’s resting place still remained unknown.

Athena was sobbing uncontrollably, a searing flame burning in her chest, scorching her very soul.

The truth was unbearably cruel. For over a decade, the had taken her enemy as her mother.

She had imagined countless possibilities. She thought Elone simply disliked her for being a gr

Margaret’s eyes were swollen and red from crying. Gazing at Athena with profound heartache, she gently stroked her hair, her voice thick with twar “Athena, I’ve failed you. If you must blame someone, blame me. it’s entirely my fault”

Athena was on the verge of collapse as she cried, “Grandmother, you’ve kept this from me for decades. Why tell me now? Why not keep it from mo

Faced with Athena’s anguished questioning, Margaret closed her eyes in sorrow and shook her head weakly.

Athena’s hands shook as she accepted the pendant, her grip tightning until her knuckles burned white

She had just given birth to Athena, and then she had to be separated from her already

Clutching the gold pendant, Athena collapsed into wracking sobs, as if she could finally release all the years of pain and injustice she had endured.

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