The Scarred Queen's Rise (Athena) novel Chapter 251

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Nicolas reluctantly conceded. “For Father and Mother’s sake, I’ll let this slide. Consider yourself lucky. I trust you’ve learned your lesson.”

He carried himself with such self–righteous grandeur as though bestowing some favor upon Athena.

Athena shook her head with a cold sneer at her family’s hypocritical faces. “Where is Macy’s body?”

Their smiles slowly faded.

Athena had never intended to come home in the first place.

They were just deluding themselves.

The only one she cared about was that lowly maid.

Henry’s smile faltered, anguish welling in his eyes. “Athena, do you really mean to leave the family?”

Athena met their eyes, her voice unwavering. “The only thing I want is Macy.” There wasn’t the slightest trace of emotion in her gaze as she looked at them.

Tear–streaked, Eloise called out her name again and again, but Athena’s eyes remained utterly unmoved.

Nicolas could barely contain his frustration. With a sneer, he said to his mother, “Look at her now, Athena thinks she’s untouchable just because she has someone powerful backing her.”

Facing his mockery, Athena immediately fired back, “Nicolas, you’d better start thinking about how to plead for the Emperor’s forgiveness. I never forget a slight, when I see His Majesty, you can be sure I’ll give him an embellished account and make you look even worse.”

“You…” Nicolas’s face turned ashen with rage. He snapped, “You’re absolutely impossible!” With that, he turned on his heel, too furious to argue further.

Athena said with deliberate calm, “Even the Emperor has praised me as intelligent and virtuous, yet you call me unreasonable. Tell me, Nicolas, are you questioning His Majesty’s judgment?”

Nicolas was so furious he could barely catch his breath. “Athena,” he spat, “stop twisting my words!”

Athena sneered coldly. “You’d better hold that tongue of yours. One day it’s going to land you in serious trouble.”

Too furious to say another word, Nicolas huffed and then snapped at the butler, “Hand over Macy’s body to her.”

Ever since the incident, Macy’s body had been dumped in the backyard.

Nicolas had been at a loss over what to do with it, so Athena taking her away was actually a relief.

This finally put the matter to rest.

The butler acknowledged the order, then instructed the servants to place Macy’s body in the carriage so Athena could take

her away.

Eloise still wanted to call out to Athena, but Henry practically dragged her back into the residence.

At the entrance, only Willow remained.

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Chapter 251

The figure that had haunted Willow’s thoughts day and night suddenly came into view.

Ferris carried Athena toward the carriage. As he turned, he saw Michael standing not far away, utterly devastated.

Michael was drenched in sweat, still struggling to catch his breath. It was clear he’d just rushed over after getting the news.

Michael’s eyes blazed with intense longing the moment he saw Athena.

“Atheny,” Michael called out, his voice thick with emotion.

His gaze fell upon Athena’s foot, and the burning intensity in his eyes instantly chilled.

Instead, a dark, dangerous fury radiated from him.

Ferris stopped in front of Michael, holding Athena in his arms. His voice was cold as steel. “From now on, Lord Osborne, you’d do well to remember your place with my fiancée. ‘Atheny‘ isn’t a name for you to use so casually.”

She felt that a maiden’s nickname was only for family to use.

Now that Athena was no longer a member of the Monson family, Michael had no right to call her “Atheny.”

Ferris’s warning might as well have been air to Michael.

Michael fixed Athena with a stubborn, guilt–laden gaze, his eyes brimming with remorse and self–reproach.

Seeing her injuries, he was so overwhelmed with remorse he wished he could have torn his own heart out.

Michael pleaded desperately, “Why… why couldn’t you just give me a little more time? I was on the verge of convincing Her Majesty to grant me your hand in marriage…”

Though his devotion was unmistakably real, it only filled Athena with sickening disgust and icy terror.

Michael had once declared he would take her as his wife, along with Willow.

Athena was seething with anger. “Michael, you’ve been dictating my life from the very beginning. Did you ever ask me what I wanted?

“I couldn’t care less about being your second wife, Michael. Not even as your primary wife would I ever agree.

“Because I don’t love you, Michael. The only man I want to marry is Ferris.”