Chapter 493
what she hoped to gain from
The servant
wever, Michael simply wa
it suddenly struck hi
At the very least, not so brightly in front of him
en resend. The se
When exactly did I wound her so deeply
healt
Then Michael stepped outside, amless as a lost soul, and somehow ended up in front of
ap
The house, with its red wats and green tiles, stood quietly before him, he was just mode
He yearned to push open the door and see hair.
But his legselt lead, he couldn’t take a single step
“Even if see her, he thought bitterly, how can face her? How can I possibly ask for her forgiveness?
gazing at the house for a long
i days that followed, Michael au
nowhere
Willow, who had started out brimming with confidence, ended up utterly dejected.
A full seven days passed with Michael avoidin
was so funous that
Fortunataly
I returned to har family home.
edback at the Morgon estate to tend to a
wks were wet with tears, and her eyes red and putty
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whow rushed to Eloise, breaking down as she poured out everything she’d been holding in. It took a while, but Eloka eve
As Willow stepped out of Eloise’s courtyard, she bumped into Nicolas
Since Willow got married, Nicolas had rarely
ly seen his little sister.
The moment he noticed her tear–streaked face, concem clouded his expression Guiding her gently toward the gazebo, he asked, “Dichail upse Tell me what happened, I’ll take care of it
At his words, the tears she had fought to hold back finally spilled over.
Nona immediately stepped forward. “From the day Lady Willow joined the Osborne family, Lord Michael has treated her with coldness and distance. Out of respect for the family, she chose not to speak of her troubles so soon after the wedding
“Their bond had only just begun to mend when malicious rumors mached Lord Michael’s ears. He now wrongly believes that Lady Willow slandered Viscountess and blamed her for the rift between you and your wife, I swear on my life, she said no such thing”
Nicolas’s brows furrowed deeply as he listened.
is between me and Fions have to do with you, or with Athena?” he snapped
“What does what happens!
Still seething, he slammed his fist on the table and roared, “That bastard Michael! How dare he treat you like this? I’ll make him pay!”
Nicolas shot to his feet, furious and about to storm off to confront Michael, but Willow quickly intervened, stopping him, “Nicolas, please don’t if you confront him like this, it only strain our marriage even more.”
As she pleaded, her red–rimmed eyes were filled with worry
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