The Scarred Queen's Rise (Athena) novel Chapter 570

Chapter 570

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Nicolas suddenly couldn’t bring himself to meet Athena’s gaze. Her words laid bare the thoughts he’d been concealing in his heart.

Athena continued, “You would have sold me to Fermin without a second thought, even if it meant making me his mistress. You’d never think I would be wronged that way. Instead, you would say that I have gotten the best deal of my life.

“In your eyes, I’ve never been a real person, just a commodity to be traded at the highest price.

“You’d stop at nothing to squeeze every last drop of benefit, just to cling to your laughable title as heir apparent.”

Athena’s smile grew even more brazen as she stepped forward, towering over Nicolas. She sneered, “You fancy yourself a genius, cloaked in your heir’s mantle and lording it over everyone. But let me tell you this.

“You’re not half as capable as you think. You’re mediocre, devoid of wit. All that superiority comes solely from your title. Strip that away, and you’re worth less than the lowliest person in this world.”

Nicolas’s face turned deathly pale from Athena’s scathing words, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

His eyes were bloodshot. Nicolas glared at Athena and that he was stripped bare like a humiliated clown with his ugliest self laid completely exposed.

Nicolas protested indignantly, “You’re spouting utter nonsense. My contributions to the duke’s estate all these years are plain as day for everyone to

see…”

Athena cut him off with a sneer. “Come on now. The only reason the duke’s estate is still standing is that Grandmother held it together. The business was all Fiona’s doing. Even your position as vice minister of the Justice Ministry came from the duke pulling strings for you.

“You’re blind and clueless, so you ended up letting outsiders twist you around their finger, while turning ruthlessly on your own family. The downfall of the duke’s estate rests entirely on your shoulders.

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“You have achieved absolutely nothing. How dare you parade as the heir apparent?”

Every word Athena uttered struck Nicolas’s rawest nerves.

Nicolas’s eyes widened in disbelieving shock, utterly refusing to acknowledge the harsh truth.

He said, “No, I’m not the useless fool you take me for. I have contributed to the duke’s estate!”

Nicolas shrieked impotently, unable to produce a single shred of evidence.

Athena–watched Nicolas fall apart, sneering inwardly. “Even your so–called affection for Willow was for personal gain. I refuse to believe you’d go to such lengths to protect someone who shares no blood with you.”

Nicolas blurted out desperately, “No! I truly love Willow…”

Maybe it was the shock, but Nicolas blurted out the words without thinking.

A sudden silence fell. Everyone stared at him in utter astonishment.

Nicolas froze in place, his eyes wide with sheck as fie gasped desperately for breath like a stranded fish

Athena’s eyes widened slightly. This revelation came as quite a surprise to het.

Athena had always believed Nicolas cimply favored Willow a bit more than usual, but she never imagined he harbored genuin

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Chapter 570

Nicolas, flustered and scrambling to backtrack, blurted out, “It’s not what you think. We’re just siblings. It’s purely sibling affection!”

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Yet his feeble explanation convinced no one.

Even Trina scoffed coldly and said, “Lord Nicolas, those words are already out. How could you possibly take them back now? You’d better leave before you sully my lady’s presence any further.”

Jessa stepped forward, sword in hand, her eyes brimming with mockery. “Lord Nicolas, please see yourself out.”

Nicolas stared at their mocking faces, a searing pain tearing through his chest.

Overwhelmed by rage and humiliation, Nicolas spewed a mouthful of fresh blood and collapsed unconscious.

“My Lord, are you okay?” the attendant cried out in panic while rushing forward to lift him up and carry him back to the duke’s estate.

With the commotion at the entrance finally dying down, Athena gazed at the sky clearing up in the distance, a faint smile gracing her lips. “Now that we have both witnesses and evidence, doesn’t this mean Grandfather’s family can finally return to Pidence City?”

Trina chimed in. “Rest assured, my lady. General Perkins will be safe and sound.”

“Yes, Grandfather will surely be safe,” Athena said with conviction.

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