The Scarred Queen's Rise (Athena) novel Chapter 684

Chapter 684

“Hmph. And why shouldn’t I be persuading you?” Evelyn scowled, shooting Pamela a fierce glare. “Your health is failing, and His Highness has spared your dignity by not taking concubines all this time.

“But now, with the succession struggle looming, without an heir, there are no bargaining chips. As Princess Consort, you think only of your own selfish whims instead of considering the Prince’s future. Is this the magnanimity expected of a Princess Consort?”

Evelyn paused as she took in her daughter’s haggard appearance, her tone softening. “It’s not that I’m not on your side, but you’ve really gone too far this time. They’re just a few concubines–surely you can keep them in line?”

Pamela gave a bitter smile as tears streamed down her face. “Mother, if Fermin had just discussed this with me first, Lmight have agreed. But instead, they slandered me, calling me barren, and then forced two concubines into our manor. Could you accept such humiliation?”

Evelyn stiffened slightly–the Queen hadn’t mentioned these details to her.

‘But what’s the point in dwelling on such matters?‘ she thought. The Queen’s word is law–who would dare defy her decree? Pamela is a fool to challenge the Queen–like banging an egg against a rock, she’ll only end up hurting herself.‘

“It’s a fact that your health is compromised; that’s not slander,” her mother advised gently. “There’s no need to be so stubborn- your struggle is useless.

“If you yield gracefully, Fermin will cherish you more and feel more remorse toward you. That way, your days ahead will be much easier.”

Evelyn simply couldn’t understand why her daughter was so stubbornly inflexible. She kept deliberately cornering herself with no way out.

Evelyn had hoped her lengthy persuasion would finally get through to Pamela.

To her dismay, Pamela shook her head with unyielding resolve. “I cannot accept this, Mother,” she declared. “If my life depends on Fermin’s meager scraps of mercy, I’d rather take Lucky and leave Fermin Manor altogether.“”

“What nonsense are you spouting?” Evelyn trembled with fury, her voice laced with both anger and concerr he implored, “If you keep being this stubborn, you’re only setting yourself up for a lifetime of hardship.”

‘Mother, I’ve taken your counsel to heart. I could agree to anything else you ask but not this. On this, I simply cannot give in,” she

said.

Evelyn was so furious she couldn’t say another word. She snapped, “You’re digging your own grave. Do you really think you have more than one life to defy the royal family?”

If the King and the Queen were truly ruthless, they could make Pamela disappear in countless ways without a trace.

There was no way they’d let Pamela hold leverage over them and threaten them.

Evelyn felt profoundly uneasy. Remembering that Pamela responded better to gentleness than force, she softened her tone and pleaded, “Pamela, please, don’t be so headstrong, okay? I’m begging you as your mother.”

If Pamela were to incur the Queen’s wrath, the entire Beren Manor would inevitably face repercussions.

For the sake of the whole Beren family and her sons, Evelyn had no choice but to plead with Pamela to yield,

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Chapter 684

Pamela stared at her mother, her face a mask of profound disbelief. “Mother,” she cried out, “I’m your daughter too. Why don’t you ever consider my feelings?”

Evelyn retorted, “Would I be here trying to persuade you if I didn’t have your best interests at heart?”

Pamela said bitterly, “If you truly cared about me, even if you just tried to win something for your daughter in front of the Queen, I could accept that.

“But you come here with nothing but words, expecting me to give in–is that really persuasion? No, you’re just using your status to pressure me.”

Pamela was overwhelmed with disappointment. ‘Back then, for the sake of the Beren family, I had no choice but to break off my engagement with my childhood sweetheart and marry Fermin,‘ she thought bitterly.

‘All these years, I’ve endured being called ungrateful,’ she reflected. ‘Everyone said I was heartless, that I climbed into Fermin Manor for wealth and status.

‘But how could they know? Being Princess Consort was never what I wanted. All I ever wished for was simply to build a life with the man I loved.

“But in the end, it was always me who had to swallow every humiliation. It was always I who sacrificed everything. And now, for the sake of the throne, it’s still me who must give up more.”

Not once had anyone ever bothered to ask what she wanted or how she truly felt. All she ever wanted was just a little respect.

‘If only Fermin had come to me first, spoken to me properly, and treated me with dignity–would I really have refused to yield?‘ she wondered.

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