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Chapter 23: An Unexpected Encounter with Duke Reginald
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SunaraLol, Miranda and Reginald's first meeting! Sparks are flying!
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Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 348: The Evidence Appears Conclusive
Hearing the maid’s words, Miranda instantly understood, though she only sneered inwardly, a flicker of cold clarity flashing across her eyes. On the surface, however, she wore an expression of wounded anger, biting her lip as she said,“I have no quarrel with you—why would you slander me? It was Lady Lark who invited me today to make pastries with her. I hesitated at first, since I’m hardly skilled in the kitchen, but she insisted on teaching me herself, which is why I entered the kitchens at all. Besides, before the meal, the desserts were tested by a servant. Where is that person now? Why do you not mention him? And now you twist everything into this?”As she spoke, she raised her sleeve to hide her tears, appearing for all the world the picture of aggrieved innocence and fragile dignity.Both sides clung stubbornly to their own accounts, neither yielding an inch. The noble ladies present, led by Lady Liudmila, glanced back and forth between them, exchanging uneasy looks, seemingly
Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 347
The king kept his face set and his eyes fixed on Lady Lark’s body, never so much as glancing to this side; all his attention seemed locked upon her death. Only when the Queen Dowager spoke did a scarcely perceptible glint pass through his gaze.That flicker did not escape Miranda. She lowered her head at once, her earlier suspicion settling into certainty. So it was the king who had secretly sent word to the Queen Dowager. The queen, intent on framing her and eliminating Miranda outright, naturally feared that the king and the Queen Dowager would shield her; hence the pressure of words laid in advance. The king had counted on precisely this, and so contrived to draw the Queen Dowager here, letting the queen press and press until the Queen Dowager spoke. Then, when the truth came out and proved the queen the culprit, the Queen Dowager could no longer speak in her defense—the queen would surely fall.But it also meant that if Miranda could not clear herself, she too would be doomed.Thi
Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 346
“Your Majesty, why do you not speak?” The queen’s eyes burned; her words were sharp. “To take a pregnant woman’s life openly within the royal palace is a crime so heinous that even the severest penalty would not be excessive. Do you not endorse what His Majesty has said?” As she spoke, she cast a meaningful glance at Miranda.The Queen Dowager’s brows knit still tighter; her mind was not yet settled.The queen’s aggressiveness—did it spring from absolute confidence in her own design, or did it mean this matter was not her doing at all? Thinking this, the Queen Dowager looked thoughtfully at Miranda, then gave the faintest shake of her head. Miranda was steady and keen; she would never do such a thing… Could it be that someone else was meddling behind the scenes, seeking to exploit the queen’s grievance against Miranda to stir up trouble? If so, to dare pit both the queen and Miranda—and by extension the Queen Dowager herself—against one another was intolerable and could not be forgive
Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 345: At A Crossroads
With the back of his hand the physician touched the cheek—dry and fever-warm; no sweat beaded on the skin. He brushed a linen swab along the tongue and held it to his nose: a faint orchid perfume, edged with a metallic bitterness. The royal physician said, “Lady Lark died of poisoning. She was very likely slain by the poison-orchid.”Poison-orchid is a toxin refined from the poison-orchid flower. In Drakeland it is not rare, and the wealthy often use it for things best kept out of sight.Poisoned? Miranda’s brows knit as her thoughts raced.Just now the queen had said that Lady Lark must have been harmed by someone; and now, after the royal physician’s diagnosis, indeed Lady Lark had died by poison. Such second sight was truly… At the report, more than a few glances—intentional or otherwise—slid toward the queen. Lady Liudmila only smiled faintly.The queen knew perfectly well that her earlier words had aroused suspicion. She was about to explain herself when someone cut in.“I heard
Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 344: Lady Lark Has Died
Whitney spoke more delicately, to be sure, but that single mention of “inside knowledge,” coupled with the deliberate misdirection just now, only sent suspicions spiraling.“Miss Whitney has misunderstood me. I was only reasoning from what any of us might think. At the very least, faced with what we see, my first thought is whether Lady Lark is ill, or has fallen unconscious for some other reason. In that case, the urgent task is not to seize a culprit but to summon a physician and see whether Lady Lark can be saved. So, when I came in, I already instructed Molly to go with the maids to fetch a physician. Even if the worst has happened, the cause of death ought first to be determined by a physician—only then can a murderer be traced.” Miranda spoke unhurriedly.Hearing her, those present thought it over and found it reasonable.Indeed, though Lady Lark did not wake, her complexion was rosy; she might merely be unconscious. For the queen to declare at once that Lady Lark had been harme
Revenge of the Betrayed: The Domineering Duke Falls for Me Chapter 343: The Contest Was About to Begin
Whitney’s words sounded ordinary enough, yet they drew everyone's focus to Miranda at once.It was common knowledge that Miranda had only just returned to the palace to attend upon the Queen Dowager and had already received a precious gift from the king—news that, overnight, made her once more the target of every darting eye. And for one long favored by the Queen Dowager to come today to visit the king’s mistress, Lady Lark, was exceedingly strange.Seeing the thoughtful looks that passed from face to face—the very mention of Miranda’s name plainly stirring suspicion—the queen only smiled and held her tongue.Turning then with a pleasant laugh to the maid beside her, the queen said, “No need to mind what was just said. I hear Lady Lark keeps to her chambers all day; let us bring her a little cheer. If her spirits lift, her health may do the same. Go in first and announce us to Lady Lark, lest we take her unawares.”“Yes, Your Majesty!” the maid replied, and hastened toward the inner r
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