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“Lady Margaery has been locked up for three days now, and there hasn’t been a peep from her. Could she have… died?”
“She’d deserve it if she’s dead. Lady Tessa has endured so much all these years, and yet Lady Margaery wouldn’t even let her in the door, making a scene about it.”
“I think we should lock Lady Margaery up and teach her a lesson!”
In the firewood shed.
A girl, around fifteen or sixteen, curled up tightly, her body shaking uncontrollably as if trapped in a horrifying nightmare.
Her pale pink jacket was filthy beyond recognition.
The butterfly hairpin had long fallen off, and her tangled hair was covered in mud..
After struggling in the pile of firewood for a while, she suddenly jolted awake with a hoarse scream, “It wasn’t me! I swear! it wasn’t me!”
Her voice trailed off, and as she took in her surroundings, the terror in her eyes gradually gave way to confusion,
Hadn’t she died?
Her eldest brother Joshua Wallen had cut out her tongue, her second brother Avery Wallen poisoned her, her fifth brother Andrew had severed her legs, her fourth brother Clyde had kicked her out, and she had taken a sword for Tessa.
In the end, her third brother Russell had tossed her body into the cold pond…
n the firewood shed in the Chancellor’s estate?
Why was she back in
In her previous life, she had been locked up here for a full month, leaving her with severe rheumatism that tormented her for three long years.
She hadn’t expected to be reborn.
As reality hit her, Margaery Wallen’s pale face twisted into a bitter smile.
She was the daughter of the Chancellor’s estate. Her mother had died during a difficult childbirth, and the midwife told her father Raul Wallen that only she had survived.
Being a preemie, weak and frail, and her mother’s last memory, she became the family’s prized possession.
Raul often said, “Margaery, from now on, you have me and your five brothers to back you up. No one in the entire Sinderin City will dare bully you! You’re our little princess!”
But in reality, she was the only one who believed those words.
The ones who mistreated her were none other than her own family.
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She had done everything to please them, only to end up tragically dying in the cold pond, taking a sword for Tessa.
The memories of her previous life flashed before her eyes, and then faded into nothingness.
Raul’s love, her siblings affection–they had all been repaid through the schemes of her previous life.
This time, she would sever all ties with them and stand on her own.
At that moment, footsteps echoed outside the door.
Someone entered.
“Get up. Take the medicine and go apologize to Tessa. Ask her to come back home.”
The man stood at the door, holding a herbal medicine pot wrapped in thick cotton cloth to keep it warm, with white steam rising from the spout, but his words were cold and emotionless.
Margaery looked up at him, her cracked lips barely moving.
It was her second brother, Avery. In her memories, he was always the one who snuck away from the Royal Medical Hall to bring her medicine.
But that was before Tessa arrived.
Since Tessa came, Avery had only remembered to prepare medicine for her stomach problems, forgetting about Margaery’s frequent allergic reactions. He had become oblivious to her needs.
Now, it seemed as if Avery didn’t even notice the rashes on her wrists and neck. He just stiffly threatened her, “Father said if you don’t go, he’ll throw you out of the family. You won’t be a daughter of the Wallen family anymore.”
In her previous life, hearing those words had shattered her.
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Instead of apologizing, she tried to threaten them with suicide, hoping to regain their love.
But all she earned was a reputation as a troublemaker and a madwoman.
In the end, at Tessa’s recognition party, her reputation was shattered, and she became the target of everyone’s scorn.
Until the very end, Margaery never managed to win back their affection.
This time, she didn’t care anymore.
Margaery glanced briefly at Avery, then lowered her eyes and began rubbing her aching knees.
Seeing this, Avery frowned in frustration. “What’s with this attitude? I told you to apologize to Tessa, and you’re acting like you couldn’t care less!
“Do you know that Tessa, just to plead for you, begged Father to let you out of the firewood shed? She knelt outside for half an hour, caught a cold, and now she’s suffering from it?
“She’s gentle and forgiving by nature. If you apologize to Tessa now, she’ll surely forgive you! As long as she’s willing to
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return to this family, I’ll go to Father and beg him to let you return to your room.”
At his words, Margaery slowly raised her head.
In her previous life, she had indeed resisted Tessa’s arrival.
Wallen family had five sons and only one daughter–her–so it was natural for her to be spoiled. But everything changed once Tessa came into the picture.
As she had been lost for many years, the entire family felt guilty toward Tessa and wanted to make up for lost time. They showered her with attention.
Margaery had done her best to be kind to Tessa, but what she hadn’t expected was that Tessa didn’t want to share her affection–she wanted to take her place.
The family’s focus completely shifted to Tessa. Even her fiancé began protecting her.
Everyone seemed to forget there was another daughter in the family–Margaery..
When she realized this, Margaery panicked. To regain their affection, she even started mimicking Tessa’s behavior, trying to please them.
But she had never once harmed Tessa.
The fall from the artificial mountain had been nothing but a staged act on Tessa’s part.
Sadly, everyone believed it.
“Fine. I’ll go apologize to Tessa.”
This time, Margaery wasn’t going to play with her life, nor was she naive enough to think they still cared about her.
After all, just a few days ago, when Raul had decided to accept Tessa as his daughter and held a grand party for her, it was clear he no longer cared about her feelings. He hadn’t even bothered to tell her.
Margaery had been so terrified of being abandoned that she had knelt in the snow, begging Raul to reverse his decision.
But in return, she had been locked in the firewood shed and forced to apologize to Tessa,
In her previous life, she had resisted, trying to explain herself.
But it only backfired–she ended up isolated, and in the end, they blamed everything on her.
What difference did it make if she admitted her mistakes?
If they wanted Tessa, let them have her.
This time, Margaery had made up her mind to give them what they wanted–and to set herself free.
She wasn’t going to beg anyone anymore. They weren’t worth it.
Leaving this unworthy place was the only thing she truly wanted.
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She ignored Avery, grabbed a wooden stick, and, with great effort, stood up. Her face showed no trace of emotion.
Avery watched her, a surge of anger rising within him.
He stepped forward, blocking her path, disappointment lacing his voice. “Is it true that you pushed Tessa down the artificial mountain?“.
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