The Slave Queen - Chapter 71: Chapter 71
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Tears instantly welled up in Verda's tiny eyes.
Without restraint, she shrieked at Raelynn.
Raelynn sneered, "My grandmother holds an imperial title granted by the court. How dare you publicly insult her? Do you realize the severity of your crime?"
"I..." Verda stammered, her voice faltering in shock.
She hadn't expected Raelynn to invoke the imperial title. When it dawned on her, her already swollen face instantly went pale.
She was utterly speechless.
Raelynn stepped closer, her voice dripping with contempt. "Or do you really think that, as a mere illegitimate daughter, you can count on your father to back you up?
"With behavior like this, aren't you afraid that if he hears about it, he'll just marry you off again?"
With just one sentence, Raelynn left Verda paralyzed with fear.
She collapsed straight to the floor in a heap.
The moment she collapsed to the ground, the crowd scrambled to avoid even the slightest contact with her, as if afraid that even a brush with her might bring them bad luck.
Verda was never favored in the Carlson family. It was a fact that had long been common knowledge in Hazond City.
Three months ago, rumors circulated that Rowan intended to marry off Verda to Prince Mike Santos as a concubine, all to advance his political career.
Verda was utterly unwilling. Mike was already over fifty. He was about the same age as Rowan.
Just as she was pleading relentlessly with Rowan to revoke the marriage arrangement, Mike suddenly sent them an announcement.
After a meeting with Verda, Mike found her to be exceedingly ordinary and flat-out refused to take her in.
Originally, Mike had agreed to take Verda as his concubine only because he'd heard her birth mother, Daphne, was a renowned beauty. He simply assumed the daughter of such a woman wouldn't look half bad.
In this world, beauty was a woman's deadliest weapon.
But to his surprise, although Daphne was stunningly beautiful, Rowan was so incredibly ugly that Verda took after him.
Verda turned out to be the spitting image of her father, inheriting none of her mother's beauty.
Her beady little eyes were barely any bigger than a turtle's.
Mike took one glance at Verda and left immediately.
He then went straight to the finest pleasure houses and bought out two top prostitutes.
Just like that, Verda became the butt of every joke in Hazond City.
At that moment, Rowan came to the stark realization that Verda could bring him not a shred of benefit.
From then on, Verda's life in the Carlson family grew increasingly wretched.
However, she was actually foolish enough to try threatening Raelynn with Rowan's authority at that moment.
Raelynn could only scoff at the absurdity.
Realizing Raelynn was mocking her, Verda's face flushed from red to purple with rage.
Instantly, she shrieked uncontrollably and lunged at Raelynn, intending to lash out at her.
"Raelynn, watch out!" Margot cried out.
However, Raelynn was far more agile.
As Verda lunged at her, Raelynn's leg shot out, delivering a vicious kick to her chest.
Verda immediately coughed up blood from the brutal impact, her whole body crumpling to the ground like a withered leaf.
Raelynn's face turned as cold as a reaper. "Verda, apologize to my grandmother right now, or I won't hesitate to go to your family and tell Lord Rowan about your disgraceful conduct today.
"Even if your father tolerates you, do you really think his wife will? When they marry you off again, it certainly won't be to a noble like Mike. As a bastard, what kind of future do you think you'll have?"
Not that Raelynn looked down on illegitimate daughters in general, for someone like Verda, the thing she cared about most was her status as an illegitimate daughter.
Raylynn thougt, 'If I don't thoroughly crush her now, she'll just keep pestering me in the future.
'She may not cause me any real harm, but it's still disgusting to have her around all the time.'
Verda coughed up blood, her face still twisted in stubborn defiance.
But as Raelynn spoke, genuine fear finally flashed in her eyes.
All these years, Verda had endured a wretched experience in the Carlson family. Her stepmother, Chelsea Carlson, was especially difficult.
Chelsea treated Verda as nothing more than a servant and ordered her around all the time.
Yet Verda was powerless to resist Chelsea's tyranny.
As for her father, he never cared about anything that happened inside the family.
As Raelynn spoke, a terrifying thought flashed through Verda's mind. "Chelsea might really marry me off to some lowly servant!"
She immediately dropped to her knees before Margot. "No. Please, don't tell my father!"
She pleaded while tears streamed down her face. "Mrs. Lennox, it's all my fault. I beg your forgiveness. Please don't hold a grudge against someone as lowly as me. Please spare me!"
In just a few words, the tables turned completely.
Now, Verda was groveling like a whipped dog,
Raelynn, who should have been disgraced, stood tall while radiating an intimidating aura.
Julia stood at the back, watching as Verda sobbed and begged for mercy, her jaw clenched so tightly it felt like her teeth might shatter.
Little did Julia know that from this very instant, her carefully laid scheme was doomed to fail.
Without restraint, she shrieked at Raelynn.
Raelynn sneered, "My grandmother holds an imperial title granted by the court. How dare you publicly insult her? Do you realize the severity of your crime?"
"I..." Verda stammered, her voice faltering in shock.
She hadn't expected Raelynn to invoke the imperial title. When it dawned on her, her already swollen face instantly went pale.
She was utterly speechless.
Raelynn stepped closer, her voice dripping with contempt. "Or do you really think that, as a mere illegitimate daughter, you can count on your father to back you up?
"With behavior like this, aren't you afraid that if he hears about it, he'll just marry you off again?"
With just one sentence, Raelynn left Verda paralyzed with fear.
She collapsed straight to the floor in a heap.
The moment she collapsed to the ground, the crowd scrambled to avoid even the slightest contact with her, as if afraid that even a brush with her might bring them bad luck.
Verda was never favored in the Carlson family. It was a fact that had long been common knowledge in Hazond City.
Three months ago, rumors circulated that Rowan intended to marry off Verda to Prince Mike Santos as a concubine, all to advance his political career.
Verda was utterly unwilling. Mike was already over fifty. He was about the same age as Rowan.
Just as she was pleading relentlessly with Rowan to revoke the marriage arrangement, Mike suddenly sent them an announcement.
After a meeting with Verda, Mike found her to be exceedingly ordinary and flat-out refused to take her in.
Originally, Mike had agreed to take Verda as his concubine only because he'd heard her birth mother, Daphne, was a renowned beauty. He simply assumed the daughter of such a woman wouldn't look half bad.
In this world, beauty was a woman's deadliest weapon.
But to his surprise, although Daphne was stunningly beautiful, Rowan was so incredibly ugly that Verda took after him.
Verda turned out to be the spitting image of her father, inheriting none of her mother's beauty.
Her beady little eyes were barely any bigger than a turtle's.
Mike took one glance at Verda and left immediately.
He then went straight to the finest pleasure houses and bought out two top prostitutes.
Just like that, Verda became the butt of every joke in Hazond City.
At that moment, Rowan came to the stark realization that Verda could bring him not a shred of benefit.
From then on, Verda's life in the Carlson family grew increasingly wretched.
However, she was actually foolish enough to try threatening Raelynn with Rowan's authority at that moment.
Raelynn could only scoff at the absurdity.
Realizing Raelynn was mocking her, Verda's face flushed from red to purple with rage.
Instantly, she shrieked uncontrollably and lunged at Raelynn, intending to lash out at her.
"Raelynn, watch out!" Margot cried out.
However, Raelynn was far more agile.
As Verda lunged at her, Raelynn's leg shot out, delivering a vicious kick to her chest.
Verda immediately coughed up blood from the brutal impact, her whole body crumpling to the ground like a withered leaf.
Raelynn's face turned as cold as a reaper. "Verda, apologize to my grandmother right now, or I won't hesitate to go to your family and tell Lord Rowan about your disgraceful conduct today.
"Even if your father tolerates you, do you really think his wife will? When they marry you off again, it certainly won't be to a noble like Mike. As a bastard, what kind of future do you think you'll have?"
Not that Raelynn looked down on illegitimate daughters in general, for someone like Verda, the thing she cared about most was her status as an illegitimate daughter.
Raylynn thougt, 'If I don't thoroughly crush her now, she'll just keep pestering me in the future.
'She may not cause me any real harm, but it's still disgusting to have her around all the time.'
Verda coughed up blood, her face still twisted in stubborn defiance.
But as Raelynn spoke, genuine fear finally flashed in her eyes.
All these years, Verda had endured a wretched experience in the Carlson family. Her stepmother, Chelsea Carlson, was especially difficult.
Chelsea treated Verda as nothing more than a servant and ordered her around all the time.
Yet Verda was powerless to resist Chelsea's tyranny.
As for her father, he never cared about anything that happened inside the family.
As Raelynn spoke, a terrifying thought flashed through Verda's mind. "Chelsea might really marry me off to some lowly servant!"
She immediately dropped to her knees before Margot. "No. Please, don't tell my father!"
She pleaded while tears streamed down her face. "Mrs. Lennox, it's all my fault. I beg your forgiveness. Please don't hold a grudge against someone as lowly as me. Please spare me!"
In just a few words, the tables turned completely.
Now, Verda was groveling like a whipped dog,
Raelynn, who should have been disgraced, stood tall while radiating an intimidating aura.
Julia stood at the back, watching as Verda sobbed and begged for mercy, her jaw clenched so tightly it felt like her teeth might shatter.
Little did Julia know that from this very instant, her carefully laid scheme was doomed to fail.
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