Secretly Glorious: The Wife With A Thousand Masks

ing on the floor. He ordered the servants to carry Shandie do

you!" Cindy begged, tears

just st

rrified state, Henrick set

ve done! Someone escort Mrs. Southall back to her ro

Cindy toward her bedroom, while Arielle

Mrs. Southall come?"

ndie. Leaving her behind

sigh. He looked at his daughter, h

g abroad must have she

was good, " Ariell

mplaints. But Henrick, assuming she was just

here in Jadeborough? I'll have to teach you how

Dad, " Ariel

You don't need

paced the corridor outside, waiting anxiously for news. Naturally, Henrick was the more frantic of the two. Both girls were his biological daughters,

swung open. The moment the doctor

how is my

was incredibly potent. If you hadn't brought her in when you did, we wouldn't have been able to save

owned in c

state at the top of a hill. Snakes

shook his h

t find them in the wild around here. Someone had t

ned as the doctor's

someone did th

ighly l

fists, his nails bi

anded. Instinctively, his gaze slid toward Ariell

his doubt. Instead, her face

our home is pure evil! Dad, we have to find out

own couldn't possibly orchestrate such a complex plot. And besides, if she had ulterior motives, she wo

g to investigate this thoroughly

what if it targets someone else tomorrow? You need to find out

rcy. Leaving a few servants behind to watch over Shandie, they departed the hospi

as out of danger brought a fleeting wave of relief, but her peace of mind didn't last. When a follow-up message e

through the door, "Mrs. Sou

ey, but she grabbed a heavy decorative stone and smashed the lock until it gave way. Henrick and Arielle

rought that snake back from the South! She's the only one who just ca

ack, her face fla

nce to you. I did everything I could to save Shandie, and you're sti

ing, "It was you! I know it was! Stop playing the

Henrick

e bottom of this, and you will get your answers! Now go back to your room!

orward, grabbing Cindy by force

u need to investigate her!" she shri

ely convinced of the woman's innocence. After all, if Cindy had orchestrated

pay for her own arrogance a

enrick, her exp

pull the footage. We should also send people to question the loca

carefully and nod

nt you on thi

m in the manor. Make sure there ar

he cobra scare, his top priority was preventing any more deadly surprises. A shor

night, around eleven o'clock, the only person to

k's eyes narrow

r here im

urious gaze, she started wailing in panic, "Mr. Southall, I'm innocent! I only sneaked out because my useless s

coldly ordered her to be tied up. Wit

ossed the hall and grabbed a heavy leather

ed, shoving the belt

n, splitting Janet's skin on the very first strike. The pain was so intense that the older woman sh

was this old witch, Arielle thought, feeling a surge of cold f

Yet, despite the agonizing pain, she refused to confess. If she admitted the truth, sh

lowered her arm, "Mr. Southall, we can't keep hitting her.

hands before he extracted the truth. Just as he was about to ca

southern district. One of the vendors confirmed

hift in her demeanor did not

ne who bought it

nt shook

he vendor back with me. He can ID the buy

, " Henric

g him

the hall, bowing to Henrick. A servant brought out the decapitat

ir, that's the one. A few scales on its tail got scrape

red to lift her head since the vendor arrived. He dragged the vendor

o lie to a man like Henrick Southall. He squinted at Janet and nodded, "Yeah, that's h

niable. Henrick kicked Janet's shoulder in disgust and glared

net trembled like a leaf

is has come to, " Ariel

hy you wanted to hurt Shandie! You watched her grow up, and

hurt Miss Shandie? She's like a daught

ying to kill? My father?" Ar

frame me? Or are you going to claim

hat Arielle had openly mocked the idea, pointing the finger at her would sound utterly ridiculous. While Janet hesitated, frantically searching

ped up, her eyes

do that! My two b

y. "If you come clean, Dad might just spare y

is night. Otherwise, she was going to take the fall and go to prison for Shandie. No matter how well Ci

. " Janet sobbed, pressing

the snake and release it in Miss Arielle's bedroom. I swear to you

e snake must have slithered over across the balcony. I... I never imagined she could ha

blankly ahead, the perfect picture of

ittle bitch! She reaped exactly

aking several deep breaths

see exactly what kind of monster

andie, only to discover she was this cold-blooded and cruel.

ry, " Arielle said softly, st

at Shandie had a hard time accepting my presen

oing to be the death of you, Arielle! If her plan had work

r head with a sa

handie is still young. She

d from Cindy's face. How could I have given birth to such a reckless idiot? Cindy thought, silently cursing her daughter. She had warned Shandie over and over that thi

ine her myself! Arielle, I am truly sorry. I was completely wrong to accuse you. Ple

ve to grovel and apologize, He

ty laundry to the public. The matter ends here, " he

the farm in the countryside, and make sure she h

tined never to set foot in the Southall manor again.

" the nurse reported. "However, she's refusing to stay fo

e hell she wants!" Henr

e fumed inwardly. If she has the nerve to try and kill Arielle toda

al plan had backfired spectacularly, she was already plotting how to twist the situation to her advantage. She would tell Henrick that Arielle had pl