Chapter 42 Awaiting Judgment
Milton stared at Tyler for a long moment before slowly raising his hand and issuing orders. "Summon a doctor to the estate immediately. Have Tyler and the generals return to the hall. All witnesses must remain here and await the officers' arrival. And—bring Margaret."
If the Valen family refused to acknowledge the child, Eleanor's future would be ruined. Milton had to force Margaret to take her in, even if only as a concubine.
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Chapter 1 Kill Her Chapter 2 Come Back Chapter 3 Love Each Other Chapter 4 Break off the Engagement Chapter 5 May I Share Some? Chapter 6 Poisoned Chapter 7 Havoc at Pearl Tower Chapter 8 The Marshal Chapter 9 Borrowing Strength Chapter 10 Just the Beginning appChapter 11 Something Happened appChapter 12 Bolster Your Standing appChapter 13 Run Away appChapter 14 Not in This Life appChapter 15 Fire appChapter 16 Hiding appChapter 17 Going Down the Mountain appChapter 18 Safe Return appChapter 19 You Can't Take Her Away appChapter 20 Duke Is Furious appChapter 21 We Will Get It Back appChapter 22 Rainy Night appChapter 23 Did You Do It? appChapter 24 King's Edict appChapter 25 Forgive Me appChapter 26 Let You Off appChapter 27 No Harm in Being Prepared appChapter 28 Same Spirit appChapter 29 Truth appChapter 30 The King appChapter 31 Why Not Marrying Oliver? appChapter 32 I'll Decide for You appChapter 33 The Theatrical Girls appChapter 34 William Arrives appChapter 35 To the Estate appChapter 36 Selling the Estate appChapter 37 You Are Ungrateful appChapter 38 Forcing Her to Break appChapter 39 Everything Is Mine appChapter 40 A Host's Courtesy appChapter 41 Fallen into the Water appChapter 42 Awaiting Judgment appChapter 43 No Partiality appChapter 44 Doug appChapter 45 I'll Take This Case appChapter 46 A Warning appChapter 47 The Real Culprit appChapter 48 Doug Is Her Master appChapter 49 A Proposal appChapter 50 Why Not William? appChapter 51 Taking Back the Manor appChapter 52 She's Still Too Green appChapter 53 The Instigators appChapter 54 Payday Arrives appChapter 55 Throw Them Out appChapter 56 Stay Out of Her Way appChapter 57 Come to Me Himself appChapter 58 Be Cast Aside appChapter 59 Taking Back the Deeds appChapter 60 She Didn't Do Anything Wrong appChapter 61 Collin Delgado appChapter 62 Calamity Approaches appChapter 63 Prunella appChapter 64 Know the Past appChapter 65 Threatening Matilda appChapter 66 Eleanor's Despair appChapter 67 The Concubine's Entry appChapter 68 The Reason for a Heart's Stir appChapter 69 Eleanor's Little Scheme appChapter 70 Heavy Loss appChapter 71 William Courts Trouble appChapter 72 The In-laws appChapter 73 Report to Authorities appChapter 74 The Price appChapter 75 Divorced appChapter 76 The Setup appChapter 77 Luring the Enemy appChapter 78 How Sensible You Are appChapter 79 Poison appChapter 80 He Didn't Know appChapter 81 Trouble appChapter 82 Escape from Prison appChapter 83 Invitation appChapter 84 Ambush appChapter 85 Death appChapter 86 Wounds appChapter 87 Tantrum appChapter 88 The Wedding appChapter 89 I'll Marry You appChapter 90 Prudence Is Back appChapter 91 Challenging Prudence appChapter 92 Teach Her A Lesson! appChapter 93 I'll Remember This appChapter 94 Avoid the Confrontation appChapter 95 Everyone is Happy appChapter 96 Sorely Mistaken appChapter 97 Sharing A Meal appChapter 98 Speak Up for Justice appChapter 99 I Want to Marry You appChapter 100 Stomach Pain appChapter 101 I Did It appChapter 102 Avenge My Mother appChapter 103 Meet Her "Fiancé" appChapter 104 The Parliamentary Library appChapter 105 Become Famous appChapter 106 Met Cristina appChapter 107 The Shameless Priscilla appChapter 108 Bottom Line appChapter 109 Ryker Causes Trouble Again appChapter 110 Doug Brings the Bridal Sedan appChapter 111 Sending a Husband to Prudence appChapter 112 Prudence Faints appChapter 113 Caught Her Eyes appChapter 114 Humiliate Her appChapter 115 The Rules appChapter 116 Humiliation Again appChapter 117 Go Apologize appChapter 118 Doubts Arise appChapter 119 Are You Really Leaving? appChapter 120 Take What's Mine appChapter 121 Will Do Whatever It Takes appChapter 122 At Any Cost appChapter 123 Trouble in Zloimond appChapter 124 How Dare He? appChapter 125 A Trap appChapter 126 A Trap appChapter 127 A Trick appChapter 128 The Beaten Man appChapter 129 Saved appChapter 130 Bad Luck for the Legitimate Son appChapter 131 Reporting to the Authorities appChapter 132 I Hate You appChapter 133 She's By My Side appChapter 134 Deserve Good Rewards appChapter 135 Off to the Parliamentary Library appChapter 136 Imperial Scholar-Apprentice appChapter 137 A Slap appChapter 138 The Dinner Table Drama appChapter 139 Nicole's Suicide appChapter 140 The Return of a Life appChapter 141 Fight appChapter 142 Nightmare appChapter 143 First Meeting appChapter 144 Pablo's Return appChapter 145 Pablo Flares Up appChapter 146 Returning to the Manor appChapter 147 Will You Die for Him? appChapter 148 Full of Nonsense appChapter 149 You Have to Apologize appChapter 150 Another Broken Engagement appChapter 151 Plotting Against Pablo appChapter 152 Inquiring About Oliver's Situation appChapter 153 Oliver's Letter appChapter 154 A Husband-Killer appChapter 155 The Verdict Is Out appChapter 156 A Deal to Be Made appChapter 157 A Scathing Rebuke for Prudence appChapter 158 The Break-off of the Engagement appChapter 159 Better to Marry Oliver appChapter 160 Marley appChapter 161 I Want to Marry Him appChapter 162 The Proposal appChapter 163 Geoffrey's Majestic Moment appChapter 164 Sickness appChapter 165 Go Ask Pablo Yourself appChapter 166 Drama Queens appChapter 167 The Star of Doom Strikes appChapter 168 Send Her Away appChapter 169 Keep It Under Wraps appChapter 170 Grandmother Has Everything Arranged appChapter 171 The Fall from the Cliff appChapter 172 Garrett's Return appChapter 173 How Many More Must You Kill? appChapter 174 Investigate Immediately appChapter 175 The Estate Catches Fire appChapter 176 Following Isolde's Plan appChapter 177 The Eve of the Explosion appChapter 178 Everything Is Set appChapter 179 Layers Unfolding appChapter 180 I've Come for Your Life appChapter 181 The Truth Revealed appChapter 182 The Biological Father appChapter 183 Vance's Rebellion appChapter 184 The Stolen Dowry appChapter 185 Priscilla Is Dead appChapter 186 Zloimond appChapter 187 Defeating Kamari appChapter 188 A Formal Greeting appChapter 189 Is That All? appChapter 190 Finally Meeting appChapter 191 Avenge Her Mother appChapter 192 Fighting in the Mourning Hall appChapter 193 Nothing to Cry For appChapter 194 Do You Like Him? appChapter 195 Do Something For Him appChapter 196 Persuading the Sharp family appChapter 197 To Propose a Marriage appChapter 198 A Spirit Marriage appChapter 199 Kill Your Own Mother appChapter 200 Restoration appChapter 201 How Cruel Can You Be? appChapter 202 Harlan Wakes Up appChapter 203 Making Clothes for Her appChapter 204 Banquet appChapter 205 Oliver Will Be Fine appChapter 206 Mystic Palace appChapter 207 Meeting the King appChapter 208 Deadly Remonstration appChapter 209 You Are the Marshal appChapter 210 Prepare for the Wedding appChapter 211 Mother's Wedding Gift appChapter 212 Wedding Day appChapter 213 Yes, I Do appChapter 214 Oliver's Concubine appChapter 215 Prank appChapter 216 Ask the Truth appChapter 217 Offending appChapter 218 Arrest Her First appChapter 219 Must Have a Reason appChapter 220 Make a Move? appChapter 221 It's Dangerous appChapter 222 His Heart Was Resolute appChapter 223 Intimidation of the Imperial Power appChapter 224 Who Will Send? appChapter 225 There's Hope appChapter 226 You Don't Care About Me appChapter 227 Let's Meet appChapter 228 She's Definitely Not Simple appChapter 229 It's Not Easy to Live appChapter 230 Are You Sure? appChapter 231 Seen Through appChapter 232 Disaster Relief appChapter 233 Forced Evacuation appChapter 234 Evacuation appChapter 235 This Is a Tough Battle appChapter 236 She Suddenly Knew appChapter 237 I Don't Accept This Way appChapter 238 He's Here appChapter 239 He Will Be Like Him appChapter 240 Confiscation appChapter 241 Taking Back the Wedding Dress appChapter 242 It Can't Be William appChapter 243 Saving the Princess Consort appChapter 244 Argentum Waiting appChapter 245 The Furious King appChapter 246 Childish Temper appChapter 247 The Holy Decree Is Unpredictable appChapter 248 Good News appChapter 249 Triumphant Return appChapter 250 Request to Enter the Palace appChapter 251 You Have a Concubine appChapter 252 Black Isolde appChapter 253 Do You Disgust Me? appChapter 254 Many Ways to Kill You appChapter 255 Another Cristina appChapter 256 Another Nemesis appChapter 257 Absolutely Safe appChapter 258 See the New Son-in-law appChapter 259 Where to Get Married appChapter 260 Revisiting Prunella's Room appChapter 261 Is Prudence Fine? appChapter 262 Oliver's Greetings appChapter 263 Develop Everfort Granary appChapter 264 Adopting a Goddaughter appChapter 265 Duty appChapter 266 We Are Different appChapter 267 Don't Tell Him To Die appChapter 268 Except He Can't See It appChapter 269 Not a Peaceful Death appChapter 270 What Is Love appChapter 271 Apologizing appChapter 272 News Leaked into the Palace appChapter 273 Accusation in the Palace appChapter 274 Harper Complaints appChapter 275 Venting Anger appChapter 276 A Thorough Explanation appChapter 277 Playing Both Sides appChapter 278 A Slap appChapter 279 Say That Again appChapter 280 Not in Vain appChapter 281 Provocation in the Gifts appChapter 282 A Step Ahead appChapter 283 Only Natasha Can Handle This appChapter 284 Speak Carefully appChapter 285 Turning Black into White appChapter 286 Pablo's Return appChapter 287 Interrogation Skills appChapter 288 Fall Out appChapter 289 The Strange Siblings appChapter 290 Infertile appChapter 291 The Iron Box appChapter 292 Mentioning Children appChapter 293 He Knows appChapter 294 See the Queen Dowager appChapter 295 Dispute at the Palace Gate appChapter 296 The Atmosphere at the Palace Gate appChapter 297 The Theory of Imprints appChapter 298 Art of Shrinking Bones appChapter 299 Further Cooperation appChapter 300 Opening the Box appChapter 301 Make Me a Consort appChapter 302 The Imperial Edict appChapter 303 Kindness and Might appChapter 304 Don't Dare to Speculate appChapter 305 Morning Court appChapter 306 Do You Have No Shame? appChapter 307 Everything Will Settle in Time appChapter 308 It's My Fault appChapter 309 Does It Bother You? appChapter 310 It's Not Some Useless Ornament appChapter 311 No Punishment at All appChapter 312 Meeting Ashley appChapter 313 She's Smitten appChapter 314 Are You Afraid? appChapter 315 She Would Be a Dog Too appChapter 316 Practicing How to Cry appChapter 317 A Father-Daughter Meal appChapter 318 Save Him appChapter 319 I Know I Am Unworthy appChapter 320 Two Families appChapter 321 The Lesson appChapter 322 The Night Before appChapter 323 Farewell appChapter 324 The Wedding appChapter 325 Wedding Night Pranks appChapter 326 Oliver's Dance appChapter 327 No Harm Done appChapter 328 Achieved appChapter 329 What Are You Trying to Do? appChapter 330 A Clean Break appChapter 331 Teach Her a Lesson appChapter 332 He's Drunk appChapter 333 My Lady Is Fading appChapter 334 If You Want to Die, Suit Yourself appChapter 335 A Summons from Allan appChapter 336 Stand By appChapter 337 Crumbling Under Pressure appChapter 338 Tomorrow Will Be Different appChapter 339 The Recklessness of Youth appChapter 340 You Tried to Kill My Daughter appChapter 341 Report to the Authorities appChapter 342 I Know Nothing appChapter 343 The Accusation appChapter 344 Murderer appChapter 345 Must He Rely on That Woman? appChapter 346 Asking for Money appChapter 347 A Farce appChapter 348 Open Your Mind appChapter 349 We're Newlyweds appChapter 350 Grooming My Lady's Brows appChapter 351 Prudence Is at Death's Door appChapter 352 Not That Kind of Man appChapter 353 Back to the Manor appChapter 354 Time to Settle Scores appChapter 355 Not Letting It Go appChapter 356 Let Me Help You appChapter 357 Have You No Shame? appChapter 358 Are You Driving Her Away? appChapter 359 Another Day, Perhaps appChapter 360 A Meeting with Oliver appChapter 361 The Foolish Woman appChapter 362 Trash appChapter 363 A Way to Resolve It appChapter 364 Rosemary's Solution appChapter 365 The Defeated General appChapter 366 To the Valen Family appChapter 367 Changing Her Tune appChapter 368 And What Are You? appChapter 369 She'll Get What's Coming to Her appChapter 370 You Shall Not Leave appChapter 371 Prudence Is Dead appChapter 372 I Will Not Attend the Funeral appChapter 373 How Heartless appChapter 374 She Was Not Blessed appChapter 375 Your Share appChapter 376 Something More Beneath the Surface appChapter 377 The Imperial Decree appChapter 378 Defying the Imperial Decree appChapter 379 She Still Thought of Him appChapter 380 I Shall Submit a Memorial appChapter 381 He Must Save His Daughter appChapter 382 Laughing at You appChapter 383 Margaret's Warning appChapter 384 No Tribute appChapter 385 An Imperial Order appChapter 386 How Should Punishment Be Dealt? appChapter 387 The Trouble Stirrer appChapter 388 Mournful News appChapter 389 The Collapse appChapter 390 Call Him Father appChapter 391 A Lifetime Missed appChapter 392 Rejecting the Hereditary Title appChapter 393 Ashley Enters the Palace appChapter 394 The Langley Family Rises appChapter 395 Embarrassing Words appChapter 396 Undercurrents in Mystic Palace appChapter 397 Asking for Her Opinion appChapter 398 Insatiable Ambition appChapter 399 Have a Hard Life appChapter 400 Silver Is Important appChapter 401 Sophia Summons Her appChapter 402 A Lesson for Ashley appChapter 403 Not Her Real Son appChapter 404 Visiting Natasha appChapter 405 Until the End of Time appChapter 406 No Burial Allowed appChapter 407 Victoria's Inner Circle appChapter 408 A Dead Eunuch appChapter 409 For Catherine appChapter 410 A Good Show to Watch appChapter 411 Selling the Ancestral Grave appChapter 412 He Won't Hit Me appChapter 413 A Temporary Solution appChapter 414 Return to Montlins Manor appChapter 415 Guarding the Final Night appChapter 416 A Dream appChapter 417 The People Have Arrived appChapter 418 Apathy from the Start appChapter 419 The Complaint appChapter 420 Riley's Confession appChapter 421 The Rogue Family appChapter 422 Sealing the Coffin and Walking Away appChapter 423 Snow Falls Again appChapter 424 Grieving for His Death appChapter 425 Natasha Is Near the End appChapter 426 There Might Be a Way appChapter 427 She Must Go appChapter 428 Go to Venton Mount appChapter 429 Meeting Ruben appChapter 430 Go Back appChapter 431 The Ravioli She Made appChapter 432 Who Goes to the Snake Den appChapter 433 He's a Good Man appChapter 434 The Marquess of Bramburg appChapter 435 No Nonsense appChapter 436 Ask Rowena appChapter 437 Something's Happened appChapter 438 The Best Course of Action appChapter 439 Something Happened appChapter 440 He Confesses appChapter 441 What Is William After? appChapter 442 William Requests Permission appChapter 443 Harrison's Severe Injury appChapter 444 Francisco Page appChapter 445 Hitting Oliver appChapter 446 Heidi and Agnes' Grudge appChapter 447 A Proud Display appChapter 448 Heidi and Agnes' Grudge appChapter 449 Why the Urgency? appChapter 450 The Marriage Is Settled app
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