The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243

Chapter 243

Nicolas’s brows were tightly furrowed. He glanced at Eloise, who was looking at him with a worried expression.

In contrast, Henry appeared much calmer, as if no matter how shocking Nicolas’s idea might be, he would remain unfazed.

“Mother, go check on Cedric. He’s been crying non–stop these past few days. Fiona is completely exhausted from taking

Eloise’s heart trembled. He was clearly trying to send her away.

care of him.”

She hesitated to leave, but Henry spoke up. “Go. You staying here will only make things more complicated. It won’t help Matthew at all”

Having received the order, Eloise didn’t dare remain. She could only rise and leave.

As soon as she was gone, Nicolas returned to the main topic. “We only need to stall Athena. And I happen to have a plan.”

“What plan?” Henry asked, puzzled.

“Cedric,” Nicolas replied calmly, though his gaze was firm. “Half a month ago, Cedric started taking medicine prescribed by Athena. If anything happens to him, she won’t be able to escape blame.”

Henry gasped. “But… won’t that hurt Cedric? His health has always been fragile. What if something really happens to him?”

Nicolas looked genuinely pained. “There’s no other way. I can’t just stand by and watch Athena destroy the entire duke’s estate.”

“I support your decision,” Matthew chimed in casually. “It can’t be helped. As for the risk, that’s just his fate. If something happens, you can always take a few more concubines. Fiona can give birth again.”

Hearing such callous words, Henry was so furious he almost slapped him. “Shut up! Nothing good ever comes out of your mouth. Cedric is my legitimate grandson!”

Henry valued Cedric deeply and naturally didn’t want him harmed.

“Don’t worry, Father. Cedric is my own flesh and blood. I’ll be careful,” Nicolas said, clenching his fists, If it weren’t absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t dream of doing this to his own son.

He added, “It’s only a few days of illness. It won’t do any real harm.”

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Henry finally relaxed a bit. “Then you must be extremely careful. Nothing must go wrong. If Athena is busy worrying over Cedric, she’ll have no energy left to deal with Willow.”

Having received his father’s approval, Nicolas nodded. “Understood, Father.”

At the Monson Residence.

Athena had already received news from the Justice Ministry.

She knew the Osborne family was powerful and would never allow the Justice Ministry to arrest Willow. Even so, she would fight to the end.

Neither Matthew nor Willow would escape justice.

The matter was being kept tightly under wraps. Margaret remained unaware.

“Miss, the Osborne family is pulling strings everywhere to protect Willow. I fear this case will end unresolved,” Marquita said anxiously. Ever since the Justice Ministry’s response yesterday, things had seemed off.

Clearly, someone had been bribed. Otherwise, the case wouldn’t have taken such a turn.

Athena gently rotated her cup and nodded. “I’ll go to Xander Manor later and ask Prince Xander for help. No matter how powerful the Osborne family is, they can’t override him.”

Truthfully, when she made her move against Willow, Athena had already prepared for the worst.

She wasn’t just going up against Willow, but the entire duke’s estate, the Osborne family. Fermin, and even the Queen.

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Chapter 243

That was why she’d delayed taking action for so long.

Those three powerhouses would do everything they could to protect Willow. And she, by comparison, was all alone.

Just then, Trina burst in, panicked. “My lady, the… the Justice Ministry is here…”

Seeing her expression, Athena asked calmly, “What happened? Calm down and tell me.”

Trina was on the verge of tears. “The Monson family… they accused you. Said the medicine you gave Lord Cedric was problematic. He’s now unconscious. The Ministry wants to take you in for questioning.”

“What?” Marquita shot to her feet, furious. “Does the Monson family have no conscience? If it weren’t for would his health have improved at all?”

you treating Lord Cedric,

She added, “A condition like his takes at least a year or two to properly manage. This is betrayal at its worst!”

Marquita was livid, nearly cursing them outright.

Athena hadn’t expected the Monson family to stoop so low.

She had agreed to treat Cedric precisely because she feared they might pull a stunt like this. She had guarded against everything, yet still fell into their trap.

But now that things had happened, she couldn’t just sit and wait.

She was confident her medicine had no issue, so the problem must lie with the Monson family.

Thinking of Willow’s case, she suddenly understood the Monson family’s motive.

They were warning her to stop pursuing the investigation. They were scared and guilty. And the more they acted like this, the more determined Athena became.

The official from the Ministry was the same as before, Radnor. When he saw Athena, he felt uneasy.

The Monson family’s sudden accusation clearly reeked of foul play.

But since an official complaint had been filed, he had to follow procedure.

Radnor said, “My apologies, Viscountess. I must trouble you to accompany this official to the Justice Ministry.”

Athena didn’t make a fuss. She asked with a smile, “What did the Monson family accuse me of?”

Radnor replied, “They say you prescribed the wrong medicine, causing the young master’s condition to worsen. He’s now critically ill.”

we can conduct an inquiry.” Radnor sighed helplessly. “The boy is in serious condition. Please accompany me

Athena had the same idea. She needed to see Cedric with her own eyes to determine whether this was genuine deterioration or a deliberate act of sabotage,

After all, the Monson family had done worse before.

“I’ll go with you,” she said.

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