The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 579

At the Federal Bureau Dungeon, the musty smell cared from the stone crevices, colling around Eloise’s ankles like a cold, wet serpent.

Her prison garb reeked of la pungent.i

.sour stench,

The coarse fabric chated her skin until it was painfully raw

Even in such deplorable conditions, an unyielding spark of hope still burned in Eloise’s eyes.

Eloise thought, ‘Henry will definitely rescue me. After all, we have mutual leverage have his secrets, and he’s got dirt on me too

Neither Eloise nor Henry would push things to the point of mutual ruin until the very last moment.

From the depths of the dungeon came the scraping rumble of a cart being dragged

In the dungeon’s darkness, with no sun or moon to mark time, day and night blurred together.

Eloise could only estimate the time by the guards meal deliveries

This was only the second meat Eloise had received today

Prisoners got only two meager meals a day. The food they received was watered down oatmeal and rock hard com bread that were impossible to chew

With a heavy metallic clang, the copper lock was undone. The jailer’s gruff voice boomed, “All of you, get your damn asses over here for your food”

A bowl of oatmeal that gave off a faint stench of spoilage came into sight

Back in the day, Eloise wouldn’t have even fed such coarse slop to her dogs

But now, even getting this food felt like a

‘I don’t eat this now, there won’t be another meal, Eloise thought desperately

She scrambled desperately, tembling over herself as the snatched up the food and began devouring it like a starved animal.

Several times, Eloise nearly gagged, but forced herself to choke it dow

Eloise knew that she had to eat to survive.

The jailer caste disinterested glance. As he turned to leave, something sipped to her fot

Eloise thought in surprise, ‘A key!”

With perfect composure, Eloise slid her foot forward and pinned the key beneath it.

Sizing the moment when no one was watching, Eloise tucked the key into her bosom, her heart pounding with anticipation.

A faint thrill of vindication ran through Eloise. She thought, Just as I thought. Henry wouldn’t dare let me die here. He’s too afraid I’ll drag even more people down with me?

The night dragged on endlessly. To lose, it felt as if years had passed

A guard slipped inside and tossed a bundle at Eloise’s feel. He whispered urgently, “Change into these. Come with me.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Eloise hurriedly unlocked the shackles on her wrists and ankles with the key, changed into the disguise, and sipped out after the guard.

As she was about to leave, Eloise called out to the guard and whispered, “What about here?”

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