The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65

in the garden, with Yvette guiding the way, Athena arrived at the spot where Lucky had gone missing

The sprawling garden boasted elaborate rockeries and pavilions, adorned with a variety of rare and exotic plants.

Margaret loved bringing Lucky here the most. Lucky could romp freely to its heart’s content, while the tended to her beloved Rowers and plants, it was the best of both worlds.

Athena searched everywhere along the way, but there was still no sign of Lucky.

Servants filled the courtyard, calling out “Lucky!” repeatedly.

But the little puppy was nowhere to be found.

Athena has combed through every inch of the garden, even peered between the plants, but still no trace of Lucky.

As time licked by, cold sweat beaded on Athena’s forehead.

Faces fell all around, no one had found Lucky.

Athena took a deep breath, forcing herself to stay calm.

Athena thought, ‘Lucky is so small and so attached to Margaret, there’s no way he would just wander off on his own. Unless someone deliberately lured him away”

Suddenly, something occurred to Athena

“yette, Athena called sharply

Yvette came running, her face flushed with exertion and sweat Casping anxiously, she said, “Yes, my lady, I’m here.”

“Go find another dog, now!” Athena urged anxiously.

Yvette looked confused but immediately complied

Before long, Yvette brought over a big yellow hound.

Athena had Yvette unleash the big yellow dog. The dog sniffed around intently before trotting forward.

Seeing this, Athena immediately followed behind.

The big yellow dogt trotted over to a crevice behind the rockery and darted right in, nose first.

Yvette started to reach out to stop it, but Athena quickly gestured for her to let the dog be

At this moment, Athena became increasingly convinced, the hound must have picked up a scent.

Just as expected, the big yellow hound started barking at the crevice in the rockery

While baking it frantically pawed at the gap as desperate to dig something out, its tail wagging excitedly all the while,

Athena’s expression hardened. She snapped at the servants. “Take the hound away, and smash that rock open, now!”

The servants exchanged fearful glances. An elderly servant stepped forward and bowed deeply to Athana. “My lady,” he said nervously, “this boulder was

brought from a distant province at great expense by His Grace Henry. If it were to be damaged… we could never bear the responsibility”

Athena’s resolve hardened. “I’ll take holl responsibility, just smash it!”

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Chapter 65

A deep, urgent voice suddenly rang out, “Stop right there!”

The Monson brothers hurried over from not far away, their footsteps quick and faces tense.

“Athena, what in heaven’s name are you doing?” Nicolas’s face turned livid as he jabbed a finger at the rockery “Father paid a fortune for that Fortine Stone! The stone alone cost thousands of dollars, and with transport, it totaled over there thousand dollars. One swing of that hammer and your render it completely worthless]”

“Lucky’s trapped inside! I must save him!” Athena insisted stubbornly, her eyes locked on the rockery.

Nicolas looked stunned. “Lucky’s in the rockery?”

Nicolas glanced around, but found no trace of Lucky. He turned to Athena, his voice tinged with doubt. “How can you be so sure he’s in the rockery? If he isn’t, how will you answer to Father?”

Three thousand dollars was a fortune for them.

“I’m sure Lucky’s in there,” Athena insisted anxiously to Nicolas. “He loves dried meat, someone must have fured him here. Look, that’s his paw p

print right there.”

She pointed at the rockery, where a faint paw print was barely visible unless you looked closely

It was almost impossible to spot unless you paid close attention.

“After seeing how the hound reacted, I’m even more certain, Lucky must have fallen in from here, she added, her voice tight with conviction

“If Luckydes and Grandmother falls ill again, then what? Tell me, Nicolas, which matters more? Grandmother’s health or this damn rock?” Athena’s words hit him like a sledgehammer, leaving Nicolas speechless, his face flushing then paling

She said, “Tine! If none of you dare act, I’ll do it myself”

She barely noticed the pain, stubbornly, relentlessly, she kept swinging the hammer, blow after blow.

Heart pounding with anxiety, Athena hurried to the crack and desperately peered inside.

Just as she feared, Lucky was slumped motionless in the narrow crevice, so still that it was impossible to tell whether he was alive or dead. Athena’s

“Lucky! Lucky!” Athena called frantically into the crevice, her voice trembling with desperation.

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