The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 68

Chapter 68

*I deserve death! I only meant to take Lucky to play on the rockery, but he fell into a crevice Afraid of punishment, I dared not but the outh” Diprosta finished speaking, cowering slightly as she turned to look at Willow

Her voice trembling with desperation, Danielle pleaded, “Miss Monson, please don’t abandon me.

The cup slipped from Willow’s grasp, shattering into pieces as it hit the floor

The color drained from Willow’s face, leaving it ghostly pale. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief as her body trembled sightly

“No, I didn’t…” Pearls of tears streamed down Willow’s face as she panicked, desperately clutching at flole’s sleeve. “Mother, you must believe me?) truly didn’t know. Danielle is haming mel”

With that, Willow broke down in loud, uncontrollable sous, her cries trembling with anguish and fear.

But before her sobs could continue, Athena’s furious shout cut through. “Shut up!”

Terified, Willow looked upt

p to see Athena glaring at her, eyes blazing with fury. Athena snapped, “The proof and witnesses are all here. How dare you keep lying

With that, a heavy bundle was slammed down at Willow’s feet

Willow let out a terrified shriek and darted behind Eloise like a startled rabbit.

Eloise was just about to comfort her when her gaze was abruptly drawn to the bundle on the floor, her words dying on her lips.

When she opened it, she saw nothing but loose silver coins and jewelry inside.

Among them, a vibrant green emerald bracelet stood out, it was the very one Eloise had given to Willow.

Eloise’s face instantly turned ashen, her voice quivering as she demanded, “What is the meaning of this?”

Nicolas froze momentarily, his expression conflicted as he looked at Willow

The pile of jewelry also included the hairpin he had given to Willow,

But Matthew blindly jumped to Willow’s defense. “What’s there to explain? Obviously, Danielle must have stolen Willow’s things and tried to flee under the cover of night. As for Lucky, that has even less to do with Willow. She’s so kind–hearted, she wouldn’t even harm a fly, let alone hurt Lucky.”

Athena sneered. “Exactly I can’t figure it out. Lucky’s just a little dog. Why on earth would she want to hurt it?”

This was exactly what puzzled Athena.

Athena gave Danielle a sharp kick and demanded, “Speak up!”

Danielle trembled as she stammered, “Because this puppy was originally meant by Lord Osborne to be a gift for you.”

With that, she lowered her head, not daring to meet anyone’s gaze.

Danielle, her voice trembling, said, “When Lord Osborne brought Lucky over, thappened to hear him say the puppy was meant for Lady Athena. But for some reason unknown to me, it ended up being given to Mrs. Margaret instead.”

The others didn’t know, but Eloise did.

Since childhood, Athena had always loved cats and dogs. On her twelfth birthday, Michael gave her a snow white puppy

But somehow, the puppy died in the pond.

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Chapter 68

Athena wept for days over this. From that moment on, the never went hear cats or dogs again.

Over the years, everyone else had long forgotten

n about it.

But Eloise remembered, even now, she could still vividly recall how Athena

Her little face was streaked with tears, making her look heartbreakingly pitiful as she tried.

Eloise and Nicolas cast doubtful glances at Willow, yet neither could bring themselves to voice the questions weighing on their

Eloise and Nicolas simply couldn’t believe Willow would do such a thing

“You still won’t tell the truth?” Athena suddenly snapped, her voice sharp and commanding, starting Willow into choking back her sobs.

to hurt Lucky! I just wanted to get closer to him, so I used some jerky treats to play with him. I had no idea there was a gap in the rockery and he I was just so scared…

Seeing Willow’s pitiful look only fueled Athena’s rage. She shouted furiously, “Didn’t you know Grandmother cherished Lucky dearly? She fainted from shock the moment she heard he was missing! If you’d spoken up sooner, we could have found him right away. Why put us through all this trouble?”

Willow sobbed convulsively, her cries interrupted by occasional coughs. Eloise longed to shield her, but seeing Athena’s blazing fury, she forced herself hold back

1. “But Lucky got trapped in the crevice of the rocks. To save him, we’d have to split the rocks apart, and then…

Willow frantically shook her head. “No, it’s not like that! Lucky is just a dog. We could just get Grandmother another one if he died. I just never thought Grandmother would get so upset and fall”

Eloise reached out to stop her, but she was a moment too late

Willow’s check instantly swelled crimson. With a sharp cry, she clutched her stinging face and scrambled into Eloise’s arms. “Mother, save me!” she walled, her voice trembling with fear.

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