The elite guards Kaelen had left for me instantly appeared, forming a protective circle around my parents and me.
A man and a woman walked in through the shattered doorway. The woman was smiling smugly.
“Father, Mother, Sister. I bet you didn’t expect to see us again so soon. But this time, it is you who will be looking up at me. The
wheel of fortune turns, and now it is my turn to be powerful.”
“My dear sister, in the end, I really must thank you. If you hadn’t given me the chance to save Josh that day, I never would have
married him.”
“You thought you married a perfect husband, but what a pity. We are the ones who get the last laugh.”
Isabelle pointed at us one by one, laughing so hard she had to bend over.
Josh stood behind her, his expression dark and menacing. He gave a slight flick of his hand, and his men immediately moved for-
ward and seized Isabelle!
Isabelle, still in the middle of her gloating, was furious at being grabbed.
“You dogs! Who gave you permission to touch me? After the new king is crowned, my husband will be Prime Minister, and I will be
the Prime Minister’s wife! Take your filthy hands off me this instant!”
“Our apologies, my lady. It was Lord Atreides who ordered it.”
The guard’s words stunned Isabelle. She turned to look at Josh, her face a mask of disbelief.
Josh walked up to her, a cruel sneer on his face, and struck her across the face several times.
“You slut. If I hadn’t been blinded by your act, I never would have mistaken a fish eye for a pearl. You truly deserve to die.”
As he spoke, he plunged his sword into her chest.
