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matter the time of place, linegen never regretted her decision to shield Stephan back then even though it had cost her eyesight. Even if given another chance, – would sell make the same cholor without hesitation
| koow, Imagen ” Stephan sighed softly, lowering his voice. “As a táinily, we don’t hold emulges against each other. Don’t blame yourself.
“Alaght!
mogen shot a sidewar glance at Felicia and couldn’t help but smile. Then, without waming, she changed the topic bluntly, “You might not hold grudges, but I do. Back then, you pretended to be blind just to scare me, didn’t you?“
stephan cght off guard, was lett speechless. Feeling guilty, he quietly pinched Felicia’s waist, seeking help.
Felicia set down the dish of peeled grapes and cleared her throat, but instead of helping, she delivered another blow. “Not only did he pretend to be blind, but he abs Laked his death. The numors outside are everywhere, saying that Mr. Russell was poisoned and is on his deathbed…”
Imogen chimed in “That’s why I wasn’t surprised at all when I walked in earlier. This news has been circulating for days, but the more heard, the more absurd it
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She had cried ow
cit on the first day, afraid of losing her only remaining family member.
But after calming down and thinking it through, as the head of the Russell family, how many threats, both in the open and hidden, had Stephan faced over the years? Would he really go down because of something so trivial?
The only explanation was that he had done it on purpose.
Though she had her suspicions, at the time, she wasn’t sure of Stephan’s motives, so she chose to remain silent and not expose anything. And now, seeing him safe and sound in person, she understood everything.
Stephan was putting on an act
The only question was who was backing Archie, and what deal had they made that emboldened Archie enough to cover the Russell family?
It seemed absolutely ridiculous.
So what if Archie got his hands on the Russell family’s seal? Only the true head of the Russell family could wield its power. Anyone else possessing the seal wouldn’t be recognized and would only invite trouble upon themselves.
Imogen checked the time. Now that everything was out in the open, her mood had lightened up significantly.
Without lingering further, she stood up, saying, “Caleb should be waking up soon. I need to go check on him. Felicia, will
Felicia knew that Imogen had something to say to her in private, so she got up and responded, “Sure.”
you walk me out?
Stephan was a little worried about her leaving. However, since it was uncertain if there were other spies lurking in the Russell residence besides Archle, he needed to keep up the facade of being critically ill and couldn’t leave the room.
Thus, with his eyes filled with grievance, he called out to Imogen, “Imogen, don’t bully my wife.”
Imogen colled her eyes and snapped, “Like I need you to remind me!”
linked arms with Felicia, and the two of them walked out.
Once they reached a quiet comer where no one else was around, Felicia gestured for Imogen to speak
Imogen sighed. “Felicia, I didn’t mention Archie and Johanna’s relationship just now. Can you keep it a secret for me?”
Given Stephan’s temperament, if he found out how thoroughly she had been deceived, he would never tolerate it and would kill Archie on the spot. Then, Johanna would be next.
Imogen explained, “I’m not being soft–hearted. I just want to do it myself! If I don’t exact revenge on those two scumbags, I’ll never be able to live with myself! Felicia understood. This was Imogen’s personal matter, and If finogen chose to keep it under wraps, Felicia wouldn’t interfere.
However, she did offer a piece of advice.
“Ms. Russell, when you have the chance to eliminate your enemies, do it quickly. Otherwise, the longer they live, the more unpredictable things become,” Felicia
