The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 224
Horrified by his ghastly appearance, Sophia whispered with trembling eyes.
âY-Youâre insaneâŠâ
How could this be happening.
How could her own fiancé be a madman.
And why, of all days, did she have to learn this on the very day so many people had gathered to celebrate her engagement.
It felt like she was trapped in a nightmare.
After being marked by Duchess Bayern and becoming known as the woman who coveted a married man, she had barely managed to secure this marriage.
The timber produced in Viscount Beverleyâs territory was used for the highest quality furniture by the imperial family and high nobility.
Since the family did business with people tied to the imperial court and top nobles, she had thought it was at least somewhat decent, butâŠ
âCome on, y-you should drink it too. Then youâll understand me.â
âAhâŠâ
Her fiancé approached with another glass bottle he had taken from the drawer, grinning strangely.
She hurriedly retreated step by step.
âP-Please come to your senses. Youâre acting far too strange right nowâŠ!â
âI told you itâs not strange.â
Grip.
Before she knew it, Sophia was cornered against the wall, and George violently grabbed her face.
âItâs f-fine. It feels g-good.â
âNo, donât!â
She struggled with all her strength to break free.
But no matter how hard she fought, she couldnât overpower a man.
Just as she squeezed her eyes shut at the glass bottle drawing closer and closer to her lips.
Thud!
A solid impact rang out, and Georgeâs body collapsed to the floor.
Thump.
ââŠLady Sophia, are you alright?â
Sophia, who had been waiting helplessly for the pain to come with her eyes shut, lifted her trembling eyelids.
âMadamâŠ?â
The last person she expected stood before her.
Duchess Bayern.
The woman who had once thrown her life into a pit.
Why was she standing here now.
And with such a worried expression.
âYouâre alright. Now that Iâm here, youâre alright.â
Tap.
Nina tossed aside the snow globe that had served splendidly as a weapon, then pulled the crumpling Sophia into her arms.
How terrified she must have been.
Her own fiancé, the man she was supposed to build a future with, had lost his mind and lunged at her.
Sophia trembled like a leaf in the wind, and Nina felt sorry for her.
âHic, hiicâŠâ
Nina gently stroked Sophiaâs back as she sobbed pitifully.
âThat lunatic. What in the world was he planning to do to his own fiancĂ©eâŠâ
If she hadnât followed them, something truly horrific would have happened to Sophia.
She herself had once suffered coercion and knew all too well that the fear lingering afterward was immense.
That was why.
The moment she arrived, her body moved before she could think of the consequences.
The snow globe that had been sitting on the table.
She had slammed it into Georgeâs head.
ââŠDamn it. He isnât dead, is he?â
It had been a very long time since she used violence.
Slapping the cheeks of powerless women, yanking their hair.
Pouring out her anger on those weaker than herself had been something she did in a distant past.
But even then, she had never attacked anyone with a weapon.
Maybe that was why.
She feared George might actually be dead.
But right now, comforting the pitiful Sophia came first.
ââŠEverything will be alright, so donât worry.â
Even if her words and actions were taken as hypocrisy, she didnât care.
What Sophia needed now was human warmth and gentle reassurance.
âYou donât need to worry about anything anymore.â
Pat, pat.
Nina tapped her frail back and glanced at George.
It seemed people didnât die easily after all.
âGaahâŠâ
Whether he had regained some consciousness or not, Georgeâs fingers twitched as he let out a phlegm filled groan.
âLady Sophia, we need to move.â
âM-My legs wonât hold meâŠâ
âYou must move.â
George was not in his right mind.
So they had to leave before he recovered.
After helping Sophia to her feet, Nina hurried out of the bedroom while her mind raced.
âIt wonât do us any good if people see this.â
Her instincts urged her to flee toward a crowded place for safety, but she was still a noblewoman.
And beside her was Sophia, one of the stars of tonightâs celebration.
Her hair, makeup, and clothes were all in a ruined state.
If anyone saw them like this, the two would become the center of every rumor imaginable.
âI need to slip into any room for nowâŠ!â
Crack.
Suddenly her head jerked back, and a sharp pain spread across her scalp.
âM-Madam!â
George had somehow caught up and seized a handful of her hair.
