Chapter 161: Death Was the Best Outcome

Michelle Lidyard's resolve to kill had already hardened. Seeing her father act as if he were under Margaret's spell only stoked her fury. Margaret's smile had faded. The broad, familiar figure in front of her was something she had longed for all her life and could never truly have. She had not expected that, on the brink of death, the only person to shield her would be Lawrence Lidyard. Tears welled and spilled, and then she made up her mind. "Lawrence, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hurt you. Step...