chapter 40 Nora Xia comes forward

In the hall, onlookers observed the unfolding scene with a mix of emotions. Some felt for Blake, a renowned figure in Delington, compelled to kneel before Connor in humiliation. Such was the plight of the vulnerable. But did resistance truly matter? Others admired Connor, the esteemed third son of the Seabrooke family in Hesningington, who could command Blake to kneel openly. Such was the might of the powerful. The feeble could be trampled and crushed beneath their feet. ...