Chapter 343
Chapter 343:
We were utterly overpowered. There was no choice but to endure his punches and kicks until we both lay crumpled on the floor.
Frank shook his hand and walked out the door, never once glancing back at the wreckage he had left behind. The air around us grew cold, suffocating, heavy with despair. How had everything come to this?
“If only I had known, I would have throttled Makenna back then! Then none of this would have happened!” Irene’s voice seethed with bitterness as she turned her grief toward me. “This is all because you were too merciful to let Makenna live.”
I closed my eyes in exhaustion, waves of regret washing over me. Irene was right. Makenna wasn’t even my daughter. I shouldn’t have spared that troublemaker.
Irene suddenly stopped crying, her eyes turning fierce. She clenched her teeth and declared, “Since Jessica is suffering, Frank and Makenna should too!”
With fierce determination, Irene slowly rose from the floor and said firmly, “I’m going to expose them to His Majesty. Let everyone see the truth about Makenna and Frank’s relationship! They caused Jessica’s pain; it’s only right that they face the consequences.”
Makenna’s POV:
As I followed Dominic into the grand hall, a sense of dread washed over me.
Leonardo sat on his high throne, frowning, his gaze sharp and piercing. To his side stood my father, Connolly, and my stepmother, Irene, both wearing expressions of bitter resentment.
The air in the hall felt heavy, almost suffocating.
It was clear to me then that something was terribly wrong. My gut screamed that Dominic’s vague warnings of “trouble” were a severe understatement.
As soon as Irene saw me, she wasted no time and spoke to Leonardo. “Your Majesty, I must bring Makenna’s actions to your attention! She has been romantically involved with Frank for quite some time. To enjoy the palace’s luxury, Makenna replaced Jessica and gained entry into the palace!”
Connolly, his voice laced with hatred, reinforced her claims. “Your Majesty, I can confirm this. My daughter Makenna had committed to Frank even before her arrival at the palace!”
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Hearing their harsh accusations made my heart sink. It confirmed that he no longer regarded me as his daughter.
However, their accounts were clearly flawed.
I let out a scoff, my gaze turning cold. “That’s absurd. If there truly had been a romantic relationship between Frank and me, if I had indeed committed to him, then why on earth would Jessica have married him?”
Connolly and Irene exchanged puzzled looks, caught off guard by my question.
Irene quickly grasped at straws, retorting, “It’s only because Jessica is too kind. When she saw how heartbroken Frank was after you ended things, she couldn’t stand by and stepped in to marry him instead.”
Then, raising her voice intentionally, Irene accused, “Makenna, I never thought that even as the princes’ sex slave, you would brazenly carry on a secret affair with Frank here in the palace!”
Connolly supported her claim again. “Makenna, you are my daughter, but I cannot stand by as you deceive the princes and continue your wrongdoing!”
Fuming with anger, I stared at them.
Their ability to twist the truth was unparalleled.
Just as I was about to defend myself, Leonardo’s booming voice stopped me in my tracks, reverberating throughout the hall.
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