It felt like her shoulder bones had shattered in an instant.
Paige was knocked backwards and fell onto an empty chair nearby, her mind momentarily blank.
She had been… hit by the person she loved most in the world?
Her hand held the end of the dagger tightly, and due to the sudden force of the movement, the blade had cut through her palm, and now blood was oozing faintly between her clenched fingers.
Paige looked up, and her eyes met Rachel’s.
Rachel stared at her, her eyes full of pain and madness, wishing she could die immediately.
Blanca frowned and walked towards Paige, “Miss Paige, do you really think that we, the Folsom family, are here for you to come and go as you please…”
“Pa!” A loud slap ended Blanca’s words.
Everyone was shocked. Brangelina rushed up to Blanca and, as if a slap wasn’t enough, gave her a fierce look and said, “Don’t you dare hit my Blanca!”
Blanca looked at Brangelina in front of her and froze for a moment, almost thinking that her former sister had returned.
But soon Blanca realized that Brangelina had mistaken her for someone else, and her eyebrows furrowed even deeper. “Sister, I’m Blanca. You’ve mistaken me for someone else. Move.”
“I won’t let you!” Brangelina spread her arms like a hen protecting her chicks and shouted, ‘You are all bad people! You don’t care about Blanca!’
The wind and snow outside suddenly stopped howling.
Brangelina’s roar echoed throughout the hall.
Paige silently watched Brangelina’s back, her fingers clenching the dagger even tighter, causing more blood to seep out.
Facing such a Brangelina, Blanca was a little helpless and could only coax, “Sister, I bought you a lot of delicious food. Shall I have someone take you to eat?”
“I don’t want to eat!”
Brangelina turned around and pounced on Paige, hugging her tightly, “Whoever dares to bully Blanca, I will bite him to death!”
Paige’s shoulders hurt even more when Brangelina hugged her like that.
Brangelina didn’t notice this and just held her tightly, protecting her in her arms like a child.
Rachel, sitting in her wheelchair, hated this crazy, silly middle-aged woman with all her heart.
Where did this stumbling block come from?
She even wanted to stop her from killing Paige. This time, she must leave Paige’s life here.
Thinking this, Rachel blinked her eyes. Her eyelashes trembled, and tears fell down her pale cheeks. She was so aggrieved, “So, the Folsom family doesn’t welcome me back. Never mind, I was an orphan anyway, and my life is worthless…”
Her voice was extremely weak, and her words seemed to be choking on her last breath. The Beinnice couple could no longer bear it and hurriedly comforted her.
The people around them also followed suit.
Brangelina hugged Paige tightly, while Paige looked at her coldly.
Kelsey stood behind them, puzzled by the tears on Rachel’s face. This sister… why has she suddenly become like this?
The hall was split into two battlefields. On one side, people gathered around Rachel to comfort her, while Brangelina and Kelsey were both by Paige’s side.
Blanca stood in the middle, watching the scene. Her expression grew even colder as she raised her voice, “Someone, it’s cold. Please ask Miss Paige to go have a cup of coffee to warm up.”
As she spoke, Blanca gave a wink to the bodyguard standing nearby.
The bodyguard knew what Blanca meant and immediately came over.
Paige fixed her gaze on the bodyguard and understood that she was not going anywhere nice.
Paige didn’t struggle, and pulled Brangelina to her feet. Without waiting for the bodyguard to come and drag them, she walked out.
As she passed Blanca, Paige suddenly lifted her eyes and looked at her coldly.
“…”
Blanca looked back indifferently.
Soon, Paige withdrew her gaze.
“Blanca!”
Brangelina pounced on her, urgently grabbing Paige’s arm, “Where are you going? I’ll go with you.”
Kelsey also wanted to follow, but Blanca gave her a look that scared her off.
Blanca glanced around casually, her eyes falling on the place where Paige had been sitting. There was a small pool of blood on the floor, bright red and glaring.
She looked out and could no longer see Paige’s figure.
Did she just hurt Paige and make her bleed?
…
It was late at night, and the wind had died down in Eastdown, leaving only the fine snow to drift.
The Folsom family manor, covered in snow, was brightly lit at night. The whole family was uplifted by the return of Caroline, Beinice’s daughter, and a family dinner was set up that night.
Even Jasper, who was not feeling well, got up and joined the feast. For a while, there was non-stop laughter and joy, which even reached upstairs.
On the balcony, Blanca stood quietly, listening to the laughter coming from below, her face expressionless.
Leaning against the cold railing, she held a silver longevity lock in her hand, and rubbed the words on it with her fingertips over and over again. She was oblivious to the snow that was getting into her neck.
“Knock, knock.” There were two knocks on the door.
Blanca turned around and saw the inside door open, and Beinice walked in carrying a slice of cake.
She reached into her pocket and put the longevity lock away, straightening up.
“Caroline cut the cake herself to thank you for bringing her back,” said Beinice, smiling as she walked to the balcony and handed Blanca the cake.
“There’s nothing to thank her for. She’s my niece, of course I’ll bring her back,” Blanca said with a cold voice as she took the cake, her expression expressionless.
“I’ll remember your kindness.”
Beinice patted her on the arm and glanced outside at the snowy road, “Are you really not going to have a bite? Today I made chicken soup with fish maw, your favorite when you were little.”
“No need, you’re not bringing me food?” Blanca said indifferently, and took a bite of the cake.
Beinice looked at her and let out a small, silent sigh. Ever since she lost her child, she had never had a proper meal, let alone a family dinner, as if to punish herself.
This time, too, Blanca took a couple of bites and then set the cake aside.
“I heard you locked the girl Paige up in a private cell?” Beinice asked.
“It’s cold in the dungeon, and my sister can’t stand the cold. She won’t be able to stay there for long,” Blanca nodded.
“What are you going to do about Paige?” Beinice asked again.
“Caroline already said that she has suffered too much at Paige’s hands and wants Paige dead,” Blanca said coldly, as if they weren’t talking about someone’s life and the tone was extremely light.
Hearing this, Beinice frowned and said, “Don’t listen to her. Caroline is still a child. What does she know? She wants to kill someone after a little suffering. I will persuade her after a while.”
“…” Blanca looked at him.
This younger sister’s eyes were too direct and sharp, and Beinice felt a little guilty when he was looked at. He paused and said, “You also know how much the old master loves this little apprentice. If you really kill her, will you let the old master live a good life?”
“I have thought about this.”
Blanca turned around, leaning against the balcony, arms folded, “The old man is convalescing, and you are in charge of the family’s affairs. In that case, whether someone lives or dies is still up to you, isn’t it?”
Is this asking him to deceive everyone?
Beinice’s head ached, “Why do you want to kill Paige?”