Chapter 70:Accusations and Revelations

(Scarlett’s POV) Grace’s entire body trembled like a rattling leaf, her pale lips quivering as she spoke through ragged breaths. Her silver-streaked veins pulsed grotesquely beneath her skin, and her usual haughty expression had been replaced with one of sheer exhaustion. Yet, even on death’s door, she somehow managed to summon her old arrogance. “Scarlett,” she rasped, her voice barely above a whisper. “Do… do you feel it? The power you’ve gained? Does it satisfy you?” I crossed my arms. “Get to the point, Grace. I don’t have all day to listen to your pathetic attempts at making conversation.” Her lips trembled downward, as if I’d struck her, but her pale blue eyes burned with a fleeting spark of defiance. “You shouldn’t… you shouldn’t have stayed, Scarlett. You… should have left the Northern territories when you had the chance.” I smirked coldly. “Why? So you can continue pulling strings behind the scenes? So you can keep hiding every dirty secret you’ve buried?” "You don’t und