#CHAPTER 143: Trouble in the Homeland

ISABELLA I retreated to my tiny room in the attic, guilt and dread overwhelming me. If everything in the letter from my mother was true, that meant that Fresonia was in peril. I may have had my own issues with the royal family, but I still cared about my kingdom more than anything else. Well, almost anything else. I had the good sense to bring the letter with me to my room. I knew that Mila’s adoptive family was, to put it lightly, trouble, and it would not do anyone any good if they found out about her death. The least I could do was hide that news from them until it was time to go public. Despite the fact that I locked the door behind me, it was not long before someone started pounding on the cheap wood. “Isabella!” Nadine yelled. “The phone won’t stop ringing! It’s for you!” I stumbled over the door and cracked it open, ever-so-slightly. I knew better than to give Nadine any space that she could use to barge in. “Here.” She thrust the house