"Get out!" An angry shout echoed through the building, followed by the loud sound of a door slamming shut. Felice was pushed out, and she almost fell to the ground. A passing maid immediately rushed forward to support her. She gave her a look of sympathy. "Are you okay?"Felice's face was pale, and cold sweat stained her forehead. She feigned calmness and shook her head. "I'm fine."However, the maid was shocked by the wound on her arm. She glanced at the door to Margot's room with concern and wariness and led Felice away. "Let me treat your wound. It must be tiring to serve the young lady."Felice hurriedly shook her head. "No, not at all. It's my duty."The maid huffed. "What do you mean by it's your duty? How could she vent her anger on you? Who does she think she is?"Felice forced a bitter smile. "We've lost our rights ever since we stepped foot here."The maid stiffened, and she slowly nodded. "You're right. This is Nammu Bay, not the outside world."They fell into silen
Andrew didn't miss the fleeting emotion on Margot's face. His expression remained cold and stern, but his tone softened a bit. "I forgot that you were only a few years old when you went to the orphanage. You probably don't know much about your mother."Margot stared at him intently. "What are you implying?"Andrew shrugged. "It's nothing. I just want to tell you that we should let bygones be bygones. There's no use digging into the past. Why not stay here instead? I'll give you a better life."However, Margot still wore a doubtful look. "Really? Stop lying to me. You couldn't even fulfill such a small request from me."Andrew sighed. He silently looked at Margot before explaining, "After what happened three days ago, I believe you should have noticed by now. The peace between the Zimmerman family and the Lane family is all an act. "I can't intervene in the Lane family's affairs. Otherwise, even that superficial peace won't be maintained, and the two families may end up at war."
On the east side of Nammu Bay, Adrian punched Benjamin, but the latter managed to evade it. Adrian grew even more furious. "How dare you dodge me? Who do you think you are? How dare you set your eyes on Margot?"Benjamin narrowed his eyes behind his mask. "Oh? And who do you think you are?""You ..." Adrian turned bright red. When he recalled Benjamin and Margot coming out of the bathroom together, he wished to shoot Benjamin!What else would a man and a woman do in the bathroom together? Margot was his wife! Who did Benjamin think he was?"Adrian!" Aldric suddenly yelled. "You must not be disrespectful to Mr. Inkling!"Although Adrian was pissed, he returned to Aldric's side.Aldric looked at Benjamin. "Have you met Margot before?"Benjamin coldly replied, "No.""Then, you ..." Aldric frowned. "Your relationship seems ambiguous. Yet Margot wants to drive you out of Nammu Bay. Have you offended her?"Benjamin smirked under his mask. "I said I wanted to marry her. Would my prop
Felice looked at Margot with a complicated expression. "Ms. Zimmerman, didn't you find the grapes sour?"Margot chuckled. "As you said, the grapes were imported and are considered luxurious items. I'll eat them even if they're sour. They are nutritious, after all."She had been on Nammu Bay for over a month, surrounded by the salty sea breeze every day. Though she found the sour grapes distasteful, she wouldn't throw them away. In fact, she was happy eating them.Felice fell silent. She didn't quite understand. After some hesitation, she asked, "Ms. Zimmerman, are you not worried about the heart-eating bug?"Margot shook her head. "There's nothing to worry about."Felice looked at her with a puzzled expression. She knew how terrifying the heart-eating bug was. Every full moon, she would be in excruciating pain, wishing she could tear off her skin to ease the suffering.But Margot seemed completely indifferent. Why?Felice didn't understand, but she dared not ask.Soon, Margot f
Andrew's demeanor shifted. "Don't be afraid. Just answer my question."Felice nodded. "Okay.""Has the young lady hit you in the past two days?" Andrew asked calmly.Felice trembled in fear. "No."Although she hesitated in her response, there was a hint of fear in her tone.Andrew squinted his eyes and glanced at his men. One of them stepped forward and rolled up Felice's sleeve, revealing numerous scars on her arms. It was evident that they were caused by broken glass.The scars were densely packed. Who knew how many cuts were there?Andrew immediately snapped, "Margot is crossing the line!"Felice fell on her knees in fear. "This has nothing to do with Ms. Zimmerman. I was the one who hurt myself. Please don't be mad at her, Mr. Zimmerman!"Andrew furrowed his brows. "Felice, you work for the Zimmerman family, not Margot. There's no need to cover for her."Felice trembled again.Andrew muttered slowly, "Keep me posted about her recent unusual behavior. Don't miss out on an
Andrew's face immediately darkened at this. "Adrian, did you come to propose or to provoke me?"Adrian was not a pushover, either. "I did come to propose. But I won't hold back if you can't even show me some respect. Uncle Zimmerman, you may choose not to marry Margot to me, but marrying her to Eric is also out of the question. If I find out you have such intentions, I won't let Eric off the hook!""How dare you?" Andrew glared at Adrian.Adrian stood up. "I came here today just for this. I hope you can consider it carefully. There have been many outsiders on the island recently. If our two families continue our fight, wouldn't it allow outsiders to strike? Think about it, Uncle Zimmerman. You wouldn't want to see the years of hard work destroyed by outsiders, right?"After a pause, he smiled. "I'll take my leave now, Uncle Zimmerman. Just give me an answer when you've made up your mind."With that, he turned and left.Andrew was livid. He angrily slammed his fist onto the table,
Steven furrowed his brows at Margot. "What are you plotting, Ms. Zimmerman?"Margot quirked a brow. "What's wrong? I'm just craving for some fish. Is that not allowed?"Steven's expression remained serious. "Ms. Zimmerman, there are plenty of fish at home. There's no need to catch them now.""Oh." Margot hummed without much emotion. She looked at the six men. "You, run."The six men exchanged glances. What exactly was Margot planning?Steven's face darkened. "Ms. Zimmerman ..."Margot sneered. "Are you not my guards? I asked you to catch fish, and you refused. Now I'm asking you to run, and you still refuse? I think I should have a good talk with Eric about this. Why don't his men listen to me? Is it because I'm a powerless young lady?"She sounded angry. Steven and his men froze at this. Almost immediately, the six men dared not stick around and started running.The sun was glaring, and they were soon covered in sweat.But Margot didn't stop them. And as long as she didn't gi
Steven's face instantly darkened.He coldly stared at Margot. If looks could kill, Margot would have been six feet underground!However, he didn't dare to pull anything reckless.They all knew that the king of cursed bugs was on Margot, and she could control it easily. That was why they feared her! Otherwise, how could a lone woman stranded on Nammu Bay have survived unscathed until now?Margot's face continued to carry a faint smile as her fingers rested on Steven's wrist. Soon, she felt the little creature slowly wriggling around.After two minutes, Steven suddenly felt a piercing pain spreading from his heart!His face fell. "What have you done to me?""Don't move," Margot mumbled. "You'll really die if you move."Steven gritted his teeth, staring at her with an even more ferocious gaze.But still, he didn't dare to move!Margot narrowed her eyes and quietly waited.At the same time, the others noticed something was wrong and stopped in their tracks."What are you doing,