Chapter 96

“Mother!” Elinor said, “Please come back with us! It’s not too late,” She pleaded, “I can find a antidote for you!”

Elinor felt her tears well up in her eyes AAs she staggwered forward to her mother but Louis put a restraining hand on her shoulder making her wince and stopped her.

“It’s too late,” He said and her mother caughed up blood.

Wiping it with a handkerchief. She looked down at it and smiled.

“This is more effective than I anticipated,” Her mother said as she smowly fell down to the bed.

“Mother! No!” Elinor struggled agains Louis escaping his grip when Azeph removed his hand from her.

“Let her go,” Azeph said with a cold tone and Louis sighed.

Elinor rushed toward her mother kneeling beside her on the bed.

Her mother smiled at her stroking her cheek gently.

“You stubborn child. Go, live your life. I cannot let your father bear the punishment alone, a true lady would never abandon her husband in a moment like that. As his wife I bear part of the responsibility for his actions