Chapter 78

It seemed like ages had passed before the noise in the study finally ceased, and the door was pulled open from the inside. Regina emerged, her eyes red and her steps unsteady. Hedda, usually favored by Regina, swiftly rose from her seat at the first sign of movement, taking a couple of steps to reach Regina and offering her arm for support. "Mom, how's Alston? Cecilia is unbelievable, refusing to go in and intervene!" She couldn't help but comment, and with her starting it, Mandy chimed in with a stern face, "Isn't it? They're married after all! You can't just think of revenge because your husband hit you, can you?!" In reality, Mandy wished Alston would beat Cecilia to death to rid her of the leverage she held over her. Cecilia dared to threaten her with that man from the gambling den. If she wasn't worried that Cecilia would expose the matter, she wouldn't have just taunted her in front of Regina! Cecilia remained silent. Regina had been in the study all this time, watching Corin whi