Chapter 309

In a single day, Ella experienced the harshest cruelty life could offer. That day, she had no choice but to grow up. Winnie vividly remembered the first time Ella was injured. They had been in Ostela for less than a month and hadn't yet settled when Ernest sent assassins to kill her. At the time, Ella had no defenses and was caught completely off guard. She was severely injured. When Ella regained consciousness and learned the full situation, she didn't cry. Instead, she sat quietly by Corey's bedside and murmured, "Thankfully, it wasn't Corey who got hurt." From that moment on, Ella ensured Corey's condition remained an impenetrable secret. It was also the moment she began to use every method at her disposal to make herself stronger. Over the past seven years, assassins had come for Ella time and again. Winnie had witnessed firsthand how Ella transformed from a sheltered princess into a cold, unflinching figure who didn't flinch in the face of danger. Ella had endured so much ov