Chapter 465 Fend For Yourself
“Be careful,” said Rory in a hushed tone.
Upon hearing that, Kathleen nodded in response.
Just then, Marjory dashed forward, intending to land an uppercut on Kathleen with her left fist.
Kathleen dodged the attack easily. She grabbed her opponent’s wrist and gave it a hard squeeze.
A pang of pain shot up Marjory’s arm in an instant, and it felt as if her wrist was burning.
She tried her best to wriggle her wrist out of Kathleen’s grasp but found out her wrist had turned black.
What… is this?
While Marjory was distracted, Kathleen dashed forward, bellowing her opponent’s name, “Marjory!”
A fistful of powder hit her face when Marjory looked up, and upon inhaling the powder, she instantly slumped to the ground.
Every inch of her body was twitching uncontrollably, and her limbs felt limp.
D*mn it! How could I forget that Kathleen had that trick up her sleeve!
Casting a cold glance at Marjory, Kathleen taunted, “Do you reckon anyone would find out if I were to get rid of you right here and now?”
“Don’t you dare!”
“Do you think Ashley and the others would dare to look for you out in the open?”
Marjory remained silent while wearing a grimace, for she knew Ashley wouldn’t do that for her.
“Miley’s suicide was your idea, wasn’t it? You were the one who taught her how to jump without hurting herself, isn’t that right?” queried Kathleen impassively.
“No, I have nothing to do with it.”
Marjory stubbornly refused to come clean. Hence, Kathleen whipped out her phone and played a recording on it.
The recording was none other than the conversation between Marjory and Miley that had taken place three months ago.
Marjory’s face instantly turned as pale as a sheet. “You—”
“I’ve always known. It’s just that Gemma got hurt before I could do a thorough investigation.” Wearing an icy expression, Kathleen continued, “Was it Miley who instructed you to hurt Gemma?”
“Gemma’s death has nothing to do with me!” yelled Marjory.
“Then what about Samuel? Do you dare say it had nothing to do with you?”
Kathleen’s words rendered Marjory stumped.
“Did you think I was sitting around doing nothing in the three months I spent at Smealand?” A mocking smile hung on Kathleen’s lips as she continued, “I sent people to investigate if any organizations had been to the area or if any local organizations were working with anybody. I didn’t expect something so interesting to fall right into my lap.”
A hint of guilt flitted across Marjory’s face when she heard that.
“It seems like I hit the nail on the head. You brought a bunch of people to ambush Samuel, isn’t that right?”
Biting her lips, Marjory continued to deny her involvement in the scheme. “No! I don’t know anything!”
“It’s fine if you don’t admit it because I’ll still expose your schemes on the day of Samuel’s and Ashley’s engagement. I’m sure you and Ashley both know Samuel’s temperament very well,” said Kathleen while glaring daggers at the other woman.
In spite of all that, Marjory still refused to believe her. “Impossible! There’s no way you’d have any evidence!”
“As long as you did it, there will be a trail leading back to you. Did you truly believe you two executed a flawless plan? Where did you get that sort of confidence, hm?”
“Let go of me!” Marjory struggled but she couldn’t muster an ounce of strength at all.
“Don’t waste your energy.” Kathleen laughed. “This medicine is specifically made for you. You’ll continue to be like this for a week, unable to muster any strength. As for the engagement ceremony, you can stop thinking about attending it because you won’t be able to.”
Marjory bit down on her lips, glaring at Kathleen fiercely. “If I disappear, Ashley will definitely look for me.”
“Tomorrow’s her engagement ceremony with Samuel. Do you think she’d have the time to look for you?” The corner of Kathleen’s lips curved upward, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes as her gaze remained frosty.
It was then that Marjory knew she couldn’t escape.
She had been careless.
I should’ve listened to Lauren and not come out at all.
“Rory, tie her up and take her away. However, do not leave a trail. I don’t want anyone discovering this,” instructed Kathleen.
“Understood.” Rory nodded.
Right before turning around and leaving, Kathleen shot one last glance at Marjory, who clenched her teeth in rage.
The following day, Lauren took a peek into Marjory’s room.
She noticed the latter hadn’t been home all night.
Where did she go?
At that thought, she whipped out her phone and gave Marjory a call, only to find out Marjory had switched her phone off.
What’s going on?
Lauren also called Marjory’s subordinates, but none of them knew where she had gone off to.
Upon hearing that, Lauren instantly had an ominous feeling.
She quickly gave Ashley a call. “Bad news. Marjory might have gotten in trouble.”
“What?” Ashley was enraged. “Where did she run off to?”
“I don’t know. I even called her subordinates, but none of them knew her whereabouts. I suspect something has happened to her,” explained Lauren worriedly.
A sense of anxiousness arose within Ashley when she heard that. “How could it be? Today is such an important day. Marjory is too disobedient!”
“What’s most important right now is the engagement ceremony between you and Samuel. Besides, you only employed her to deal with Kathleen. You can always employ someone else to take her place in the future.” Lauren then lowered her voice, adding, “After all, this is the most important thing.”
“All right.” Ashley nodded. “Just let her subordinates look for her then.”
“Marjory’s disappearance must have something to do with Kathleen. You should be cautious. I can’t step up to deal with it, so you should be more careful.”
“Got it.” After that, Ashley hung up the phone.
Lauren placed the phone down and clenched her fists. For some reason, she had a bad feeling that something was about to happen.
Kathleen’s approach was aggressive.
Meanwhile, Ashley was in the lounge.
She had already gotten her makeup done and changed into her outfit.
At the same time, the banquet hall was quickly filling up with guests.
However, Samuel hadn’t arrived.
This made Ashley slightly uneasy, for she was deathly afraid he might not show.
If Samuel doesn’t show up, won’t I become the butt of the joke? How can I maintain status in Jadeborough?
Just then, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and an older lady walked in.
“Aunt Luna.” Ashley stood up, looking dissatisfied.
The older woman was none other than Luna Zeller, Ashley’s paternal aunt.
Luna merely hummed in acknowledgement of Ashley’s greeting. In an indifferent tone, she stated, “Samuel hasn’t arrived, but the guests are all here. Aren’t you going to call him and ask him to hurry up?”
“I called him, but he didn’t pick up. I suppose he’s still on the road,” said Ashley quietly.
Displeased by her niece’s answer, Luna thundered, “It’s been so long. Why don’t you have him in the palm of your hand yet? You knew him so well in the past, yet you still haven’t succeeded.”
“Back then, Samuel wasn’t truly in love with me. The one he loved was Kathleen, and in fact, I don’t know him that well either. He never gave me the chance to.”
“It’s already too late to back out now. You have to hold onto Samuel or you’d be in dire straits yourself. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Think about how much the Yoeger family has hurt you in the past. If you don’t work hard now, you won’t have another chance to!”
After she was hauled over the coals by her aunt, Ashley meekly responded, “I understand.”
“If you fail today, I won’t bother with you anymore. You’ll have to fend for yourself in the future.”
As soon as her words fell, Luna stood up and strode out of the lounge.
Ashley bit her lips hard, determined to not let all of the hard work, effort, and sacrifices she had made go to waste.
