Chapter 478

• The ride over to Gracehold Estate was tense, but Violet was clear with Cassandra’s instructions: when I arrived, I was to strike the perfect balance between grace and authority. After seeing Leona’s fragile state, I wasn’t here to play nice I needed to make a statement. Everyone in that house, including the matriarch, had to understand that I wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
• As we entered, Violet didn’t waste time. She grabbed Ruby by the arm and, with a sharp kick, sent her sprawling to the polished floor.
• “Is that the best you’ve got? And you have the audacity to scheme right under Leona’s nose?” Abigail spat, her voice dripping with scorn. Abigail despised Ruby, but since Ruby was Samuel’s favorite and Samuel was Dorothy’s golden boy she’d tolerated the poison for too long. Watching Ruby humiliated like this, I caught a flicker of satisfaction in Abigail’s eyes.