Chapter 206

• After I fainted and was rushed to the hospital, the study was in ruins, and no one saw the crumpled paper on the floor. Aunt Edith only found it when she went to clean. She read the horrifying message and immediately understood why I had fainted.
• She was committed. She waited until Clara was out of the way, and then approached me. I could not keep it from Aunt Edith; she was a member of the household for decades. I swore her to secrecy, especially from Clara. I would not allow my political life to be sullied by this scandal. I told her that I was developing a scheme to make Vanessa pay.
• Aunt Edith asked me what my plan was. I told her I was going to imprison Vanessa and interrogate her until she confessed everything.