Lady Somerset, a thick shawl draped over her shoulders, was just stepping out of the sitting room. Standing by the door, she looked at Jacqueline with cold eyes.
“Mother.”
Jacqueline’s brows twisted slightly. Lady Somerset pulled her shawl tighter, her expression growing even more severe.
“As soon as you reach the capital, go find Mr. O’Brien. Do exactly as he tells you. If you do, we can rise again, Jackie. With that money, we can return to the capital. No one will dare say the Somerset family has fallen anymore.”
“I can’t lie for money. My false testimony would make many people unhappy, Mother.”
“Unhappy?”
Lady Somerset’s voice sharpened like a needle. She glared at her daughter with blazing eyes, teeth clenched.
The sudden change made Jacqueline’s eyes widen.
“Mother…”
Mrs. Brown tried to intervene with a soft, “Sister,” but Lady Somerset didn’t hear her. Her burning gaze was filled…
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