Chapter 94

Chapter 94

The tearful reunion between father and daughter ended, and Count Greenwood, who had barely regained his composure, checked on Ines's condition.

She did not look well, but she did not seem like someone who had been wandering the forest every day.

Thin though she was, Ines's legs were clean, and there was not a single scratch on them.

“Ines. Where have you been all this time?”

There had to be some force that had been holding Ines.

Otherwise, her sudden return made no sense.

“I don't really know either…”

Once again, Ines had no choice but to lie.

Regret came too late now.

The moment she had fallen into the Empress's hands, her fate had been as good as sealed.

What would change if she told her father everything now?

The instant they opposed the Empress, everyone would be as good as dead.

*I only have to sacrifice…