The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134 Just An Act

“As long as you’re alive, I’ll do anything you ask!”

The hospital room echoed with Samuel’s cries of grief and guilt.

Percival watched him with a mix of emotions, shaking his head. “You two… Do you really understand now? If you had another chance, would you still hurt Raylee?”

Casimir’s lips trembled as he shook his head. “If I knew that my so–called ‘protection‘ would lead to this, I would’ve never meddled in her life.”

Samuel’s gaze stayed locked on the white sheet, his voice hoarse. “If only she could live, I’d trade my life for hers.”

“The moment his words fell, the white sheet was suddenly flung aside.

Raylee sat up, glaring at them. “Bullsh*t! If you’re so eager to die, then do it right now!**

Casimir and Samuel were frozen in shock, staring at Raylee as if they had just seen a ghost.

What’s going on? How is she alive?

“Why aren’t you dead?” Samuel’s tears stopped instantly. His emotions flipped so violently it felt like he had been thrown

onto a roller coaster.

“Are you actually hoping your sister was dead?” Percival snapped, clearly irritated.

Casimir’s expression darkened as he shot Percival a sharp glare. “You played along with her fake death? You think that’s funny!”

Percival hurriedly explained, “Listen, when I found Raylee, she was in critical condition. But what was even worse was the fact that the ones responsible for her injuries were you two!”

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He exhaled sharply before continuing. “So, after the surgery, I suggested she put on this act–for no other reason make you both understand. If you keep pushing her to the edge, she’ll have no choice but death!”

A heavy silence fell between them.

Not long ago, they had believed Raylee was truly gone. That gut–wrenching grief had consumed them entirely, leaving behind nothing but guilt and regret. Now that they knew it was a false alarm, they felt an overwhelming sense of relief.

She was alive. That was all that mattered.

Kaylee’s face was pale, streaked with dried blood like dark veins running across her skin. Her hands were wrapped in thick. bandages, making them look like rice dumplings

The madam had forced some unknown drug into her system, and the effects still lingered. The discomfort gnawed at her insides, an unbearable togneut.

Yet, despite the pain, despite the resentment roiling within her, she gritted her teeth and forced herself out of the sickbed. Staggering slightly, she closed the distance between her and Casimir, her voice trembling with rage,

Tell me, Casimir–did I slaughter your entire family? Did I desecrate your family burial plot? What the hell made you and Samuel conspire to sell me off to a d’mn brothel?”

Her eyes burned with fury as she continued, “Do you have any itlea what kind of hellhole that is? If you wanted me dead, you should ve just stabbed me outright! Why put me through a living nightmare instead?”

She continued, “If we were doomed from the start, if we were never meant to be husband and wife, then fine! But even if our fates don’t align, did our childhood friendship mean nothing to you! You hurt me once before was that not enough? You already crushed me for Waverly’s sake four years agol Now you’ve done it again, and in the most despicable way possible! Casimir, you don’t deserve to be called humant” You keep saying Jeremiah is a monster–so tell me, how the hell are you any different from him?”

By the time she finished, Raylee’s voice had grown hoarse with emotion. The man she once loved had betrayed her so

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Chapter 134 Just An Act