Chapter 4

　　\"You\'ve taken everything from me. Now I just ask you to spare Camille.\" Elizabeth stabbed her own face. She shivered in pain.

　　Jessica couldn\'t believe it. She looked at Elizabeth lying on the ground. Why does this woman have such decisive courage? Even after having lost so much, she still had her wits about her.

　　Throwing away the silver hairpin, Elizabeth raised her head and looked directly at Jessica Mo\'s eyes. \"Now, can you rest assured? Even if Arthur Mu finds out, with my scarred face, he would never look at me again.\"

　　Before Jessica could react, the door suddenly opened. The cool air poured in, and with it, Arthur strode in.

　　Seeing this scene, Arthur frowned slightly. \"What\'s the matter?\"

　　\"Lord Duke!\"

　　Jessica Mo, who reacted first, rushed into Arthur\'s arms. Before he’d had a chance to say a word, her tears had already streamed onto him.

　　\"Why are you so alarmed? Don\'t be afraid, I’m here.\" Arthur Mu stretched out his hand and gently embraced Jessica Mo who was trembling in his arms.

　　Elizabeth\'s heart sank. The man who had just shed her family’s blood was such a loving husband.

　　Aware that Elizabeth\'s eyes were on him, Arthur turned around. His eyes fell on the gaping wound on her white cheeks. Feeling that Arthur had somewhat stiffened, Jessica broke free of him and rushed to her sister.

　　Kneeling down heavily, she stretched out her hand to help Elizabeth up. \"Sister, why have you done this to yourself? Since the Duke has married you, you and I now sit on an equal footing. You’ve injured yourself so badly.\"

　　\"What are you doing?\" Arthur strode forward, pulled Jessica Mo up, and gently put his arms around her to restrain her from helping her sister up.

　　\"Master Duke, my sister did this to herself, so as to not compete with me. Because she has the same face as me, she is afraid that Master Duke will mistake her for me. My sister has cut her own face so she doesn’t have to serve as the Duke’s concubine.\"

　　Jessica\'s eyes were red and swollen. Tears streamed down her face, and she leaned in Arthur Mu\'s arms, trembling softly.

　　But at this moment, Arthur Mu burst into anger. He looked at Elizabeth who was lying on the ground. “You vile woman!” This woman had agreed to be his concubine and now she refused to serve him? He hadn’t spared her life just so she could do as she pleased and live a life of freedom. Though all of the Mo family property were as good as gone, along with the bride price he had paid, still the agreement had already taken place.

　　Arthur Mu let go of Jessica, and proceeded to grab her sister\'s hair. \"Whoever told you that this is your decision to make?\" Arthur Mu’s face, so familiar to her, was now contorted in anger. His face was so close to her that she could feel his breath.

　　She closed her eyes, hoping Arthur Mu would leave her alone. Her heart hurt at the sight of him. Seeing it as a sign of disrespect and defiance, this angered him further. In a rage, he dragged her out of the room.