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Chapter 24

Irene's P.O.V

I heaved a sigh, arranging the Persian royal plates into the cupboard. Strands of hair fell on my face but I didn't care either. Was I bothered about it? The sound of people trooping down the stairs that led to the kitchen jolted me out of my thoughts. I raised my head, looking towards the direction the noise emanated from. Lily and some maid walked into the kitchen with a whip in her hands, searching her eyes around as if she was looking for someone. Her gaze fell upon me and I could see the horror in her eyes, I ebbed to the wall as she came closer to me.

"You fucking slut! How dare you report me to my master?" She clutched the whip, swinging it in the air. I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat, trying to say something but I was at a loss for words to say. "You finally had a chance to be with your husband who abandoned you just a day after your marriage and you had the guts to report me to him? Uh," She raised the long whip.

I knew that if I didn't