Vi and Serena returned to Valor Estate inplete despair.


    As soon as they entered the door, Vi raised her hand. She used every ounce of strength she had and pped Serena hard across the face.


    Ignoring any sense of decorum, Vi shouted angrily, "How could the Warren family produce such a disgraceful woman like you? Youpletely ruined the family''s reputation tonight! Come, let''s go see Mother. She''ll deal with you!"


    Serena had already been humiliated at Hell Monarch Estate. She hadn''t gotten what she wanted, and even had her body touched by the Marquis of Ironridge. Now, she had be theughingstock of the town. Panic and fear were already gnawing at her.


    Now, as soon as she stepped through the door, Vi had pped her.


    For a moment, Serena was stunned, but then shepletely snapped.


    Was everyone just here to bully her now?


    In a fit of rage, Serena pped Vi right back and snarled, "Who are you calling disgraceful? You think you''re any better? Weren''t you disgraceful when you married my brother? Weren''t you disgraceful when you went to Lady Helen''s birthday banquet tonight? You went tough at others, but in the end, theyughed at you!"


    Vi never expected that after everything Serena had done, the girl would have the audacity to strike back.


    Blinded by fury, Vi ignored the searing pain on her face and grabbed Serena''s wrist.


    "Come with me to see Mother, now!"


    Serena forcefully shoved her away, sending Vi sprawling onto the floor. Standing tall and looking down coldly, Serena sneered, "You really think I would''ve dared to do what I did tonight without Mom''s approval?"


    Vi sat on the ground, her face filled with shock. "What? Mother knew? Are you saying Mother knew you were going to try and seduce the Hell Monarch?"


    Serena''s eyes were full of resentment. "You were there, and you werepletely useless! You offered no help at all. Why do you think I tried to cozy up to the Hell Monarch? It was for Barrett! Because you broke the limbs of the man who threw dung at our estate, Barrett was reprimanded and demoted! Mother was worried about his future, and that''s why tonight happened."


    The more Serena spoke, the more aggrieved she became. She acted as if everything she had done was truly for Barrett''s sake, and that she had sacrificed herself in the process.


    Tears fell from her eyes.


    "Do you think I wanted this? Do you


    think I wanted to be a


    concubine? Even if I became a secondary wife, I''d still be just a concubine. I''m a proper youngdy from the Warren family, and yet you think don''t feel humiliated being reduced to this? But who did I do it for? I did it for all of you! And you, ungrateful wretch, you dare to hit me!"


    Vi was utterly stunned. Her whole world seemed to copse, though she couldn''t quite exin why. She had always believed that, despite her mother-inw''s sharp tongue, Reba was at least an upright person, and that the Warren family was a respectable family


    But now...


    Slowly, she got to her feet, her face pale as she stared at Serena. "Does your brother know about this?"


    Serena snapped, "What difference


    does it make if he knows or not? I did it for him. Even if he knew, he would have agreed to it, unless he doesn''t care about his future! But if he didn''t, he wouldn''t have cast aside Carissa when she lost her family, or begged to marry Aurora in hopes of building a great future with her. His career and ambitions are everything to him-more important than anything else!"


    Their argument had drawn the attention of the household, and some quick-witted servants immediately went to report to Barrett and Reba.


    Soon after, everyone was gathered in Reba''s quarters, listening to both Serena and Vi recount their sides of the story. Seeing the red and swollen marks on their faces from pping each other, Reba felt as though the world was spinning.


    Barrett looked at Serena and Vi in utter disbelief, waves of shame flooding his heart. "You went to Hell Monarch Estate for Lady Helen''s birthday banquet?"


    He pointed at Serena, his hand trembling with rage. "You tried to be the Hell Monarch''s concubine? You hate Carissa the most, yet you wanted to be her... How could you be so shameless?!"


    Vi''s numb mind finally started to clear. Her husband hadn''t known about this.Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    He hadn''t approved of any of it.


    Thank God.