Leona said, "Help me sit up and let him in. Let''s see what he has to say."
"Your Grace, are you sure you want him here?" Hazel recalled how Samuel had pushed Leona into the table, and was both angry and worried. Leona reassured her, "Don''t worry. Have na and Leah watch from the side. He won''t be able to touch me."
Leona had given up on this man, but if he had something to say, it should be said clearly and directly.
Hazel helped her sit up and ced a cushion behind her back. "You shouldn''t be out of bed. The physician said you''re not to move around."
"I know," Leona replied tly, her pale face betraying no emotion.
Since Heather had forbidden her from seeking a divorce, she had spent her days lying listlessly in bed. Not only was she uncertain about the future, but she didn''t even know what would happen the next day. But today, Samuel''s angry arrival gave her a glimmer of strength. She wanted to do or say something.
The footsteps grew louder and more urgent as he strode in, but na and Leah quickly nked him. When he reached Leona''s bedside, the two of them blocked his way, preventing him from getting any closer.
Leona looked up and met his fierce, resentful gaze.
Before she could speak, he snapped, "You want me to apologize to you, is that it? Fine, I''m apologizing! It was my fault that day. I pushed you, and I''m sorry. I apologize."
Leona adjusted the covers but remained silent, not responding to his iplete apology.
Samuel took a step forward, but was immediately blocked by na. He shot a cold re at her and continued, "I''m apologizing to you now, but you should also apologize to Ruby for causing her to fall down the stairs that day. Get up ande with me to apologize to her." Leona''s eyes reddened, but she suddenly smiled. "Apologize to her?"
Samuel red coldly. "I''m apologizing to you, but you still won''t apologize to her? Do you think you''re too important? Are you trying to follow your cousin''s example and bully people with your status?"
He attempted to reach past na to grab Leona, but na pped his hand away and said sternly, "Speak with your words. Why are you trying to touch her?"
After Samuel was struck, he kicked
the table in anger, his eyes shing with fury. "See, this is how you
people are! You bully others with et
your power. Even your servants are snobbish. They treat me like ''m nothing."
na was enraged and wanted to p him again, but she anxiously nced at Leona. Leona''s eyes were red, but she wasn''t speaking.
na was frustrated. Why wasn''t Leona saying anything? She had a mouth, so she should use it! What was the point of staring at Samuel with tears in her eyes?
Seeing that Leona was silent, Leah tried to remove Samuel by force.
However, Leona suddenly spoke, "First, I don''t ept your apology."
She lifted her head, tears brimming in her eyes. Her body trembled slightly, but she made an effort to control her anger and speak calmly. Despite her best efforts, her voice still wavered.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
"Your apology is insincere. Even if it were sincere, it wouldn''t undo what you''ve done to me. So, I neither ept your apology nor forgive you." "You won''t ept it? Hah!"
Samuel found it utterlyughable.
Staring at Leona''s pale, slender face, he was about to chastise her for her narrow-mindedness but found
himself at a loss for words. The
sages said that to recognize one''s mistakes and correct them was of great virtue, but their teachings never said that an apology had to be epted.
So, he could only sneer. "Hah, on what grounds do you refuse to ept it?" Leona grew increasingly louder and colder, and her voice no longer trembled.
"I refuse to ept it on the grounds of your favoritism and the neglect of your primary wife, your arrogance andck of consideration for others, your failure to live up to your rightful spouse, and your failure as a father. Additionally, you im to be a
gentleman, yet your actio
often
reflect a more petty character."