Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 561

She sank down without much struggle. The scene was so terrible that the women present around were deeply scared. None of them dared to utter a single word. Many of them thought that Chelsea deserved it, because she has cheated on Maxwell. But what perplexed them most was the reason why he had called out everyone and forced them to watch the horrific scene. Some of them even looked at Ivy questioningly. Covering the mouth with her handkerchief, Ivy too looked quite disturbed. This was because even though he had called out all his women in the mansion, she was spared.

"Maxwell, the crime Chelsea committed was unforgivable, so she deserved more than this. But what about the servants in her house? Do you want to expel them all?" she asked calmly, pinching her own palm.

Maxwell stood up, passed by his wife, and left without looking back. He didn't say anything, but the anger on his face was evident. Not knowing what to do, all others looked towards Ivy.

Maxwell had always respected his wife and had never embarrassed her in front of others. It seemed that at that time, he was very angry with her as well. Seeing the incidents unfolding before their eyes, the others became more cautious. Ivy felt suffocated as she didn't know what to do. Finally, she broke her silence and ordered, "Sell out all the servants and maids working in Chelsea's house. Seal up her house and yard. Get her dead body out of the water and throw it to the mass grave."

"Yes, My Lady."

Ivy felt extremely uneasy. At this sensitive moment, she didn't want more misdeeds happening in their clan. Now, Francis was greatly favored by the emperor as he saved the latter's life. The emperor seemed inclined to bring Francis into politics. However, Felix was deeply rooted in the imperial court and had the support of many courtiers. But, Maxwell belonged to the emperor's faction. The recent incidents unveiling in their mansion made her feel that everything was a bit too coincident. It was not long ago that another of Maxwell's concubines had fallen into the water and drowned due to her carelessness. What happened today to Chelsea was due to her treachery. But it was ironic that the cause of death was similar in the case of both the deaths. With all these thoughts in mind, Ivy had an intense feeling of negativity. But she tried to comfort herself by believing that she was thinking too much unnecessarily.

After returning to her own room, she began to cough again. However, this time, she coughed up blood. Seeing the blood on her handkerchief, the maid got very scared. Everybody knew that hemoptysis was serious and was an obvious sign of dying. She wondered why Ivy had such a symptom at this young age.

The patient was scared too. She never thought that her sickness would be this severe. She ordered the maid, "Call the physician in the mansion... No, not now. Let's wait until daybreak. You can say that I'm not feeling well and want the physician to examine me."

"Yes, My Lady."