Chapter 58
“Are you doing alright at the Harper front?”
Janet asked Angelina as they went into her office.
“Good. It is a lot of work to try to keep her out of troubles. But there is nothing I can’t handle.”
Angelina closed the door and walked to the fridge. “Something to drink? Water? Iced tea?”
“Water will be fine. Thank you.”
Janet sat down on the couch and said, “We can always throw Harper into jail and let her rot in a dark cell. You don’t have to be trapped by her.”
Angelina walked over with two glasses of water and set one of them in front of Janet. Taking her seat next to Janet, Angelina said with a smile, “No, I don’t feel trapped. Instead, I feel my passion for life being rekindled. Do you know how many times I have imagined Harper crawling under my feet and begging for my forgiveness? It was the only thing that guided me through the dark times. I am practically living my
dream right now.”
“But Harper doesn’t seem to feel sorry about what her did at all,” Janet said.
“Oh, we will get there. Slowly.”
Angelina shrugged.
“Many nurses and maids here were once victims of Harper. They would love to help me get Harper back on the right track. So anyway, what do you need me for today?”
Janet set the glass back on the table and leaned forward to Angelina, “I am here to ask you about a member of the Riverside Pack…Maxie.
The moment Janet said that name, she noticed a strange look flickering across Angelina’s eyes.
“Why? Have you heard about her?” Janet pursued eagerly.
“Well, yeah…But it’s a long time ago.” Angelina frowned, “Did something happen to her?”
“I think so, yeah. But neither her nor her maids are willing to tell me what happened. I suspect that it has something to do with the Gamma of Riverside Pack, Baron.”
Janet told Angelina everything that happened today.
The furrow between Angelina’s brows kept getting deeper.
“…That bastard,” Angelina gritted at the end of Janet’s story.
“As you can see, Angelina, I am here to help,” Janet said. “And not just to help Maxie, but also to help the entire Riverside Pack army. We will go to war with the rogues very soon. We can’t let a dirtbag like Baron lead the troops. We have to take him down!”
A resentful look appeared on Angelina’s face when she heard Janet said “the rogues.”
“Well, no one hates the rogues more than I do.”
Angelina gave Janet a brief smile.
“And to answer your earlier question… Yeah, I do know what happened to Maxie.” Janet sat up straighter, listening intently.
“Maxie started off as a soldier in Baron’s father’s troops. Baron’s father appreciated her talent and soon pointed her as the captain. She was a great warrior. Many girls would sneak out during lunch break and went to the training field to see her train. And she was nice to us too, unlike most ladies and nobles. So everyone loves her downstairs.”
So Maxie was Baron’s father’s right-hand warrior.
It explained why Baron trusted her with all his dirty secrets.
“And then…Baron’s father died. Baron took over his troops…And everything changed.”
Angelina tightened her fists. Her body was shaking slightly.
“One night, me and the other maids were dusting Maxie’s room and bumped into her coming back from training. Her hair was messy, and she got bloody lips and bruised forehead…And most importantly, her clothes were all ripped apart.”
Janet widened her eyes.
A wild anger took hold of her.
Baron…That son of a bitch! How dare him!!
“Nobody tried to expose what Baron did?” Janet snapped.
“Who dares? We are all lowly servants. We would be skinned alive if we were caught gossiping about our masters. And Maxie…you can imagine the awkward situation she was in. Baron’s father was basically a mentor to her. How can she foul mouth her mentor’s son? Plus, Baron is well respected in the army. No one will believe what
she said.”
Poor Maxie.
Nobody would believe her. So she could only suck it up herself.
For years, she cleaned Baron’s messes quietly and endured his disgusting harassment. If Janet didn’t find this out, how long would this keep going? “This must stop. NOW.”
Janet gritted with rage burning inside of her.
“Baron…that son of a bitch deserves to die a thousand times.”
Angelina nodded, “I was glad that you came to me today, Janet. If you didn’t step out, I doubt anyone would ever do.”
She paused and let out a sarcastic snort, “And it is funny. Harper framed an innocent person for raping, but the true victim of a se xual assault was forced to stay in silent. This world is so fu cking twisted.”
“And they are all going to hell. One after another.”
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