But Tremaine was still here, so she couldn't do it!
Yuliana turned and said to Tremaine, "Tremaine, you must uphold justice for me. Your brother and I have been together for many years, but now this maid has come between us. She has tainted our marriage for no reason at all!"
Tremaine responded coldly, "Rest assured, Yuliana, I will definitely uphold justice for you, so long as you stay away and don't hurt her. Otherwise I'm afraid that you'll beat her to death before I can do any of that!"
Tremaine emphasized his last sentence sternly.
Upon hearing this, Yuliana's face turned pale and then flushed from anger.
She walked out of the room awkwardly with Madam Quartley.
After the both of them had left, Tremaine looked at Ruth, who was on the ground.
She had been beaten severely.
If he hadn't come, she would have lost her life tonight. Tremaine thought this to himself.
Tremaine didn't have much sympathy for Ruth however.
If it weren't for the fact that Yesseca was concerned about this maid, Tremaine might not have come at all.
He knew Zorion well.
Zorion was mentally challenged.
He wasn't a lecherous man.
Zorion wouldn't have taken advantage of this maid for no reason.
So it seemed much more likely for this servant to have done something to him instead.
A short while later, Tremaine looked away.
He ordered a soldier to bring a doctor over to check on Ruth.
Yuliana was still sobbing and kept whining to Madam Quartley.
She whined about how much she and Zorion loved each other. Now their marriage had been tarnished, she was in so much pain.
As for why she was crying, one reason was because she wanted Madam Quartley and Tremaine to put pressure on Ruth.
The other reason was for her to Madam Quartley know how aggrieved she was over this!
She would make it known to the Quartley family that Zorion owed her and that the entire Quartley family owed her for this!
Madam Quartley felt extremely uncomfortable with Yuliana's whining.
She had sent her servants to check on Zorion and to see if he had woken up. She wanted Zorion to apologize to Yuliana. She was also constantly comforting Yuliana at the moment.
Madam Quartley held Yuliana's hand and said, "Yuliana, I've let you down. Although it was the servant who seduced him, it was still my mistake that it happened at all. Don't worry, I'll make sure that Zorion makes this up for you."
Yuliana sobbed.
Madam Quartley's servants returned.
A servant walked over and whispered something into her ear.
He told her that Zorion hadn't woken up yet.
When the servants went to see Zorion, they happened to bump into Tremaine's staff members. They had also gone to check on Zorion and discovered that Zorion was drunk.
Madam Quartley immediately became suspicious. "Drunk?! Zorion never drinks!"
Yuliana was stunned to hear what the servant said.
Zorion was drunk!
She had been so shocked and angry that she nearly forgot that she was the one who had gotten him drunk in the first place!
Maybe Ruth had climbed into his bed because he had gotten drunk!
Yuliana's heart began to beat like a drum.
Was this all Yuliana's fault?
No, she couldn't let anyone find out.
Yuliana rolled her eyes and shouted, "Madam Quartley, Zorion and I have been together for many years. He has never touched a drop of wine in his life. That b*tch Ruth must have tricked him into drinking some so that she could climb into his bed."
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