Bella's POV
Richard's stare turned ice-cold as he fixed his gaze on Genevieve.
Initially, he'd assumed it was my failure to properly manage the household staff. Now he understood the fault lay squarely with Genevieve's oversight.
'She's given me such a brazen, uncontrollable servant!' he fumed internally.
With an impatient gesture, he barked his harsh command, "Take her out and beat her to death."
Richard had issued his decree. Daisy's fate was sealed.
The servants stepped forward to grab her. Terror-stricken shrieks escaped Daisy's throat as she fought against their grip. "No! Show mercy, please!"
She collapsed to her knees, frantically kowtowing while babbling incoherently, "I'm expecting Gideon's baby! You cannot kill me, you cannot..."
The instant those words left her lips, the entire hall plunged into deathly silence.
Everyone stood paralyzed with shock, gaping in complete disbelief at this bombshell revelation.
Even I found myself staring at Daisy.
