Chapter 275
Margaret sipped on the water that was already poured out for her. Annabelle should be able to quickly see that she was no longer needed, and instead of putting up a fight with someone who could expose her at any moment, she should just leave.
Margaret had a way to get out of knowing Annabelle was without a child, but Annabelle would not get out of this untouched. She would be punished for playing with the castle about carrying a royal when she was not.
For the first time since they met, Amelia felt bad for Annabelle. What made Annabelle think that Margaret would protect her forever? Amelia knew Annabelle had not spent any time looking for allies aside from Margaret because of the panicked look and then the anger replacing it.
Amelia kept her eyes on Killian, who was playing with her hand under the table. She did not want to get involved with Margaret and Annabelle’s feud, nor would she help Annabelle. This was still the same woman who once taunted her mother.
Annabelle tried hard to force herself to be in the castle, and now she could see that life here was not as wonderful as it seemed when looking in from the outside. Without Richard’s protection, Annabelle learned that it was not safe for her to be here. After all of the games Annabelle played, and what she said to Amelia, it was her turn to be played with.
"You cannot be serious," Annabelle spoke softly at first in case she was misunderstanding Margaret, but Margaret not looking her way told her she was right that Margaret had abandoned her now that Amelia was back. "You are just throwing me out because she is back?" She pointed at Amelia.
’Why am I in this?’ Amelia sighed.
Amelia jumped and looked at Killian, who was the reason behind it. She noticed him smiling, either from enjoying how many arguments there were already at the table or from the fact that his hand had landed on her thigh and given it a squeeze. Leave it to Killian to touch her inappropriately while others around them were arguing. Not just anyone, but other royalty.
"I will hurt you," Amelia warned him before his hand could move any further. The current situation they were in with her family did not put her in the same mood as Killian.