Chapter 297 The One She Hates Most is Verity
The people from The Whispering Sect are all completely insane and evil. They're cruel and only care about money. Back then, they raided the Powell family's castle, took all the valuables and treasures, and killed seventy-six members of the Powell family, including several elders.
That's why Gwyneth suddenly came back four years ago. She just couldn't remember where she had been before returning. But she didn't have time to think about that - the Powell family was a complete mess, and all she could do was quickly get things back in order.
She personally killed the Grand Elder at the time. He had conspired with The Whispering Sect, hoping to use them to replace her father as family head. But he probably never expected that Gwyneth was still alive and would come back.
Once Gwyneth returned, the remaining elders immediately had someone to rally around. They supported her without hesitation and let her take control of the Powell family.
Over these four years under Gwyneth's management, the Powell family has gradually recovered.
Actually, Gwyneth has a lot of regrets. Maybe she shouldn't have run away from home back then - her parents might not have died.
But sometimes she also thinks, even if she had been there, with her abilities at the time, would things really have turned out any better?
Those six masters from The Whispering Sect were far more powerful than her parents, and naturally far more powerful than her too...
And in these four years, she hasn't even been able to find out where those six people are.
Among them, the one she hates most is Verity.
Just thinking about how Verity personally dug out her mother Audrey Carroll's heart, thinking about how she ate Audrey's heart - it makes her chest ache with hatred. The whole thing makes her both sick and furious.
And according to the elders who were there, when Verity found out Audrey was a hypnotist, she viciously humiliated her. Using her overwhelming power advantage, Verity hypnotized Audrey, made her strip naked and dance in front of The Whispering Sect members, made her mother please the men there...
Just imagining that scene makes Gwyneth...
Hearing all this from Gwyneth, Isabella also felt her blood boiling with shared anger.
Gwyneth took a deep breath. She didn't know why she was telling Isabella all these things from the past. Maybe it was because Isabella wasn't from here, so she could talk to her without any burden. Or maybe it was because Isabella felt so familiar and comforting that she couldn't help but open up.
Isabella looked at her. "So the day after tomorrow when you go to Regal City, if you see Verity, what will you do?"
"I'll take her life with my own hands, naturally."
"But what if you're no match for her?"
"How will I know unless I try?"
Isabella looked at Gwyneth's determined expression, wanting to say something but holding back.
She could understand Gwyneth's thinking. Even if she wasn't a match for her opponent, with such deep hatred, how could she not fight to the death?
After thinking for a moment, all she could say was: "If you're going, you should take Pippa with you. Pippa is so capable, when necessary, maybe she can do something to help you."
Gwyneth nodded. "You're right, I was planning to bring Pippa anyway."
Before they knew it, the sky had completely darkened. Gwyneth told Isabella, "Go back to your room and rest. Since your injury hasn't fully healed, don't stay up late. Tomorrow I'm going to see Efrain, and I'll pass by the mall. Come with me. You don't get many chances to leave this castle, so think about what you need to buy, and we'll go shopping at the mall tomorrow."
"Okay."
Isabella headed upstairs.
Only after Isabella's figure disappeared from view did Gwyneth look away.
Wilmer beside her spoke up: "Something happened today - Kismet locked her and Pippa together."
Gwyneth didn't say anything, just replied: "I already asked Pippa. Pippa said she knows her."
Hearing this, Wilmer narrowed his eyes and murmured quietly: "So it's true then. Ms. Powell, what's her real identity? Why would Pippa know her? And have such a good relationship with her?"
"You want to know?"
Wilmer nodded. "Yes."
"Then you'll have to ask Pippa."
Wilmer: "..."
Gwyneth wasn't joking, but she needed to think carefully about what to ask Pippa next time.
Since Pippa could only nod or shake her head and couldn't speak, she could only probe bit by bit.
The next day, after breakfast, Isabella left with Gwyneth.
The person Gwyneth was meeting today was the current king. Isabella guessed there must be some political matters to discuss.
The driver parked the car in the mall's underground parking garage.
"Have you decided what to buy?"
"Yes," Isabella said. "The clothes in the closet don't fit very well, especially the pajamas. The colors are too plain. I want to buy myself two sets of pajamas."
Hearing this, Gwyneth raised an eyebrow. "The colors are too plain?"
"That's right."
Twenty minutes later, Isabella pointed to two sets of cartoon pajamas and told the clerk: "Please wrap these up for me, thank you."
Gwyneth looked at the two sets of pajamas Isabella had chosen - one was Hello Kitty, the other had puppy patterns.
"Do you really have to dress so childishly?" Gwyneth asked.
If she remembered correctly, Isabella had said before that she was already an adult.
"Childish?" Isabella asked back. "Don't you think they're cute?"
Gwyneth thought about it - maybe all eighteen-year-old girls were like this. Normal.
After leaving the pajama store, Gwyneth turned into the clothing store next door, spotted a few outfits, and had the clerk take them down.
"Stand still."
Gwyneth held the clothes up against Isabella, and after comparing, picked two of them. "Wrap these up."
Gwyneth accompanied Isabella for a while, then had to leave after taking a phone call. She told Isabella: "I'll leave an assistant here to shop with you. When you're done buying things, go sit in the coffee shop. I'll pass by here on my way back, and you can come back with me then."
"Okay, you go ahead."
After watching Gwyneth leave, Isabella leisurely continued shopping on her own.
When she got tired, she found a coffee shop, ordered a dessert and a coffee, and passed the time eating her dessert.
"Eugene, look, it's her."
Rose hadn't expected to see Isabella when she passed by the coffee shop.
She had sent people to follow Isabella before and saw her being taken away by people from the Powell family. The way they acted made it seem like she had done something wrong, so Rose thought she'd never see Isabella again. But here she was, sitting there drinking coffee.
Rose thought for a moment, then pushed open the coffee shop door. After entering, she sat down at a table not far from Isabella.
"Since we've run into each other, let's finish what we didn't complete before." Rose smiled coldly and had the waiter bring two coffees.
She drank her coffee while silently observing Isabella, watching her lower her head to eat dessert with a metal fork. She already had an idea in mind.
Making Isabella use the fork to pierce her own carotid artery - that should be fun.