Chapter 382 - Ellena & Duke Preston (1/2)

Chapter 382 - Ellena & Duke Preston

"Are you joking?" Ellena stood with her hands akimbo and her expression was filled with disbelief However, even without the man replied, she already knew the answer to her question

The henchrave and found no bodies in the casket

So, what on earth happened?

Ellena's eyes accidentally caught sight of the sleeping potion on her cabinet and suddenly realization dawned on her

Could it be that Emmelyn ACTUALLY FAKED HER OWN DEATH?

Whoaaa!

This is was a sheer coincidence that made Ellena think she was really lucky She was out of ideas on how to destroy Emmelyn's reputation further after she died, so Mars would really hate her and move on from her

Yet, Ellena was always struck with ideas and coincidences that worked in her favor

"Emmelyn, you are too unlucky," Ellena lint wickedly and her lips curved up in a smile on her face

She didn't know that Emmelyn was cursed by the Leoralei to have unlucky life If she did, Ellena would send the fas easy for her

But she didn't know So, Ellena thought heavens were on her side and blessed her wicked plans, to get as rightfully hers: the crown prince and the position as the future queen of Draec

"So, there is nothing in the casket?" She asked the henchain to make sure she heard him correctly

"Yes, my lady It was empty It looks like whoever was buried there didn't stay there long We didn't see any traces of deco after the burial"

"Okay, good" Ellena smiled more broadly She reached out to a wooden box on the table and took several gold coins from it She tossed them to the floor, next to the man "Take this and wait for my next order"

"Thank you, my lady" The man didn't care that the coins were tossed rudely at hiht he could use the s for his family

"You may leave," said Ellena With a wave of her hand, she dismissed the man

The henchman bowed down to show respect and took his leave

Ellena closed her eyes and sood day

After ihed out loud She would tell her uncle about what happened and asked his opinion on what she should do next

Well Duke Preston was not really her uncle Ellena knew people talked about it behind her back They said she was actually the duke's illegitihter from a mistress

She never asked the duke about it, but she could tell that it was true

Duke Eli Preston didn't have any other children His legal wife couldn't conceive and had accepted the fact that her husband needed an heir to continue their faave hi who could survive to adulthood That was Ellena's ood at producing offspring So, seeing that he couldn't have any ood care of Ellena

When Ellena's biological mother died, she was taken in to live with the Prestons in the capital Lady Preston was actually very nice to her

She saw Ellena as the young version of herself, and since Ellena's mother passed ahen she was 4, the lady took it upon herself to raise the little girl She becaure to Ellena

Therefore, even though in public Ellena kept calling the duke and duchess as Aunt and Uncle, she considered them her own parents