Chapter 769

Rafael grinned. "This concludes my interrogation."

Eleanor scoffed, her tone icy. "Is that all you've got? Aren't you going to ask more? Go on, keep going."

"Don't worry. I won't be the one interrogating you. Someone else will take care of that. Prepare yourself. Tonight's session might last until dawn," Rafael said, rising.

Eleanor glared fiercely. "Do you really think I'm scared? No matter who interrogates me, I won't give you a different answer. Don't think for a moment I'm unaware of your schemes, Rafael! You'll never escape your punishment. Bring on whatever tricks you have. You're going down with me!"

"There are no tricks. Everything will be handled according to the law," Rafael said, striding from the interrogation room.

Matthew entered and took a seat. "Eleanor, I'm not here to question you about the rebellion. We found multiple corpses and dozens of baby skeletons in the ancient well at your residence. I've already interrogated your household servants, and they all said you were responsible for these deaths. Will you confess?"

Eleanor shot him a cold glance and remained silent, her expression disdainful.

Matthew leaned back. "No rush. We can take our time."

At Ironridge Estate, Jessica glared at Carissa. The Marquis of Ironridge, Leopold, was also present. Only the couple was present, as Carissa wished to question them directly.

Eleanor and the Marquis of Ironridge's matriarch were notoriously estranged. Despite being in-laws, they rarely interacted. Jessica frequently demanded to return to her maternal home, a habit Eleanor ignored. Over time, Margaret grew weary of Eleanor and avoided meeting her unless absolutely necessary.

Leopold quickly distanced himself, his expression resigned. "We honestly didn't know anything about it. I've never even heard of that dungeon," he said. "You know my mother-in-law dislikes me, Commander Sinclair. I can count the number of times I've visited Harmony Palace on one hand."

Carissa turned to Jessica. "According to the steward and several servants, the women in Harmony Palace's inner household endured considerable torment from you. Do you recall a maid named Camille Hudson?"

Jessica retorted coldly, "Those are baseless accusations. Now that Harmony Palace has fallen, they want to shift all their wrongdoing onto me. I don't even know who Camille is, so how could I have killed her?"

Leopold tensed.

Carissa's gaze sharpened. "I never said Camille was dead, Lady Jessica. If you don't know her, how do you know she's dead?"

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Jessica froze, then turned to the scribe, Kirk, and shouted, "Don't write that! I'm being coerced into a confession! I didn't kill Camille!"

Kirk ignored her and continued writing. Jessica sprang up, rushing to snatch the paper. Michael intercepted her, forcing her to retreat.

Carissa said coolly, "If you don't cooperate, I'll have to take you back to the Supreme Court and let the officials there question you, Lady Jessica."

Jessica spun around, her eyes filled with resentment. "How dare you, Carissa Sinclair?! This is all part of your and Rafael's scheme! My mother didn't plot against the throne. Those weapons were merely for self-defense. As for those women, they willingly became concubines. They chose to enter our household and live lavishly, so they must accept the consequences."

Carissa's eyes turned frigid. "It seems you're playing dumb on purpose. You know full well whether those women chose to be concubines or were forced into going to Harmony Palace. Since you refuse to talk, we'll head back to the Supreme Court."

"Try laying a hand on me and see what happens!" Jessica snapped.

The Capital Guard hesitated, and even Michael took a step back as she advanced.

But Carissa didn't relent. She swiftly stepped forward and twisted Jessica's arm behind her back, causing Jessica to cry out in pain.

"Let go of me! That hurts! Let me go…!"

Leopold paled, shocked by Carissa's audacity. While he didn't have a deep emotional bond with Jessica, taking her to the Supreme Court would shame the Marquis of Ironridge's household.

"Commander Sinclair!" Leopold called out, attempting to plead.

Carissa shot him a cold glare, silencing him.