Lord Preston's Secret Tutor (47 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 74

Jacqueline lifted her chin slightly and gazed straight ahead with a refined expression. Curious stares from the spectators poured in from every direction.

Seeing the reporters busily scribbling with excited faces, she guessed her name would likely be splashed across special newspaper editions shortly.

And she would dominate the front pages for quite some time. Perhaps even her long-buried past would resurface and become fodder for public gossip once more.

The “impoverished noble lady” whose family fortune collapsed overnight due to her father’s failed business ventures.

That infamous nickname, which once swept through the capital, would rise again to the surface, and she would be consumed by them as though she were nothing more than a sweet treat.

And Mother…

“……”

Jacqueline’s lips curved into a bitter smile as she recalled her mother’s gaunt face, but quickly composed her features as she remembered she was, after all, on the witness stand.

Mother would never forgive me.

She would surely believe Jacqueline had ruined her life—the life of a woman who had dreamed of a glorious return to high society under the King’s patronage, now utterly shattered.

And it was none other than Jacqueline herself, her own daughter, who had done it.

It wasn’t wrong. Jacqueline had knowingly chosen to testify as Windsor’s witness, fully aware of the shock it would inflict upon her mother.

Suddenly, she felt a piercing gaze on her cheek—one among countless eyes, yet uniquely persistent and relentless.

Slowly, Jacqueline turned her head. In that instant, her eyes met Windsor’s. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his thoughtful eyes watched her intently,

his expression one of confusion, as if he couldn’t understand why she was there.

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