Margaret did not rush her and patted Riviana’s back until her crying stopped.

Seeing this behavior, it was certain that she had lost her memory, but further confirmation was needed.

If, by any chance, Riviana was pretending to have lost her memory and was having any absurd thoughts, that would be troublesome.

Riviana, as she is now, should disappear when she has served her purpose.

Unwillingly, the Duke loved Riviana.

In order to completely separate the two, she had to make the Duke give up Riviana first.

If that didn’t work, she didn’t mind getting her hands bloody again.

The first time is always the hardest, but not the next.

“Are you feeling a little better now?”

“I’m sorry for showing you this, but I’m too scared….”

Margaret listened to Riviana’s dwindling sobs with her lips pursed.

“It’s so strange. Everything has changed just because I opened my eyes. Even myself. It’s scary.”

“Riviana.”

“But even though I know things have changed, I can’t trust them. How can I trust them when there’s nothing to believe in. It’s impossible from the start.”

Seeing Riviana get worked up over small things, it really seemed like she had gone back to more than ten years ago.

Back to her ladylike days when she knew nothing of the world, growing up like a greenhouse plant with the sturdy pillar called Creighton.

Riviana at that time grew up wrinklefree, laughing a lot, but also very timid, like a fragile beauty who would shrink at the slightest touch.

How many men were captivated when Riviana hung her head and her moist eyes, and how many women followed her, there was no need to say.

Riviana of that time was truly perfect.

Almost disgustingly so.

“I know it’s burdensome to hear this, but I can’t help it. Right now, the only one I can trust is you, Margaret.”

“You don’t have to apologize. I’m your friend, after all.”

“Margaret……”

But now, the extraordinary Riviana was gone.

Although it seemed like Riviana of that time, the situation was different.

She had been working hard to tear down her place until now, and there was no way she couldn’t handle a woman who knew nothing.

Just like killing a frog by gradually boiling the water, slowly tearing her down was enough.

Margaret looked at Riviana’s slender neck through her flowing hair and grinned.

She thought about what words she could use to perfectly lure Riviana.

“And more than anything, we were on the same boat.”

“The same boat?”

“The man who calls himself Duke Creighton is your husband, but he was also your enemy.”

“Enemy?”

Riviana lifted her head.

The tears that had gathered at the corners of Riviana’s eyes flowed down her cheeks.

Margaret wiped away those tears and shed tears with Riviana.

She had already decided what story to whisper, all she had to do was act like a friend for Riviana.

“He married you from the beginning to take control of the Creighton family. And all this time, he has been oppressing you and manipulating you for his own gain.”

“There’s no way my father would let that happen. Not to mention my brother and Calyx…”

“I don’t know exactly how Duke managed to suppress your family. It just seems like a complex web of relationships between great powers that we can’t understand.”

“……”

“And as a result, your family has been confined somewhere unknown by the Duke, and you were forced to marry him against your will.”

She couldn’t just leave her alone because she couldn’t remember anything.

It would be a problem if Riviana fell for the Duke’s favor again, as she had before.

To ensure that all the work that had been done didn’t go to waste, she couldn’t let Livianna feel affection for Beike.

“Then, what about Kalex? Is he safe?”

“He is safe… but you can’t expect him to be the same as before.”

“What do you mean? I can’t expect him to be the same?”

“It wasn’t just Creighton that collapsed. Duke Pieren and all his meals died too. Except for Kalex, who was chased to the border. And….”

Margaret deliberately paused in her speech.

Livianna shouldn’t love Beike, but she shouldn’t love Kalex either.

If by any chance, Livianna became the wife of Duke Pieren and flaunted it in front of me, I wouldn’t be able to bear it.

“The downfall of the Pieren family… was your doing.”

“What?”

“You couldn’t help it. Beike threatened you with your family’s lives. You had no choice.”

Margaret looked down at Livianna with a pitying look and gently stroked her face.

God was on my side again, giving me another great opportunity.

She was one of the characters who prided herself on knowing Livianna of this era.

The good Duke of Creighton was not the one to turn a blind eye to his sins.

“Is that true? Did I really do that?”

“I told you. You couldn’t help it.”

“But that doesn’t mean my sins are gone. And the pain that person suffered….”

Seeing Livianna cover her face with both hands, unable to overcome her guilt, Margaret’s eyes lit up.

No matter how much Kalex courted her, Livianna could never accept him.

It would be Livianna’s own conscience that would provide the perfect shackles to hold her back, not anyone else.

“That’s why you’re with me.”

“With you?”

“Since that day, you’ve been secretly helping the Duke of Pieren. Of course, I’ve been helping you.”

“You did everything you could within your limits. That’s why this accident happened.”

“But I don’t remember anything.”

“It’s okay if you don’t remember, I remember. If there’s something you don’t know, I’ll teach you one by one, slowly.”

No doubt God was on my side again.

Margaret held back a laugh that was about to burst out and reached out her hand to Livianna.

Livianna hesitated for a moment, then not only took Margaret’s hand but also leaned into her arms.

Margaret gently patted the back of Livianna, who was sobbing like a child, and lifted the corners of her mouth.

It was always she who had been begging, but now the situation was completely reversed.

That fact was very satisfying.

And that’s why she didn’t notice. What the skinny hand, tightly gripping her back, resembled.