"What do you know?" I pressed her, my voice firm. "Did you swap me back then?"
"You demon! Scourge!" She didn't answer, only continued to hurl curses at me. The person restraining Milly raised an arm and struck the back of her head, silencing her with a blow that left her unconscious. They dragged her away like a lifeless dog.
Eleanor embraced me, her arms protective. "You'll never see her again." Then, with a wave of her hand, the blue-clad staff and the observing servants all departed, leaving us in relative solitude.
Once everyone was gone, I expressed my concern. "Mom, she's been in our home for so many years, yet she betrayed us..."
A cold glint flashed in Eleanor's eyes. "She will pay the price."
Large families had their secrets, and a traitor within their ranks could cause imme
