My head was still spinning from the horrific tale Evelyn had just revealed about Judith's rise to power through depravity and manipulation of the family ranks. I could scarcely believe such evil existed within the Westbrook dynasty's very roots.
"H-How did she get away with such atrocities?" I asked, my voice trembling with revulsion. "Surely others in the family must have suspected or known what she was doing?"
Evelyn's expression hardened like chiseled granite. "By the time any of us woke up to Judith's malignant agenda, it was too late. She'd already quarantined and discredited any potential dissenters as delusional or genetically unfit to be making accusations against her."
I felt a shudder run down my spine. The twisted extent of Judith's monstrous depravity and lust for control kn
