Webnovel Author: Miisuki - Novel Collection

Awakened executioner

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Taking a deep breath, her trembling fingers found the edge of the coffin's door and pushed it upward. At the same moment, lightning struck in the sky, momentarily lighting up the ground, which briefly revealed a person inside the coffin, before darkness fell again. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Hattie occasionally paused, feeling fatigued. However, Mallory, driven by an insatiable desire to discover this artefact, persisted without pause. It took them several hours before Mallory's shovel made contact with something. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Praying for their souls' peace, Mallory and Hattie were about to depart, when a thought suddenly struck the former. It seemed rather insane for her to entertain such thoughts, but there was no harm in trying it. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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How could her cousin possibly believe that she would ever cause them any harm? The absence of trust pained her deeply, beyond what words could convey. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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George Kingsley, who still vividly remembered Mallory Winchester's unexpected assault on his nose, was quick to fuel the gossip. In a small gathering, he expressed, "I always suspected her heart was not pure. To kill the people who had been feeding her."

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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"Lady Mallory, would you like me to drop you off at the magistrate's building?" Baron Kaiser asked with concern in his voice. "We could also speak about why you mentioned me as the killer."

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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"Mallory…" Colette spoke up, inhaling deeply as she composed herself. "If the baron killed my parents… why are his clothes clean and without a drop of bloodstain? Why is it you who has blood on your hands and clothes?"

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Everyone's attention shifted towards the baron, who appeared perplexed as he asked, "I'm sorry, Lady Mallory, but I'm not quite following your train of thought. I just arrived a moment ago."

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Digging in the rain

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Colette questioned in horror, "What have you done?!" 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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There lay Uncle Wilfred on the ground, with blood surrounding his body. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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By the second week of the season, Mr. Nottingham and Colette were engaged. The discussions about their venue for the marriage, their wedding clothes, and their guest list soon followed.

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Tend to my garden

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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As Mallory made her way towards the manor's entrance, she walked past the drawing room. With the door open, it gave her a glimpse of Mr. Nottingham lounged at one end of the plush couch. And when their gazes locked, his demeanour shifted from relaxed to rigid. Subconsciously, his hand moved to his nose as if to hide it. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

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