Take Your Schemes Elsewhere, Lady

Synopsis

At the lotus party, Leona Sutton, the daughter of Damon's concubine, fell into the water. My brother, Simon Chapman, pulled her out, but she slandered him, claimed he'd harassed her in the water, and demanded to marry him. She threatened to make a scene in front of the king and queen and have the king punish Simon. Because Simon was about to inherit the Marquis of Nordgarde title, I was worried that a scandal would ruin his career, so I made him marry Leona. Seven months later, Leona gave birth to twins. Simon swallowed his pride and raised her two sons. He fought hard on the battlefield and came back disabled. But Leona and her two sons poisoned him; he bled from every orifice and died a gruesome death. I tried to report it to the authorities, but my husband, Robert Hayes, strangled me with a belt and killed me. "If you report this, Leona and my two sons will have to pay with their lives, won't they?" said Robert. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the lotus party. Seeing Leona fall into the water, I grabbed Simon. Then I turned to the pockmarked coachman waiting nearby and asked, "Tommy, do you want a wife?"