Chapter 678: By Any Means! She Deceived Everyone!

"Poor Ariana, may God bless you."

"I've made countless mistakes in my life, just as my parents said, I was a mistake from the moment I was born."

"Because I'm not a boy, I can't, like other families, work the fields once I grow tall."

"When I was young, I saw them get up early to handle chores; once the sun rose, they had to go out to work."

"The farm at home was huge, so large that they didn't return until night fell."

"But sometimes the farm was tiny, too small to feed an entire family."

"Since childhood, my wish was to become the rich person everyone in the village talked about; with money, I could escape suffering."

"So I threw myself into studying, hoping to change fate and prove I'm no worse than boys."

"But perhaps because I'm short, the goddess of fate never sees me."

"No matter how hard I try, I can never get things my way."

"In the year I turned eighteen, everything seemed to finally improve."

"Beiqi and Bessie were fortunate to work for the Count and recommended me to him."

"I was thrilled; I could finally step into the Nobility's circle, feeling I was one step closer to the rich."

"But after entering the Ancient Castle, I realized the future was not heaven at all, but Purgatory!"

"The Count took a liking to me; he said I resembled his daughter and liked me a lot."

"Naively, I thought good days were coming when I heard that, and I imagined that the Count's favor would let my family live well."

"One night, under the pretense of delivering clothes, he entered my room…"

"From then on, the nightmare began."

"He was obsessed with my youthful beauty, and I yearned for a superior status."

"Though the process was painful, I could endure."

"Nothing is scarier than poverty, even if it means being shattered to pieces."

"I thought that merely pretending to have a masochistic streak would bring money; in fact, I did acquire a lot of wealth."

"But those were obtained by sacrificing innocent civilians; I had long known the Count was secretly running a Gray Industry of human trafficking."

"Yet at that time, money blinded me, and I even once helped the Count contact clients for the slave trade."

"Reading this, Su Yang's eyes turned strange."

"It's easy to see that Diana has immense ambition and endurance."

"She can do things that ordinary people cannot tolerate."

"For example, feigning Stockholm syndrome, adopting the expression and demeanor the Count wants to see while receiving lashes."

"For money, for status."

"To rise like a phoenix, she gives far more than she gains."

"'What a ruthless person…' Su Yang remarked."

"He then continued reading further."

"'I admit, the slaves in the cage are pitiful, but what can be done about it?'"

"'Both goods and people must be given value by others; once sold, they might even be coveted by the Nobility, a fast track to success.'"

"'So I often console myself that this isn't a transaction but an opportunity to change fate.'"

"'In the days that followed, I was both favored by the Count and worked for him.'"

"'To boost efficiency, I brought Beiqi and Bessie into the fold, and later let Sikeite and others join as well.'"

"'Including me, there were nine of us; the Count dismissed all the excess servants.'"

"'But as the business grew, things became increasingly uncontrollable.'"

"'A month ago, while inventorying slaves and rating them, I saw a familiar face.'"

"'She was my mother, a woman nearing fifty.'"

"'Logically, an older slave has no value, and the price wouldn't be high.'"

"'Ridiculously, my first reaction was to mutter under my breath that Gai Lun, who handles slave capture, was doing a poor job, rather than feeling ashamed that my act had been discovered by my own kin.'"

"'She saw me, cursed me as a lowborn, and once again harshly declared that my very existence was a mistake.'"

"'I didn't react, thinking that all the gold, silver, big fish and meat she had enjoyed over the years were thanks to me.'"

"'Yet she showed no gratitude, only such fury.'"

"'These years taught me that only those who know gratitude can live long; she doesn't, so I want to punish her!'"

"'I had Luxian kill her, dismember her, and store the pieces in a kitchen jar, so she could stay by my side forever.'"

"Madman!"

"'She's already gone mad!' Su Yang's brows knit tightly."

"'Diana was brainwashed by the Count and controlled by power and desire, her whole personality changed dramatically.'"

"'She could even get away with harming her own kin.'"

"'So those Rotten Meat in the jar were her 'Masterpiece'!' Su Yang exhaled slowly, his hand gripping the paper tightening slightly."

"'Those who rise to great heights fear forgetting their roots most; she has already forgotten where she came from.'"

"'And she punishes disobedient people in such a cruel way, even if they are her closest relatives.'"

"'The good times didn't last; this enterprise eventually got exposed, perhaps reported by a rival or because the Count offended the wrong people.'"

"'That night, as the entire Ancient Castle fell into panic, I heard Luxian and the Count talking outside the Master Room door.'"

"'I was shocked; the two were secretly harboring an unspeakable relationship.'"

"'Moreover, the Count, to protect himself, once tried to shift all blame onto me, making me the scapegoat.'"

"'I wanted to rush in and question—could the king be that foolish? How could a tiny servant wield such power and authority?'"

Later I held back, knowing this must be the king's superficial act; perhaps he is the true mastermind.

At that moment I felt betrayal; the towering building I painstakingly erected at any cost collapsed with a thunderous crash overnight.

I will take revenge; I will make every one of them pay for this!

The Count wants me to be a scapegoat? Dream on!

I may die, but I will drag them all down with me!

Ariana, rest assured, I will proclaim it to the world in my own way; by then someone will come to rescue you.

Hold on a little longer!

Besides, these rabble can't kill me, nor do they have the right to kill me!

In my whole life I've committed countless Mistakes; at least I must do something right.

If after death I go to Hell, perhaps my sins will be a bit fewer…

The Letter ends here, finally terminated.

Su Yang slowly crumpled the Letter into a ball, clenched it, and a flash of brilliance flickered in his eyes.

She deceived everyone!

Diana is not benevolent; on the contrary, she is a villain!

A person who will stop at nothing for money and status!

If not for the shattered dream, with her abilities, perhaps years later she could truly accomplish something great.

What a pity…

Before the player, she is ultimately just an insignificant pawn!