Chapter 2120 Weak
Francesca was stunned for a while before she returned to her senses. âWhy?â
Federicoâs actions utterly befuddled her. I thought we were supposed to deal with Williamâs castle,
where he and his eighty-three subordinates were poisoned. So why am I suddenly brought into focus?
Not only that, Iâm forced to stay in the castle for half a year?
âI was very confused too.â William frowned with a serious expression. âI kept telling him that youâre a
free woman and you have the ability not to be restrained. After that, I even stopped beating around the
bush. I said that your medical skills are impressive and you have plenty of incredible talents.
Many important and influential figuresâ lives were saved because of you, so if anything happens to you,
those people wonât just sit by and watch. However, that wasnât enough to convince Federico. He
insisted on executing his decision. Not only did he use the investigation of the poisoning incident to
threaten me, but he also said something even nastierâ¦â
âWhat did he say?â Francesca asked. âHe saidâ¦â His eyebrows furrowed even more tightly with a
darkened expression. âIf I refuse to agree to his request, heâll ask my cousins to do it instead.â
âHeâs asking them to lock me up? Huh, do they even have the capability to do that?â Her fury flared as
she gritted her teeth. âThat old bat! I thought he understood when I saw the guilt on his face after I said
those things. I thought he regretted his actions and would be willing to investigate the matter properly to
ensure you get the justice you deserve. To my surprise, he had other plans!â
âI thought soâ¦â A bitter smile was visible on Williamâs face. âWell, I was too naïve.â âThis doesnât seem
rightâ¦â Francesca was still confused. âWhy does Federico want me to stay in Danontand? What is his
goal?â
âInitially, I was confused too. However, after I did some digging myself, I got the answer.â He frowned. âI
think someone approached him to cooperate with him and asked him to force you to stay here,
preventing you from meeting L.â
âWho?â Francesca was anxious. âIs it Hazel?â
âProbably not. The Atkinson family isnât that powerful,â he theorized. âBased on what I know about
Federico, whoeverâs working with him is probably someone of a similar status to him. Either that or
someoneâs offering him an extremely beneficial offer. Those two reasons are the only ones I can see
him working with that other person.â
âI donât understandâ¦â Matters like those greatly irritated Francesca, who was unwilling to spend more
time thinking about them. âBut why is that person doing this? Why does that person refuse to let me
leave Danontand and meet Danrique? What are they getting out of this arrangement?â
âI donât know the details.â William sighed. âI really shouldnât have gotten you involved. At first, it was just
the poisoning incident at my castle, but now youâre getting locked up⦠If things continue in this
trajectory, itâll only get more complicated. I thought about it for a long time before I eventually decided to
tell you the truth. You should leave before they start taking action and notice anything.â
When he finished his sentence, he turned to the outside and shouted, âSomeoneââ
âWait.â Francesca promptly stopped him. âWhat are you going to do if I leave? Whatâs going to happen
to the people in the castle? I canât just stand by and do nothing.â
âYou arenât responsible for our lives.â Williamâs voice was calm. âIâll find a way to save them. Worst-
case scenario, Iâll sway public opinion to apply pressure on Federico to force him to hire a doctor. As
long as he agrees to save them, Iâm willing to stop investigating the poisoning incident for the moment.â
âWhy are you always so weak, William?â That enraged her. âDo you think theyâll let you go just because
you donât look into the matter? Theyâre trying to kill you!
What do you mean by getting a doctor to save your people? Right now, you canât even buy medicine
outside! If I leave, all of you will die here really quickly. Donât you know that?â