The Ultimate Beast World Glow-Up novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56 The Secret in the Woods

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Christopher hugged Rosalie’s leg and grinned at Grace. “Mom, Rosalie said I can go play at her place. You can’t stop me this time!”

Grace looked a little embarrassed and explained to Rosalie, “Don’t get me wrong. I’m just worried this kid is too wild and will cause trouble for you.”

“It’s fine,” Rosalie said with a smile. “Let him come. The house will feel livelier.”

After saying goodbye to Grace, Rosalie headed toward the bazaar. She wanted to talk to Julien about the steps for opening a rice shop.

Just then, a soft but sharp voice came from the woods nearby. “You spent so long pleasing that old hag just now. Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for her!”

Rosalie stopped walking. She was about to speak when someone beside her quickly covered her mouth.

“Shh. Let’s listen.”

Rosalie already recognized the voice. It was Reva.

Free gossip was rare. There was no reason not to listen.

“Reva, don’t you know how I feel about you?” a man said gently.

“What I have with your mother is just for show. You’re the one I truly love.”

Rosalie’s eyes widened in shock. The man meeting Reva in secret was Ziven!

This was explosive news. Reva was secretly involved with her stepdad.

Rosalie’s interest shot through the roof as she kept listening.

“By the way,” Ziven asked quietly, “did you take care of those things?”

Reva nodded with confidence. “Yes. I buried all the leftover herbs after Mother drank it.

“If Rosalie hadn’t found out I was drugging Mother, you’d already be my husband.”

At the mention of Rosalie, the hatred in Reva’s voice could not be hidden.

Ziven pulled Reva into his arms and comforted her. “Once she’s dead, the two of us can be together forever.”

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Rosalie lost all interest in gossip. Reva’s strange behavior, those odd memories-everything suddenly connected into one clear line.

Reva had poisoned their mother just to get Ziven. She wanted her dead.

A chill ran through Rosalie’s entire body. She had always thought Reva was just stupid. She never imagined she could be this cruel.

The two people in the woods seemed afraid of being seen. After they make out for a while, they hurried away.

Rosalie stepped into the spot where they had been standing. The ground was clearly disturbed.

Using her bare hands, she dug it up and pulled out the herbal scraps. After the system checked them, the result made her scalp tingle.

Those herbs clashed with each other. Taken over a long time, they would slowly weaken Carina, making it look like she had simply fallen ill and died.

No wonder Carina’s condition had worsened so badly in just a few days.

Earlier, when Rosalie grabbed Carina’s wrist, she had quietly checked her body.

Carina looked strong on the outside, but she was already hollowed out within. Given enough time, she would become incredibly weak.

What a vicious plan!

There was no way that foolish Reva could come up with this on her own. There was only one person behind it.

Ziven!

Rosalie set the scraps aside and turned to leave. This was not something she should interfere with.

Julien picked up a large box filled with fluffy, soft cotton.

“Rosalie, this looks nice,” he said, puzzled. “But I don’t understand what it’s for.”

Rosalie placed a blanket on the table. Up close, it was made from two thin animal hides sewn together, with a thick layer of cotton inside.

The inner lining was rough cloth Rosalie had bought earlier, tightly holding the cotton in place.

“This is a cotton quilt,” Rosalie said.

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“Winter is coming. Beastmen have fur to stay warm, but women suffer a lot. With this quilt, they won’t be afraid of the cold anymore.”

Julien immediately smelled profit. In his mind, he could already see how valuable these quilts

could be.

Winters in the beast world were long and harsh. Many women froze to death every year. If this quilt existed, any household with women would want at least one.

“How do you plan to sell it?” Julien asked.

Rosalie shook her head.

“I’m not selling it. I’ll give it away as a free gift with rice purchases.”

Julien frowned. “Rosalie, you’re a businesswoman too. You know how much profit this could bring. Are you really planning to give it away?”

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