The crowd was shocked and wasn’t sure where the sound of someone being hit had come from.

The old hag wailed hysterically. "How dare you hit me?"

Everyone looked at Adeline and saw her holding her face on the ground. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her face swelled visibly.

Adeline was used to being in charge, so she refused to back down. She glared at Tristan, screaming, "Murder! This is murder. You're all witnesses. That scoundrel dared to attack me, rebelling against autho