Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1829

Perhaps some women lived as mere shells of themselves, enduring endless suffering throughout their lives.

Especially the women married into the Drakenshade clan. Even if their birth families spoke out on their behalf, the clan refused to give an inch.

The clan even built a special place near the plaque. Anyone who wished to divorce or remarry would be forcibly locked in a small room, made to face the distant plaque every day, and forced to reflect on their actions.

Agatha, who had once deeply loved the young clan leader, had no regrets about living as a widow.

Even when the court erected the chastity plaque in her honor, she felt a sense of pride. However, that pride shattered when she saw the women of the clan suffer under the weight of the plaque she had been honored with.

She had no children in her lifetime, and she had no regrets; she had adhered to her role, living as a widow without seeking another, and she was content.

However, seeing the women and girls in the clan suffering because of the plaque in her name filled her with unbearable regret.

To correct her past mistakes, Agatha made a shocking decision at 59 years old. She decided to leave the clan and remarry—not for herself but to give the women of the clan a way out.

Even if this action angered the King and led to the removal of the plaque, she was willing to face the consequences.

But before her actions could reach the King's ears, the Drakenshade clan was already the first to be enraged by her decision.

They couldn't understand why a woman who had adhered to the vow of chastity for so many years would suddenly make such a foolish move, ruining her own reputation.

To them, it seemed utterly insane.

Her decision was naturally met with fierce opposition from the entire clan. Even though she was prepared to pay the price, she could not escape the clan's wrath.

In the end, she could only sacrifice herself before the chastity plaque.

"Agatha believed that even if she couldn't destroy the chastity plaque, the women of the clan might have a chance at freedom in the future as long as it bore a stain. However, she greatly underestimated the clan elders' obsession and rage."

Shannon's words fell heavy in the air as she turned her gaze toward Faye, who was crying uncontrollably as she listened to the dark truth behind the stone plaque.