Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Helen randomly picked up a hairpin. There was a gemstone set into its head, and she recognized the handicraft of the product all too well. It was from The Gilded Tower, which sold imitations of The Golden Tower's merchandise. She picked up a bracelet and examined its craftsmanship, which was of similar quality. There were dozens of such items. Combined with the banknotes and ingots, the items on the table roughly totaled a thousand silver coins. At first, Helen thought Janice might have stolen them. However, who in Hell Monarch Estate would buy and use jewelry from The Gilded Tower? After all, Helen had already sold off any such items she owned to distance herself from them. "Lily, take everyone else out for now. I'll interrogate her with my mother-in-law," Carissa ordered.

"Understood." Lily waved her hand and led everyone else out, including Mindy and Sonia. Both looked equally shocked. They had shared a room with Janice and had no idea she possessed such wealth.

Violet entered and closed the door behind her. She stepped up to Janice and grabbed the latter's chin. "Caught you red-handed. What do you have to say for yourself?"

"I didn't steal the earrings!" Janice protested.

Her face was still pale, and she trembled slightly as the reality of the situation began to sink in. She realized that the commotion tonight was a setup for her.

Carissa's tone was calm. "If you didn't steal them, where did all this money and jewelry come from? Were they gifts from my mother-in-law?"

Janice's lips quivered. "T-Those are mine. I bought them myself. The banknotes are from my savings."

allowance? Should I call the accountant to come and calculate how this amount is

up when I was working in the palace..." Janice's forehead glistened

said calmly,

gold ingots, or jewelry. However, the Mystic Pearl earrings were found in your possession. While you followed my mother-in-law out of the pałace, you're ultimately still one of the patace maids. I'll return you to the palace tomorrow and hand you over to

stealing the earrings was just a pretext-Carissa had seen through her. Being sent to

been exposed and of no further use, Eleanor wouldn't allow leverage that could be used against her to

wouldn't come out. All she managed was

and tie her

personally report this situation to the

Carissa ordered.