Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 731

Rafael frowned as he read through Billy’s testimony. The man was clearly terrified of dying.

He had confessed everything in painstaking detail–how Celeste seduced him and forced him to risk everything to poison Melanie Lester, the drugs he used, how the illness worsened, and even when he predicted Melanie would die. He also speculated on Celeste’s motives, suggesting that she wanted to free herself entirely from Harmony Palace and escape its constraints by poisoning her own mother.

Though Rafael hadn’t been handling cases for long, he could immediately see a flaw in this story.

“If Celeste really wanted to break free from Aunt Eleanor, killing her mom wouldn’t help. There’s a contradiction here. Aunt Eleanor’s control over her hinged on her mom. If Celeste truly didn’t care about her mom’s life, she could have easily lived under Samuel’s protection at Gracehold Estate and stayed out of Aunt Eleanor’s grasp. And if she didn’t want to be a concubine, she could’ve swindled a good sum from Samuel and disappeared. Aunt Eleanor wouldn’t have found her that easily. Besides… she’s clearly not afraid to go all out–Billy is almost sixty,” said Rafael.

Matthew had spent years in the Supreme Court and seen all kinds of people. He replied, “Celeste was groomed for this kind of thing from a young age. She’s used to using her looks and body as bargaining chips. It isn’t very surprising.”

“Bring her in for questioning.” Rafael instructed.

“I’ve already sent someone to fetch her,” Matthew said, ‘Lord Henry was quick to reveal that she was at Weaver Coffee. But by the time our people got there, she had already left. We’re short on manpower.”

More people would become involved, and if they didn’t act quickly to

money she spent every year on socializing and connections would’ve gone to waste, right? And considering the origin of the weapons and armor, many

nodded. “I’ll request a royal edict from the king tomorrow to borrow

Rafael hadn’t forgotten about

to my estate for a bit. You should rest too.

there wasn’t any solid testimony linking them. to the treason case yet. Salvador’s stance was

sir!” Matthew rubbed his temples, clearly exhausted. “Take a break, Your Highness. I’ll rest in the back for a bit. After

“talking” instead of “Interrogating” because Henry was actually quite cunning despite looking like a coward. The moment the questioning got the least bit intense, he would pretend to have a fainting spell or complain

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this matter. If he issues a clear order, it’ll make our work much easier,”

sense,” Matthew