Chapter 211

People jerked around together to look at the source of that voice.

A young man pushed through the crowd and rushed in.

He was a teenager, roughly 15 years old, standing at a lean and agile figure.

His golden curly hair cascaded in unruly waves, framing a very youthful face.

He had a pair of piercing blue eyes, which reminded Janet of a certain person right. here in this room.

She looked to Westin, and then back to this young man again.

The similarity was striking

These two were definitely related.

“Prince Wells.”

The group of people bowed to him in unison.

There was a tight frown between Westin’s brows, “Not now Wells. We are dealing with important matters here.”

That young man named Wells pouted, looking indignant, “You haven’t even heard me out yet, brother! I know there was a poisoned barrel at the ball tonight and you are looking for the person responsible. I happen to have a witness!”

He beckoned to somebody outside of the crowd.

A maid with a freckled face, dressed in an apron, slowly made her way into people’s sight, holding her head down.

“K–King Westin…Elders….Good day,” said she in a small, shaky voice.

“This is Sammy, the kitchen maid,” Wells introduced.

Elder Lamonte surveyed Sammy with piercing eyes, “What is she doing here? Prince Wells, we don’t have time to waste on someone irrelevant.”

Wells gritted his teeth.

A rumbling growl came from his throat.

“Watch your tone!” he snarled, “The only person who gets to scold me is my brother, the King! The rest of you should learn to respect your prince!”

The other elders lowered their heads in silence.

“Fine.” Elder Lamonte said, looking disdainful still. “Do continue, my prince.”

turned back to Sammy the maid and patted her back, “Go

kitchen, preparing for

saying in a terrified

into me from the back. I fell and twisted my ankle. The maid saw that I couldn’t walk, so she volunteered to get that wine to the garden for me…I agreed and let her do it… Then I bumped into Prince Wells in the kitchen. He said that I should have my ankle

heard that someone

in the kitchen?” Westin asked

to the kitchen for midnight snacks

skipped the ball tonight? To

lecture…But you are missing the point here, brother! The point is that Sammy saw the person who brought the barrels of beer from the kitchen to the garden! That person was the real criminal

Janet perked up.

Finally!

didn’t see

lied about ever seeing that

was at the end of

had somebody to

It was perfect!

and asked Sammy, “You are certain that you handed

barrels. I just finished counting when that maid

it was

voice, “This is a deliberately planned crime. Somebody knocked Sammy down on purpose to hijack the barrels from her and poison the beer. Then the person responsible brought the barrels to the garden, waited for me to show up, and then used my kindness to frame me- “That can’t be right.” Agnes said

telling you that there was one. Annie even

can you tell Lady Janet that she remembered. everything

head down in

tightened her grip on

“…L–Lady Janet, you remembered. it wrong… There was no maid.

felt a sudden

poor girl was clearly

forward abruptly and dragged Annie away

abruptly and dragged

force.

you

rounded her eyes, tears welling up, “What are you talking about,

you pinching

pointed a finger at her, crying furiously, “You were manipulating Annie’s testimony, didn’t you? Ha, I knew! You are behind

Agnes’s face turned pale.

“My King, I brought

up again. That only works for my brother. Not

Agnes wailed.

sad… If Keavy were still alive, he would definitely come forward and defend me…Yet right now

bitc-”

“Careful, Prince Wells. You don’t

placed a hand

sworn to protect his wife like she was one of my own. Agnes is now a proud member of the

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