“Take the initiative since she doesn’t!” Cordelia was impatient for them.

“Am I not taking enough initiative?” Neil frowned and put on his prideful front again. “I’ve already confessed once… and she was playing with a frog when I did it! I won’t do this a second time. How bruised would my ego be otherwise!?”

“…”

“Never mind, I’ll take my time with her.” Neil smirked. “We’ll see who lasts till the end!”

Cordelia fled, covering her face. These two people were not easy to handle—they were a persistent pair who loved irritating each other.

“Hey, Cordelia, why are you leaving? I haven’t finished telling you my plan!”

“Not gonna hear it!” Cordelia fled. “Zuko’s asking for me!”

“There’s one more thing!” Neil shouted from the back, “Didn’t Aurelia get a checkup after she got hurt? What does the report say? Is it with Uncle Rowan?”

Victoria arrived at the side hall, where Carmella had been waiting for her. Even though she was anxious, she kept her cool on the outside.

“Auntie—”

a sentence,

face throbbed in pain as she looked in disbelief at her aunt, who

she used to be, glaring at Victoria with rage

“Well done!”

“Auntie, I—”

Helene out? Do you know how dangerous that is!? Do you want to ruin

best to deny it. “Auntie, it wasn’t

are fools?” Carmella snickered. “Victoria, you don’t have your mother. Your uncle and I

wouldn’t do something like this. Only you’d be so

gasped. She was both angry and scared facing the queen, whose presence was intimidating. Her voice shook as she spoke without thinking. “Auntie, do you think I don’t know why Aunt Helene’s locked up in the west palace?

“Victoria Charles!” Carmella growled.

support herself by sticking her back against the wall and looking at her

do you think I can’t do anything to

“Auntie—”

as she stepped close to

raise you, and I can end you! No one will care why the royal family has another missing person. Those

looked at her in terror,

of harming my uncle! I-I was just angry when I saw Neil take the girl in and wanted

you stop

as

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