Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 278

Chapter 278

Lily had barely accepted the glass of wine when Princess Harriet suddenly turned to her with a piercing gaze and said, "Our new esteemed guest should take the

first sip."

She then turned her back to scoop up a few small fish with a net, feeding them to the golden koi in the aquarium.

"My darlings are quite delicate," she mused, setting the net aside and walking over to Lily. "You've been abroad quite a bit lately, haven't you, Lily? I'd like you to bring back some exotic fish for my aquarium. You know how I adore them." Then, with a challenging tone, she added, "Why hesitate to offer a glass to a stranger of nobility?"

It was a clear test, gauging Lily's loyalty-mentioning her recent travels abroad and attempting to hand me, the newcomer, a potentially poisoned drink.

I tried to lighten the mood by reaching for the wine glass in Lily's hand, but she hesitated, unwilling to pass it to me. I nodded at her, encouragingly.

this nonsense. What right does she have to drink the royal wine? Just a wealthy noblewoman is nothing in the face of the royal

was about to down the drink herself, I swiftly took the glass from her and poured its

so concerned about her fish, I thought, let's see how they

Harriet's maid fainted on

remained eerily calm, her eyes, however, bore

hard her stare, she managed a sinister smile and ordered the unconscious maid to be "taken out and minced

by

wonder my parents chose to flee this dreadful place, why Lily sought to stand against such power, and

the tank, I knew the wine was potent enough to kill even

suddenly leaned on Lily's lap, crying over her fish, "Oh

could outshine those of Kate Goodwin from back in the

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