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.

does she have to drink the royal

swiftly took the glass from her and poured its

about her fish, I thought, let's see how they fare with this

did, Princess Harriet's

remained eerily calm, her eyes, however, bore

how hard her stare, she managed a sinister smile and ordered

was appalled by

stand against such power,

the wine was potent enough to kill

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

theatrics could outshine those of Kate Goodwin from back

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