Yed leveled a suspicious glare at Ned just then, snapping sharply and bluntly, "Not everyone can get their hands on such a terrible poison, and we all know how affable my father is—no one has a motive other than Ned. Dad was in a room alone with him for over an hour last night. I'm sure he did it at that time!"

"Do you have evidence?" Lothar asked, shooting Yed a look.

He was no fool—Yed was the most ambitious in the family, while Ned was always cowering and never straying out of line.

No matter how Lothar thought about it, he was not convinced that Ned would ever go that far.

Instead, it was Yed who was the most suspicious.

Ned braced himself and argued his case. "Why would

me?!" Yed's eyes flashed dangerously and he

dare you snap at Daddy, eunuch!"

expression icy. "No infighting until we found out what happened, Yed! If you insist it's Ned, then show some evidence! Coercion won't help your

laughed coolly right then. "But I have

looked up, taken aback—Yed

to show a

a teapot, and Ned came up to her, taking the tray eagerly and saying he would take

before reappearing and bringing

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