The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Sylvia's POV:

Rufus and I were not surprised by the cooks' confession, which also confirmed Joanna's side of story. Noreen's original intent was to frame me.

We were now even more certain that the person behind this incident was Noreen.

I just needed to figure out who on earth Noreen had impersonated so that she could act so unscrupulously in the imperial palace.

"Let's have dinner first. I have something to show you after we eat." Rufus led me to the table.

Maya served a beef stew with stout. I didn't know why I had become particularly sensitive to the smell of alcohol since I got pregnant. As soon as the smell hit my nose, I felt the bile rise up my throat. Rufus was so enraged that he rebuked Maya harshly, as if he wanted to flush her down the drain with the stew.

"Don't blame Maya. It's just my morning sickness." I was unable to stop retching.

became furious and scolded Maya in a frosty voice, "Didn't I instruct you repeatedly to not add alcohol in the food

and begged for mercy in

upstairs and secretly threw a wink in Maya's direction, trying to comfort her. Rufus' temper would simmer down soon after I cajoled him. I didn't want Maya

like an elder sister to me. Thanks to her help, I was able to

He didn't relax until the doctor examined

the servants also left the room, I asked Rufus what he

study with a sigh and came back with a document, which he handed to me. "This

through it but didn't

it more

charge of Ethan's meals? Besides, she even made

and she has been a maid in my palace forever. However, she cannot interfere in any other affairs in the imperial palace without

Perhaps Maya made some refreshing shaved ice for the king out of kindness to help him feel better." I tried to come up with a plausible explanation for Maya's strange behavior, but in the end, I couldn't

nearly late autumn. Even though the temperature indeed rose a few degrees, it wasn't really that hot that one would