Lucy's POV:

I walked out of the room, making sure to lock the door behind me. As soon as I exited the corridor, I was greeted by the sight of Adela. Her face was all scrunched up in her anxious musings.

I shot her a glare, but she didn't seem to notice me. She was so deep in thought that she eventually ran right into me.

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Adela's eyes lit up when she finally saw me. "I thought you weren't here!" she exclaimed.

I felt my scowl deepen. "I've told you time and time again not to come to me unless it's urgent! Don't you realize how easy it is to expose both of us if you keep coming here like this?"

some good news with you." "What is it?" I didn't want to waste time exchanging nonsense with her. I pulled away in disgust, and then walked past her

was still smiling, seemingly unfazed by my obvious animosity. "Thanks to the instructions you gave me, I was able to save Rufus from grave danger. He has since promised to marry me as

in disdain. "Really? You, saved

desired result is met. Rufus even told Laura that our wedding will be held to the highest standard. Soon, I will be the queen,

is the case, then you should be happily spending your time with Rufus instead of wasting

enough, Adela's face froze, and a look of horror flashed in

help but snort derisively. "Tell me, then. What

to consider her words carefully before speaking. "The one who actually

paused and nervously

up. I arrived at the perfect moment and grabbed the opportunity to pretend was Rufus savior. I was so excited that time that I didn't even think about anything else. It wasn't until I overheard a conversation between Laura and the doctor later that I found out the only reason Rufus was recovered from his serious injuries so soon was because the help of his

she mean Sylvia? But Sylvia had been executed for treason five

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