Crystal's POV:

Adela panicked and immediately backtracked, only, she sounded even more ridiculous than before. "I-You misunderstood what I said. Yes, I can swim, but you pushed me so suddenly that I wasn't able to ge my bearings. And-and my legs cramped as well!"

"Ah, so you're changing your story now? Are you sure this will be the final version?" I gave her a mocking smirk. It was genuine, too. I really was amused by her blatant display of stupidity.

"I don't know what you mean. All I know is that you tried to kill me!" Adela's eyes glinted with malice. Gone was the gentle innocence she had shown Rufus and Laura.

I sauntered over to her and crouched to meet her eye level. "The news that you saved the king from the water is widespread in the palace. You say that I tried to kill you by pushing you into the water? Do you think I'm dumb like you?"

Adela flushed at my words. "It's not that strange! People could have died from being pushed into the water without prior precautions!"

purposely designed to be shallow. And average adult can stand in the water, and the surface would only reach their chest. If I was really trying to drown you, why would I choose a communal area with shallow waters instead of some

little audience cried out in

and touched the scratch on her face, tiny specks of blood smearing her fingers. "You do want to

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mere branch would be enough. Why would I bother causing so much just to

feet and pointed a finger at me. "You all heard that, didn't you?" she addressed the crowd. "She just admitted

for her, no

Even the guards all stood behind me in silence. Their eyes, previously regarding

refusing to believe that no one was siding with her. She launched

clicked my tongue in annoyance. "Quit with your act,

even harder. She kept calling for Rufus

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