Chapter 594: Talk About Intent

The housekeeper swallowed hard, his shoulders trembling. "But you don’t understand. It was staged. All of it. I never intended to let Carl drink that soup. I knew... I knew I would be arrested before it ever reached him."

A stunned quiet fell over the crowd. The weight of his words seemed heavier than the confession itself.

He raised his eyes for the first time, voice breaking. "I did it to protect someone."

Daniel’s jaw tightened, his confusion flickering into anger. The Prime Minister leaned back in his chair, hiding whatever storm of thoughts crossed his mind. Around them, murmurs began to ripple, disbelief mixing with suspicion.

But it was the housekeeper’s family who felt it the deepest.

Lora sat up. Her previous given up posture gone.

Nanny’s hands trembled where they clutched her dress, her eyes wide with confusion. Cynthia pressed her palms together, her lips quivering as though praying it wasn’t what she thought.

Both women looked at him not with relief at his words, but with a sinking dread, because who was he protecting? And why did the truth suddenly feel more dangerous than the crime itself?

The bad feeling settled in their hearts like ice.

"Protecting someone? But we have not reached the main truth yet, have we?" Nnenna’s voice cut sharply through the silence. Her eyes locked on the housekeeper. "Who were you protecting?"

was the question that burned in everyone’s

Still, no answer. The housekeeper turned his face away, his jaw

than before, she thought. The man’s mental strength to shield this person outmatched her system’s pull. Even the points she had

"Distinguished members of this court... I believe

across the hall. Murmurs

else would a man shield with such

eyes went wide, her face draining of color. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came

racing. Fear flickered

hoarsely, "That’s not true! It was

damage was done. The doubt

back only deepened suspicion. If it wasn’t

last, his voice stripped of its usual sharpness. He sounded weary, as though the strength had been drained

of fact, I do. A search of Nanny’s room will settle this. Start behind the wardrobe, there is a secret compartment there. That is where you’ll find

Nanny’s scream pierced the chamber, her voice trembling

Nnenna replied coldly, her words like a

me from the very first day. Always scheming, always clinging to His Highness. You think I don’t see

rippled

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