If You Want A Cheeky Seductress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 153

Christine stared at Floyd with wide eyes. She forced herself to calm her racing heart and asked as if nothing were amiss.

“What on earth are you talking about?”

“Someone used poison. Whether it was aimed at the Crown Princess, my woman, or someone else entirely, the fact remains—they dared lace poison into a gathering of royalty. It’s an abominable crime, and the culprit must be apprehended immediately. And.”

Floyd glanced at his knights.

“My knights are renowned for their skill. Leave it to them, and they’ll expose the culprit before the tea even cools. You, as Queen, surely know this well—so why do you keep trying to drive me away? Are you trying to shield the perpetrator? Or…?”

Floyd gave a faint smirk.

“Did the Queen herself poison Elise’s cup?”

Lucas’s hand, resting on Elise’s shoulder, tightened. He knew just how much Christine disliked Elise. Elise, struck by the horrifying thought that she might have ingested poison, gasped for breath.

Nobles exchanged uneasy glances at the clearly suspicious circumstances.

Christine realized the situation was turning against her. She could sense that the longer her exchange with Floyd dragged on, the more it would strangle her—but she had no idea how to escape it.

At that moment, Roxiana fixed her gaze on the pale-faced maid standing behind Christine and asked directly,

“Was it you? Did you put the poison in?”

All eyes turned to the maid.

“N-no! What are you saying? Why would you accuse me like this?”

“Well… before the servant who poured the tea for the Crown Princess entered the room, I saw you slip away briefly—even though you had no reason to leave.”

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