Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

The one who responded most positively to her daughter’s claim of innocence was, predictably, Lucrezia. Isabella took full advantage of her mother’s willingness to defend her and the fact that none of her family members had personally witnessed the alleged incident.

“I admit it was wrong not to stop it. But I really didn’t do it!”

Lucrezia, feeling sympathy for her weeping eldest daughter, passionately sided with Isabella.

“Your Holiness—where did you hear such rumors that you trust them more than your own daughter’s words?! Don’t you feel even a bit sorry for this crying child?!”

Isabella buried herself into Lucrezia’s arms like a baby and sobbed loudly.

Thanks to Isabella’s dramatic performance and Lucrezia’s raised voice, the dinner atmosphere became drenched in tears, tilting toward a consensus that they ought to at least give Isabella the benefit of the doubt.

Amid this chaos, the elaborately prepared feast remained untouched by anyone in the family.

As the seafood stew and truffle risotto grew cold, Arabella—starving—stealthily reached for a chicken thigh dumpling but accidentally knocked over the seafood stew plate with her arm.

—Clang!

The seafood stew plate overturned. Red tomato-based stew splattered haphazardly onto Arabella’s dress and the white tablecloth. Cardinal de Mare snapped at the wronged Arabella.

“What a clumsy mess! No appetite, no appetite! Ugh!”

He loudly tossed his fork and knife onto the table and, having eaten only a bit of pre-meal bread dipped in olive oil, abruptly stood up and left the dinner table.

The situation descended into chaos. Lucrezia shrieked sharply at innocent Arabella.

“Because of you, Father left the table! And now my favorite tablecloth is completely ruined!”

Then, Lucrezia herself took the weeping Isabella and retreated to her private chambers.

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