Shortly after Evelyn left, she heard some surprising information.

“No approach…Are you certain?”

Nodding her head, Rebecca’s face seemed dreary.

The try and poison the Crown Prince was an assassination crime. However, as a result of the perpetrator was the Empress Dowager, she had no different alternative however to rigorously examine it.

“How come…why…….”

“The Empress insisted that she was harmless to the tip. Now, we’re investigating her shut maid, Mrs. Sarah, however she’s additionally the identical. She mentioned she knew nothing of the starflower poison within the puff.”

Evelyn soothed her respiration. Simply in time, Sir Philip arrived and gave them an instance.

“Sir Philip, have you ever checked the poison? Are you certain it’s a poison of the starflower? “

“I’ve checked as soon as once more. And it’s undoubtedly the star-flower poison within the powder’s kind….. It’s a lethal poison even when consumed in small quantities. “

“Tips on how to neutralize it.”

“Proper now, the Satan Eye poison nonetheless stays within the Prince’s physique, so if a brand new poison is combined up… It’s arduous to detox it shortly.”

Philip had already informed her when Adrian was injured by Satan Eye poison. He might detoxify the poison slowly with blood drugs. Nonetheless, it could be harmful if a brand new poison entered his physique. Evelyn’s coronary heart grieved as a result of, at the moment, she had assured that one thing like this could by no means occur once more.

“Even with blood drugs …..Is it not sufficient?”

“Proper now…… I can’t say for certain”, mentioned Philip.

Saying the reality was higher. Evelyn might solely shake her head with a depressing coronary heart, however she couldn’t collapse for now.

“I’ve to fulfill the Empress.”

“She is imprisoned underneath Your Majesty’s order,” Rebecca replied as she had no different alternative. Regardless that she knew Evelyn couldn’t be stopped by the Emperor’s orders.

“Mrs. Sarah claimed she was harmless.”

“However there’s proof.”

“The Empress has no motive to harm Adrian. Rebecca, you noticed her angle too.”

“That’s what I believe, however…….”

They realized that there was no level in arguing at this second since Fabian would choose what was occurring by the details.

Nonetheless, all of the proof on show was too apparent and made Evelyn actually overwrought. Monica wasn’t a silly lady. If She actually tried to harm Adrian, she wouldn’t do it sloppily.

“Sir Philip, is it true that the brand new poison that entered Adrian’s physique that day was starflower poison?”

“It’s…… I didn’t test it out.”

Philip opened his eyes huge upon listening to that. Often, if somebody was suspected of poisoning, he would examine the poison, not the one who was poisoned. In Adrian’s case, he had contaminated with demonic poison, making it tough to detect different poisons in his physique individually.

“How do we discover out? If there’s a one % probability …… Adrian isn’t poisoned by the star-flower, however we do a detox on his physique. What is going to occur?”

Philip’s expression turned extreme, “I normally don’t need to make assumptions ……. But when it goes with what you mentioned, one thing unhealthy will occur to his physique.”

“Truly, I think Duke Metis. I investigated Mrs. Sarah, and it appeared she lived in Duke Metis’s residence for fairly some time. The Duke had many alternatives to place the poison in her puff.” mentioned Rebecca.

“Duke Metis?”

Rage emanated from Evelyn’s eyes. Sagan might have damage Adrian if all this was for the Empress’s throne.

“I already know his ambition. However now, I’ve no circumstantial proof and legitimate doubts. Perhaps the Empress was additionally utilized by the Duke.”

“However the Empress…….”

“The Empress is the Duke’s sister. Nonetheless, she was already pressuring the Duke to marry Stella off to Duke Perth. She compelled him to surrender the throne of the Empress and the Imperial inheritor’s place. How might Duke Metis simply take it?”

Rebecca’s countenance hardened. “It’s a powerful motive … I didn’t consider it.”

“Sure, it’s betrayal.”

Evelyn and Rebecca realized how merciless the lifetime of the nobles within the Empire was.

“It would occur. Once I was within the Perth household, I noticed a person who was dumped as a result of he didn’t need to observe his household’s needs. The orders of the pinnacle of the household are absolute, and a successor should exist for the sake of the household … They assume that disgusting thought are a traditional factor.” Rebecca seemed disillusioned as she selected to divorce as a result of she hated such a merciless surroundings.

“Duke Metis is an individual like that.”

“Sure, let’s imagine, he’s greater than that.”

Evelyn’s blue eyes stuffed with fear, “That’s why……I’ve plenty of questions. As a result of it’s weird that this case may be solved so simply. If the Empress actually tried to harm Adrian, there have been many different methods.”

“She didn’t even must be accused as a felony. If she did it, she would have destroyed the bodily proof. “

“Yeah, that’s the half that bothers me probably the most.”

The Empress Dowager was a lady who spent a number of years dwelling on this imperial household. How might she poison the Prince with a reckless methodology? This was what all the time made Evelyn’s thoughts unsettled.

“She had loads of time to destroy the proof. So why would she let her shut maid saved it? It doesn’t make sense.”

“I can’t discover out all of the enemy’s intentions …… together with the Empress’s intentions.”

“I don’t need to merely consider the Empress’s innocence. However we have to be cautious.”

“After listening to the Princess, I believe we’d like a distinct speculation.” Philip out of the blue intervened within the dialog between them.

“Totally different speculation?”

“The antidote for the star-flower poison may be very robust and will certainly have a huge effect on his physique. Contemplating that the Prince remains to be very younger, plus he’s already contaminated with the demonic poison, the detoxing course of will probably be hazardous.” Philip spoke rigorously, so Evelyn might grasp the which means from his phrases.

“May or not it’s a lure for us to neutralize the poison on function?”

“…… it’s attainable.”

“Then which may even be the explanation why bodily proof is left so simply. However…” Evelyn couldn’t make sure of something. The considered Adrian’s physique being eaten up by poison each minute exploded her coronary heart with frustration.

“Sir Philip, how do we all know what sort of poison is in Adrian’s physique?”

“It is going to take a while, however I can analyze the blood as a result of the antibodies will reply to the substances that enter his blood…….”

“That’s sufficient. Do it now.” Evelyn lower off earlier than Philip was in a position to full his sentence.

“Sure.”

After Philip stepped again shortly, Evelyn seemed misplaced in her thought for a second, and Rebecca waited for her with out saying a phrase.

“The Empress mentioned that she wished this case to be resolved shortly, so she provided to assist me. She actually did what she needed to do. And the poison discovered from her maid … It was too easy and simple. Are the Imperial nobles so reckless like this?”

“No, no less than within the artwork of trickery.”

“Sure, we have to doubt the whole lot.”

Evelyn wished to consider the Empress, however the reality was extra vital to her. She didn’t need the state of affairs of Adrian to worsen as a result of they had been caught in an evil lure designed by somebody.

“I’ve to fulfill His Majesty.”

Proper now, that was the most effective step she might take.

***

There was a chill within the hall resulting in the Emperor’s corridor. All of the Palace partition appeared to be frozen as Fabian’s wrath was buried within the air. Solely Evelyn dared to levitate her head and enter the room.

“Your Majesty.”

Fabian, who sat on the throne supporting his chin, raised his chilly black eyes at Evelyn’s name. There was a faint scent of dread and eeriness wafted from him.

Maybe, he went to the underground jail already.

“He…… David hasn’t opened his mouth but.”

His lurid low voice clanked.

“Duke Metis has been locked up, however he doesn’t know something. To be exact, there isn’t any proof.”

Even if Fabian was a robust Emperor, he couldn’t punish anybody, even a Duke, with out substantiation.

“The motive is evident, however the one sinner proper now’s the Empress.”

When Evelyn noticed the hole gaze in his eyes, she was confused too. Questioning if Fabian, whose coronary heart was frozen with anger, wished to hearken to her? Evelyn didn’t have a lot confidence as she had failed in her earlier life.

“Your Majesty, I’ve one thing to let you know.”

“The conclusion has already been determined.”

Previously, Evelyn all the time stopped and circled at this level. She was all the time afraid to take a step nearer and terrified if he would shake off her hand.

“No,” Evelyn mentioned calmly, taking one tough step in direction of Fabian. “… I haven’t even began saying something but.”

However Fabian didn’t appear to be listening to her voice proper now. Evelyn then took one other step nearer to him and took his chilly, corpse-like hand. Solely then did Fabian shifted his gaze and spot Evelyn’s presence.

“Neither conclusion nor choice … let’s do it collectively. Your Majesty can not do it alone.”

However, Fabian’s eyes had been nonetheless frozen and out of focus.

“Have you ever forgotten why we separated earlier than? Why …..ought to we keep away and break up though we have now emotions for one another.”

“That downside is totally different from this one,” Fabian mentioned firmly.

“It’s not totally different.” Evelyn didn’t again down both, as she hated repeating regrets.

“Your Majesty, take a look at me.” Evelyn did probably the most brave act she did in her life. She let go of Fabian’s hand and stretched her hand to his face.

“I’ll… I need to shield my spouse, and I need to shield my little one probably the most.”

“Please, take a look at me.”

Trembling, Evelyn’s hand wrapped round Fabian’s cheek and caught his eye. Her palms had been nonetheless heat, and he or she wished that heat to achieve him.

“Your Majesty, we’re a pair.” Her blue eyes seemed straight to Fabian. “And we’ve wasted an excessive amount of time as a result of we forgot about it. Now…… there’s one thing heavier on the road.”

This time it could be unattainable to appropriate with simply remorse in the event that they made a second mistake.

“I’ll shield you and our little one.”

“Not on this approach.”

“I’ll execute the punishment first…… I’ll hearken to your story later.”

“No.”

Evelyn didn’t again down. It wasn’t a matter of the Empress Dowager punishment. In the long run, their issues would repeat themselves. If she retreated from right here, it was no totally different from leaving him.

“I gained’t step again anymore.” Evelyn dropped her hand and knelt proper in entrance of Fabian.

“Your Majesty, please hearken to me…..For those who’re my husband.”

The dedication in Evelyn’s eyes didn’t shake.

“However for those who contemplate me to be in your approach, you may punish me ….. as an Emperor.”

These had been phrases that put her life in danger. Fabian stared at her absurdly, however Evelyn’s face didn’t budge.

“Evelyn, I don’t have time to argue with you…….”

“I’m not Your Majesty’s topic.” she seemed straight at Fabian. “Now my little one is dying of poison.”

Evelyn couldn’t think about how arduous she needed to dig her coronary heart to say such a depressing comment so calmly?

“We’re his mother and father, and we’re husband and spouse.” Evelyn struggled to articulate it.

“What I would like most in my household is …… not the Emperor, however a husband and a father of my little one…….The individuals on the planet who need to shield that little one probably the most … are the 2 of us …”

Tears welled up in Evelyn’s eyes, and he or she cried desperately, “You may hate and punish later. After our little one wakes up safely, isn’t that proper?”

However Fabian was nonetheless wanting down at her with an expressionless face.

Was the despair repeating once more?

Nonetheless, Evelyn couldn’t work out one other approach.

“Fabian.”

Evelyn referred to as his title.

“I ….. I actually need you proper now.”

At all times. All Evelyn wished was a person, a husband, not a cold-blooded Emperor.