Lola refused to admit it, and Charlotte glanced at Lucy smugly. “See, Lola didn’t tell her to do it at all. I have no idea why you wanted to damage the crown. Perhaps you were just reckless because you failed to realize the value of the crown.”
Value? What value? Lucy was bewildered, but Arthur and Juliana were looking at her seriously.
Charlotte’s words were convincing enough that they were starting to believe her.
“Dad, Mom, don’t be too harsh on my sister. I believe that she was just being playful. Perhaps she was careless because she didn’t know the significance of the crown as the token of her fief.”
Her seemingly kind words only added fuel to the fire.
Arthur's and Juliana's faces turned cold as they looked at Lucy.
“Velda, do you have anything else to say? Do you realize that this crown represents your fief?”
Instead of blaming Lucy directly, Juliana explained the importance of the crown, “Without this crown, you won't be able to govern your fief. It’s a symbol of your status as a princess.
“If you don’t cherish it, and if you’re really the one who damaged it, I’m afraid we’ll have to revoke your fief.”
Revoking her fief was the most severe punishment possible. Lucy did not expect the crown to hold such significance.
Lucy did not care much about losing her fief, but she could not let Charlotte frame her for this.
Arthur and Juliana were on the verge of exploding over this crown incident, but Lucy remained calm. She asked, “If the crown is so important, does that mean that the person who damaged it will face severe punishment?”
That was a given, so they wondered why Lucy would ask such a question. However, Arthur nodded instinctively nonetheless.
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