Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 381

She looked at the King as if begging for her life, desperately pleading, "Father, I truly knew nothing about this! I didn't do it!"

King Alaric furrowed his brow, instinctively glancing over at Lucian.

The man's expression was entirely unreadable. He simply twirled a strand of Willow's hair around his finger, looking perfectly relaxed and wholly indifferent to the situation.

But the King knew him well enough to understand that this silence meant he fully supported Willow's demands.

A chilling dread washed over the King. No matter what, Daphne was technically still his fiancée, yet he discarded her without a second thought, refusing to show even a shred of mercy.

The King took a deep breath, shifting his serious gaze back to Daphne. "Are you certain you had nothing to do with this?"

Seeing that he was finally willing to believe her, Daphne's eyes lit up, and she nodded frantically. "Father, I swear I'm not lying to you! I had absolutely no idea!"

The King exhaled heavily before turning to Willow. "What Scarlett Vane claimed may not be the truth. We cannot rule out the possibility that she deliberately misled you. Willow, as we just confirmed, when you confronted Scarlett earlier, Daphne had absolutely no contact with her."

Without waiting for Willow to respond, he snapped his head toward the guards. "Bring Scarlett Vane up here!"

The guards immediately complied, turning on their heels to fetch Scarlett.

The moment Willow's poisoning had been discovered, Scarlett was thrown into The Royal Dungeons to await interrogation. She was brought up in record time.

Willow raised an eyebrow slightly. She knew the King wouldn't give up on Daphne that easily. After all, Daphne was a princess. If she was stripped of her title just for poisoning a commoner, where would the King's pride go?

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