The Abandoned Luna's Journey to Power (by Emily Reed) novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298 Wronged and Furious

Cindy’s POV

I gave her no room to breathe. Opening the ledger again, I pointed at the blurred columne, “Furthermore, I see only records for inferior creams and outdated powders. Where are the thousands of Kaizer lipsticks? Where are the premium treatment packages the socialites reserved? That revenue alone amounts to several thousand gold coins. Why is there OE A trace of it here?”

“… María faltered, clearly unprepared for scrummy at this level. She had not expected me in know the details-or to tear away her facade so directly

Her eyes darted wildly. “Th-they have not been entered yet yes, not until month-end reconciliation…

“You dare present a quarterly summary before me entries are complete?” I flung the ledger at her feet. “Embezzlement. Fraud against the crown. Falsified accounts. Maria, do you understand the severity of these crimes? Under werewolf law, this merits severed hands and exile.

“No! That is not true!” Maria finally broke,

Before the queen, a few tears and Princess Margaret’s name had always sufficed to deflect suspicion.

That tactic failed utterly against me,

I cast her a cool glance and called out, “Guards”

Julian entered at once with two fully armed royal soldiers.

“Take this lying servant and the forged accounts to the Enforcement Corps, I ordered calmly. “Inform their captain-Baron Kazek-to interrogate thoroughly. Spare no courtesy. Squeeze every drop of deceit from her and determine exactly how many gold coins she and Ms. Lily siphoned from the Queen.”

“Yes, Your Grace.” With a signal from Julian, the soldiers hauled Maria upright like a carcass.

“Mercy! Your Majesty, mercy! Your Grace!”

Now she truly trembled.

Who in the Royal Court didn’t know the name of Roger Kazek?

He was notoriously impartial and ruthless.

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Chapter 298 Wronged and Furious

To fall into his hands meant niin.

Til speak! I’ll confess!” Maria clutched at the doorway, sobbing. “It was not my ideal Ma-Lily ordered it! She said the Queen was easy prey-wealthy and trusting She instructed me in divert profits to her private accounts and show y losses to the Queen- I am merely a

servant!”

“What?!”

Queen Isabella, who had been in a state of shock suddenly bolted upright.

Her teacup met a tragic end again, shattering against the floor.

“Lily?! That wretched girl dared play me for a fool?!” Her face flushed crimson with fury. “I treated her well! I favored her above others! And she colluded with outsiders to steal from

me?!”

She seized a vase, ready to hurl it at Maria, but caught her wrist mid-swing.

“Mother, calm yourself.” I applied slight pressure to steady her. “Killing her solves nothing I the ledgers are false, there must be genuine ones

I turned back to Maria. “Where are the real book?”

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