The Mad Princess and the Dying Prince novel Chapter 95

Celia and Bonnie exchanged a look, both hiding smiles in their eyes.

Given their experience the other day—when the prince was summoned from the palace, sat in the carriage for barely a moment, and was unceremoniously shoved out—if their lady asked, Prince Jareth really might show up just to collect a debt for her.

Seeing Aurelia's look of resentful disbelief, Lucia casually added, "Or, I could ask Prince Jareth to mention it in front of the king and the entire court. During a period of national mourning, Lord Beaumont might just become famous over a trivial family matter."

"You are trying to ruin father!"

Right now, no one dared bring any scandal before the king, for fear of disrespecting the old king's mourning period!

But everyone knew the old king had cherished Prince Jareth like the apple of his eye. The prince might actually dare to do it!

When the time came, it would be Lord Alistair Beaumont who would face the humiliation and the king's wrath.

"Hand over the three hundred marks, and there will be no issue," Lucia said, raising an eyebrow at her. "Hurry up."

Without even getting the chance to mention the real reason for her visit, Aurelia stormed out of Sunstone Pavilion, seething with anger.

When Lady Beaumont heard her daughter's report, she nearly smashed her cup again.

"Three hundred silver marks! How dare she even say it!"

In truth, Aurelia had spent far more than three hundred marks over the past ten years. But handing over such a large sum to Lucia all at once felt like carving off a piece of their own flesh. How could they bear it?

Furthermore, Lucia had demanded that her future allowance match Aurelia's. Did that mean they also had to pay the wages for those two maids of hers?

It was a massive loss!

"Mother, if we don't give her the coin, will she actually cause a scene?"

"Let her try! I refuse to believe that Prince Jareth, a royal of his stature, would genuinely ask the king to collect three hundred marks on her behalf. Surely the prince has some sense of shame!"

"So we won't let her attend the gathering?"

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