Chapter 40: Ruthless

“What did you say?” Reign asked in a taut manner. I looked at him, and he was giving this expression of being nervous and angry. I think it’s because of what Thraia said earlier.

“I-I was the one who p-poisoned the miss, master,” Thraia repeated what she said earlier. I confusedly looked at her.

“What are you saying?” I couldn’t believe what Thraia have said. I gently held her shoulders, that was constantly going up and down because she was crying endlessly.

“It’s true. I’m the one who put poison on your food because I know that teriyaki is your favorite, and that’ll be the first thing you will eat inside the grand event. That was the kind of person you were,” she said without looking at me. 

I was stunned. I don’t know if Thraia was telling the truth or not. I remember that she didn’t eat when I invited he