Julietta nodded at Oswald's words. "Mrs. Anais has more grudges against me than her father and nephew. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Duke Dudley know about this good bait."

Julietta paused for a moment. If Killian had a side woman and a daughter by her, how would she behave? She tried to think about this from the point of view of Madame Anais. She had to get ahead of her to settle this matter.

"Even if Mrs. Anais has told Duke Dudley that I am a fake princess, they didn't have to fight with us using the poison. My ident.i.ty is a very good weapon that they can use to deal with their opponent, His Highness Killian."

It was the subtle psychology of a woman that men did not understand. Unlike Killian and Oswald, Maribel understood and nodded at once.

"Her pride was more important than her nephew's fight for the throne or her father's ambition."

"Yes. She wanted to let them know right away that I was the princess, but at the same time, she didn't want to tarnish her name. But if it turns out that the poison was orchestrated by Prince Francis, then if the Kiellini family is safe… she'll reveal I'm a fake princess."

Killian frowned, judging the plot of this case.

"Then the death of the Duke of Kiellini we set up could be a catalyst. If it turns out that it's not the Duke of Kiellini who camouflaged the poison as an epidemic, then Mrs. Marquis will try to act." Oswald turned pale and worried about the implications.

"If it's short, today or tomorrow will be our last chance to attack first," Julietta replied with a determined look.

"I'll tell His Majesty that our side will get the 'the Proof of Blood' first." Killian stroked Julietta's hair gently. Her shoulders gradually relaxed at the comfort of his hands, making her want to forget her heavy burdens. "Now that the Duke is dead, you'll have to prove the blood with Madame Raban or the Marquis. Let's say that Marquise Raban is lying down due to the death of the Duke, her brother, and the family crisis, and you must have the Proof of Blood with Marquis Anais.

"How can we stop the words of Mrs. Anais?" Oswald took a peek into Julietta's side and carefully pulled out his words.

"Why don't we take a break until the Marquis comes? Her face is so flimsy now." Killian winked at Maribel.

Recognizing his intentions, Maribel approached and helped Julietta. "Yes, let's take a break. It's going to be a very difficult task going forward."

Killian turned to Oswald and Valerian, after watching with heavy eyes as Julietta was led into the bedroom by Maribel. "Have you secured Count Baden?"

"I'm sorry. I originally tried to take Count Baden to the capital, but I hurried to tell you this... Sir Caden went to Baden Territory,." After the report, Valerian took out the two doc.u.ments to prove the ident.i.ty of the Duke of Kiellini's illegitimate child and a gold bottle from his coat.

Killian looked silently down at the application to the Duke of Kiellini's family register and the certificate of blood.

Duke Dudley and Francis would never think that Count Baden was suspicious. They would think that his side didn't know how the poison had spread in the capital and had only distributed the antidote.

In just a few days' gaps, he was caught napping by Francis. He never intended to repeat that mistake again. Therefore, he should not dawdle on the handling of Marquise Anais and other matters.

He handed the doc.u.ments he was holding to Ian.

"Oswald, go see Mrs. Raban in custody. Tell her what's going on and to pretend she knows nothing."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I will go to His Majesty and tell him not only about the Proof of Blood, but also about the kidnapping by Lady Anais and the attempted poisoning."

"Isn't that the card you were going to use to silence the mouth of Mrs. Anais?" Oswald asked back, wondering.

Killian looked at Oswald with a cold expression. "I don't intend to keep Mrs. Anais alive until morning comes. Didn't you learn enough from this poisoning incident? It's a fight against time."

Oswald expressed concern about the decision to kill Mrs. Marquise immediately. "If Marquise Anais dies after the Duke of Kiellini, Prince Francis will immediately turn the charges against you and try to frame you."

"I suppose so, but I have to do it."

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It was getting late into the night. It had been hours since the angry Marquis Anais and the angry Marquise Anais had been called to Killian's office.

"How long do I have to wait?"

Valerian breathed a sigh at Ivana's sharp question. He was tired of answering the question of the Marquise, who asked every ten minutes.

Ivana thought of what had happened earlier, looking grimly at the face of Count Valerian.

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In the beginning, when she heard that there came knights from the Imperial Castle, she didn't think much. However, she was very nervous when she heard that they were knights from Prince Killian and that he called the Marquis as well.

"Poche, bring a letter paper and a pen. I'll give you a vacation, so go home for a while. If you don't hear from me until tomorrow, take the letter I will write and go to the Dudley mansion and deliver it to the Duke, not anyone else. You must give it to the Duke yourself. Do you understand?"

"Yes, ma'am."