Elena really didn't understand what was going on and why Mila and Liam looked like they were up to something.

Swiftly, Elena immediately moved closer to Liam and said in a low tone to him. "You know what you are doing?" Elena hissed, she saw all pairs of eyes staring at Mila because now the future queen was walking straight to the healer named Ariel, who was assigned to take care of her before.

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"You didn't give me another choice," Liam said in a calm tone, even though he wasn't really sure what kind of game Mila was playing at the moment, but there was no way he could turn his body and oppose Mila in front of the crowd where they were like hungry wolves and were struggling, waiting for an opening to tear Mila to pieces and bring her down.

Liam would have plenty of time to ask Mila this, not now, but later he would find out what this, unpredictable woman was really up to.

"Liam! I am not messing with my warnings!" Elena said through gritted teeth. He looked at Mila very sharply when the girl stopped right in front of Ariel and asked her to explain her true condition.

Elena didn't take this into account at all. She would never have guessed that a careless girl like Mila could be so brave against the elders as well as the twenty three nobles.

"Elena, I am not even playing with my words that you should stop meddling in royal affairs." Liam looked at Elena and he could see the anger in the elder's eyes, while the other elders didn't seem to pay much attention to what was going on between Elena and Liam, as their focus was now on Mila and the healer.

"Tell them the truth, what happened to me one week ago," Mila ordered Ariel.

The healer then looked at Mila, then at Liam, as if seeking his king's approval to say so.

"Tell the truth," Liam said. For now, he could only support Mila's plan, although he didn't know what she was up to.

The change in Mila was so palpable and made, not only the people in the hall, but also Liam, very confused.

After getting approval from the king, Ariel then began to tell the people gathered there about what actually happened to Mila's eyes and what powder was used to injure her, not only that she also said that such powder was not easy to get and can only be accessed by people with high status, because it was very dangerous.

Mila smiled with satisfaction when she heard, again, the whispering voices of the nobles, they were both shocked and disbelieving, it was just that, as a senior healer, Ariel couldn't lie about this.

And besides, there was no point for the healer to cover up that fact, because she didn't really know for sure how Mila's attacker got the powder and who were they.

"That doesn't prove the elders' involvement!" Rang, one of the elders with dull brown hair, and a wound on his forehead, spoke up. He looked furious at Mila's accusations and slander.

"Oh, of course that proves the involvement of the elders," Mila said in a tone that seemed as if she was saying that; what Ariel said should have been very clear, why didn't you pay attention? "Didn't Ariel say that the powder can only be accessed by vampires with high status? That alone is proof enough."

"That's not proof!" Rang cried angrily. He had never faced someone as annoying as Mila before. Where did this girl come from?

"If that's not proof of the elders' involvement, then you want to accuse the nobles of doing this?" Mila shifted her focus to the twenty three nobles there.

Suddenly, her last sentence invited many protests and made the hall turned into chaos again.

"Don't talk carelessly!"

"We don't even know where you have been for the past week!"

"You didn't even appear before us to announce your arrival!"

"What is the reason we did that?!"

They all shouted loudly and boldly.

Mila smiled triumphantly upon hearing their grumbling and said very calmly. "If it wasn't the elders and it wasn't the nobles, then you want to say that the king planned all of this?" asked Mila. "Isn't it other than these three supreme stats, will not anyone else be able to obtain it?" This time, Mila's question was addressed to Ariel.

"Yes," Ariel said. "Only those three stats can access the powder."

"Don't be reckless!" Rang insisted. "It could be that the powder was stolen and not one of the nobles or elders did it. This requires further investigation!"

"That means you are saying that the guard at the healers' quarters is so bad that anyone would be able to break through it?" Mila glanced at Ariel and could clearly see that the healer didn't like the idea.

"I didn't say anything like that," Rang growled. He glared at Mila who didn't stop talking and only made things worse. She twisted her words in such a way until it sounded so wrong.

"Then you want to say that there was a traitor among the healers who managed to smuggle the powder and give it to the five guards who tried to kill me?" Mila didn't stop provoking them.

Unbeknownst to them, Mila was leading their opinions and making each parties fight with each other, especially when Mila said her last sentence, Ariel immediately spoke up.

"We can't possibly do that!" she exclaimed. "That is a baseless accusation and I can guarantee the healers' loyalty to this kingdom!"

The commotion then happened again unavoidably.

"SILENCE!" Liam roared as the situation was getting out of control. He glared annoyedly at Mila who had initiated the mess, while the girl just glanced at the king, mischievously and smiled scornfully at Elena.

Mila would not let the elder out of this hall without getting any punishment.

"Actually there is one way to prove who has held the powder before this," Ariel said in a low voice. He touched her chin in deep thought.

"How to?" Mila asked enthusiastically. This is so amazing!

"But this is very dangerous, I have to ask the king's permission first," Ariel muttered hesitantly, then she looked at Liam who was still standing a few meters away from her, looking so majestic.

Mila was about to agree to this, but then she restrained herself and reminded herself that this was not her place to say that. Therefore, Mila turned to Liam and approached him slowly.

Liam knew what Mila would ask of him and this could be used to punish Elena, if Ariel can prove it.

Elena then looked at Liam with a sharp gaze, as if dare the king to grant Mila's request, but the girl stood right in front of Elena and held Liam's hand tightly.

"We will do this together." Mila looked at Liam to reassure him. "I know what I am doing and you just have to grant my wish."

And now, dozens of pairs of eyes were looking at Liam with worry and curiosity. They wanted to know what Liam would decide.

Will the king allow Ariel to find out who did it? And if it was indeed one of the elders, wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of the kingdom as well?

"Liam, you can't do this?" Elena hissed in a low voice that only the three of them could hear.

Mila then turned around and smiled triumphantly. "Then why don't you just admit it? So that we can save time?" Mila then glanced at Elena's hand which had curled up as her claws started to come out and her fangs extended. "Do it, you want to kill me? Do it. It will only prove the truth of my words. You can choose how you fall from your position as an elder."

Mila had never felt this good since she arrived at the palace and now her heart was light.

Revenge is always fun...

"What would you do? Is it something dangerous?" Liam asked, he had to make sure first, how dangerous was Ariel's action.

"There is a grass that contradicts the powder, where if the person who has touched the powder touches the grass, then…" Ariel seemed hesitant to continue her sentence.

"Then what?" Liam insisted, his eyes squinting at Ariel.

Meanwhile the other people held their breaths and listened carefully, they didn't want to miss a single sentence the healer said.

"Then the part that has been touched by the powder will burn as soon as it touches the grass." Ariel ended her sentence.

And as soon as the sentence was finished, voices of fear filled the hall.

"What are you afraid of? If you are innocent, then this shouldn't be a problem, right?" asked Mila in a loud voice to quell the protests of the elders and nobles. "We have to do this, unless the perpetrator is willing to admit their guilt." Mila glanced at Elena at the end of her sentence.

Meanwhile, Liam seemed to be thinking about it.

"Does that effect only apply to people who have touched the powder?" Liam asked. He didn't want any unnecessary casualties.

"Yes," answered Ariel with certainty.

"Are you sure about this?"

"I am very sure, Your Majesty."

"Then do it," said Liam which made the atmosphere tensed up again. "Like Mila said, there is nothing to worry about if you are not the culprit."

On the other hand, Elena was wide- eyed in disbelief at Liam's decision. What is this!?

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