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With time, she had trained herself.
She could sense even the slightest emotional shifts that others could not perceive.
Marc listened and felt only heartache.
But Margaery smiled at him, saying, “It doesn’t matter. From now on, this sensitivity will be at my disposal.”
She would possess keen insight, able to see through everything in this world.
Margaery turned and instructed the others to go about their own tasks.
Then, looking at the woman before her, she asked directly, “You are one of Prince Callum’s people, aren’t you?”
“You…”
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The woman was caught off guard and her eyes widened instantly.
When she regained her composure, she realized her reaction had been excessive and had given something away, so she smiled and even let out a short laugh.
‘Princess Glowsend, I don’t know why you treat us this way, but you really overestimate us.
“Who is Prince Callum? And who are we?
‘If we could get close to Prince Callum, would we need to be here doing menial work? Why not have Princess Glowsend introduce us to Callum? We would also like to be among his people.”
It must be said, this woman was much calmer and bolder than the others.
Margaery smiled at her words. “All right, let me introduce you then.”
‘Lady Freda has been confined in the Buddha Hall. Are you aware of this?” She smiled calmly, her tone gentle, as if discussing something ordinary.
She was simply chatting with the woman before her.
At this moment, the woman showed little reaction. “How would I know? Lady Freda is someone from the palace, and I am
not.
“Besides, life is so hard. Who cares where those nobles are?”
The woman lowered her gaze, fiddling with her nails.
“That’s true.”
Margaery smiled, expressing her agreement.
But then she changed the subject. “Then let’s talk about matters outside the palace.”
“Prince Callum is under house arrest, but he refused to accept it. So he left a decoy to mislead others and went to Yanzy City
himself.”
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When Margaery said this, the woman lost her composure.
She suddenly looked up at Margaery.
Once again, she realized she had lost her composure.
But this time, she truly lost her composure.
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Because both the matter of Prince Callum going to Yanzy City and the use of a double were supposed to be kept secret.
Yet now, Margaery had casually revealed it.
Margaery sized her up, the corners of her mouth lifting in a dazzling smile. “If you want to get close to Prince Callum now, I suggest you go to Yanzy City and wait at the homes of those deputy generals. You’re sure to meet Prince Callum there.”
c speechless.
Her body stiffened slightly; the composure she had forced herself to maintain cracked at this moment.
“Or, shall I personally escort you there?”
Margaery watched her gradually break down, adding more weight to the pressure. “I could even go to the palace and ask the King to assign us some Imperial Guards to escort us to pursue your Prince Callum. What do you think?”
The woman’s body swayed; she could no longer hold on.
Margaery added the final weight. “Can you guess how I knew Callum went to Yanzy City and left a double behind?”
The woman kept silent.
Her face was drained of all color, her lips trembling as she stared fixedly at Margaery’s smiling face, as if she had seen a ghost.
When Margaery approached her, she instinctively stepped back.
Each time she stepped back, Margaery pressed closer, leaning in to whisper with a low laugh by her ear, “Because it was the King who told me.
‘So, do you think Prince Callum can still return?”
‘Or, how will he return?
“Alive, or dead?
“Will he come back on his own, or be brought back in custody?”
With a thud, the woman’s ankle twisted and she collapsed to the ground, her emotions utterly shattered. She sobbed in a trembling voice, Tll talk! I’ll say everything. I beg you. Princess Glowsend, please show mercy and give us a way to survive!
If everything Callum did was under the King’s watchful eye, what hope was left!
For these people, the only path left was to die alongside Callum.
The woman’s confidence crumbled.
Margaery withdrew her smile, straightened up and looked at her “Speak Why did you come to my house today? To poison?
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To assassinate? To kill whom?”
Marc was embarrassed.
This was far too blunt.
However, he realized that Margaery had an exceptional grasp of people’s psychological states. She always wore a smile, and without resorting to any torture, she caused the enemy’s confidence to collapse on its own.
She was a natural master of manipulation and intrigue.
To think she grew up in the Wallen family’s inner quarters was truly remarkable.
Margaery was unaware of his thoughts; she simply stared at the woman.
The woman had no way out and could only confess everything. “Prince Callum gave me a colorless, tasteless drug. As long as I put it in the tea and the King drinks it, the mission will be accomplished.”
“Truly calculating,” Margaery said.
Margaery had to admit, Callum’s boldness far surpassed that of Nathaniel and Marcus.
Marc also sighed, “This move is truly ruthless.
‘If the King dies in our home, we cannot escape blame and will surely be held accountable. The person who poisoned him is from Pero Cela, and then Morales’s estate will be implicated as well.
With the King’s passing, Morales’s estate and our family will become criminals. Marcus and Nathaniel will both meet their ends, the Eames family has long been ruined, and the Ministry of War is in the hands of the Salome family…”
Margaery asked, “Tell me, who could possibly stop Prince Callum from ascending the throne?”
Margaery also had to admit, Callum was quite a character.
But all that cleverness was used in the wrong place; with a heart so dark, how could his actions ever be on the right path?
He was just like Raul.
Margaery took a slow, deep breath and asked the woman, “Where is the drug?”
The woman fished out a small vial from her sleeve and handed it to Margaery.
Margaery tested it with a silver needle, but as expected, nothing was detected.
She then added a few drops of her own prepared solution; the properties of the drug changed, and her expression darkened.
Three–Breath Incense?
The woman opened her mouth but could not speak.
The abilities of Margaery before her far exceeded anything she had imagined.
Previously, she had thought Margaery was just a woman who grew up in the Wallen family’s backyard, motherless, unloved by her father, and somehow inexplicably managed to attach herself to Dashnell.
Ultimately, she had only relied on a bit of beauty and good fortune to reach this point.
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But at this moment, she would never think that way again.
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The sensitivity born from a lack of love and constant observation since childhood, after enduring hardship, had finally been honed into a sharp blade, becoming her weapon to observe the world.
Beneath her clear eyes, nothing could remain hidden.
After leaving the Wallen family, her talent was unleashed; in less than a month, she had mastered Craig’s secret techniques.
Who would dare call someone like her mediocre?
Most importantly, despite experiencing such things, she was not trapped by hatred and pain, but resolutely moved forward, shining brilliantly.
Putting herself in her place, the woman believed that if she were in her shoes, she could never have done it.
The woman lowered her head, a desperate, bitter smile on her face. “When Prince Callum arranged all this, he could never have imagined that you would become his formidable rival, leaving him nowhere to hide.
“Before I came, I never expected that you would be the most troublesome enemy in the Carey family.”
Tears welled up in her eyes. “Now that things have come to this, I am willing to accept defeat.”
Margaery put away the Three–Breath Incense.
“Besides this, does Prince Callum have any other backup plans in Sinderin City?”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
