Maxine blinked, tears now streaming from her eyes. It was as if his question had made her deaf all of a sudden and she had nothing to say. Most importantly, her heart bittered when she recalled she was the reason his mother was no more. Queen Mirabel.
Perhaps, seeing her, he was going to break the relationship.
"I...I am sorry, Maverick," she uttered, her tears rushing down like a spring. Rubbing her tears with the back of her head, she dropped her gaze to his feet. Though she wasn't the one at fault, she felt guilty.
This was her worst experience. Having someone die in her cure had never occurred to her before. And the most annoying part, it was a mother figure. "Trust me, I didn't do it." Before she knew it, she dropped to her knees ignoring the curious gazes from the bystanders that were now on them. "Your...Your Highness. I am so sorry."
