"It is...", her voice shook as she began to speak, and Verina had to lean forward to hear the rest of her words.
"It is..." the maiden repeated. When her mouth opened to speak again, a knife came at her throat and slit through it, causing blood to gush out.
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Verina stepped back with a gasp, her eyes staring at the maid who had fallen to the ground lifeless before looking up at the other maid who held the knife in her shaking hands. When had she gotten hold of a knife that none of them had noticed?
Ditun frowned, his gaze fixed on the maid, blood splashed on her face, her eyes glaring at him. It was the first time she had ever looked at him like that, which greatly amused him.
"You poisoned the soup, did you not?" Although his demeanor remained calm, there was anger laced in his voice.
"Yes," she said, her breathing hard.
"I will kill you!" Verina yelled, about to pounce on her, but Ditun held her, his gaze still fixed on the maid.
