Helen's confidence wavered as she had trusted the provincial officials and many of them were personally appointed by her, some even promoted under her recommendation.
She had been so sure they were loyal and would never turn against her, yet here Yenna was, telling her otherwise.
"Who are they?" Helen's sharp gaze flickered toward Yenna.
"Who exactly is planning this? Who has the influence to turn the officials and military leaders in these provinces against us?" Her voice, though steady, carried a thin edge of tension.
Yenna didn't answer immediately, but instead, she shifted her gaze directly toward Richard Riendfeld.
Everyone's reaction was different as silence filled the room
Helen's eyes narrowed, her mind piecing things together at an alarming speed while the former Chancellor and her father—remained eerily neutral, as if he had already suspected what was about to be said.
