"Don't act clueless," Scarlett said with a sneer. "Your tears now are completely different from the ones you used to shed when you were begging for His Majesty's attention. Back then, you were desperate, pathetic. Now? You're calculated. Whatever your reason, you're lying to all of us, and it's disgusting."
"Scarlett!" Alexandria gasped, her hand flying to her chest. "You're accusing him of lying without proof! This is uncalled for."
"Uncalled for?" Scarlett turned to Alexandria with a scoff. "Are you so naive? If King Heinz is only giving him a task, like he claims, why has His Majesty been ignoring the rest of us entirely? And why," she paused for dramatic effect, her voice dripping with accusation, "does he keep summoning him at night? To His Majesty's chambers?"
