Avoid The Lead! [[COMPLETED]]

27. Counterattack 2

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The previous night, Celia had gone back to her room, and hadn't hesitated to attack the servant Novia had planned with.

It had been the same servant who had bowed to her when she first returned home, and she instantly froze his limbs in place.

"Who gave you the audacity?" She calmly asked, as the ice thickened, nearly shattering his limbs.

The servant had begged for his life then, explaining the whole plan, and pointing out not just Novia, but Lady Garrett as well.

"Oh?" Celia had smiled down at the begging man. "Then I'll give you another chance to atone!"

And this led to both Novia and her mother being found in compromising positions!

The wingless rumours flew faster than winged birds, dousing the capital in the Scarlett family's scandal!

But before noon, before the Scarlett family's name was pulled deeper into the mud, a few letters from Celia's little tin box, had wound their way to interesting places.

Three landed in Lord Scarlett's study, proving that Novia wasn't a Scarlett at all, and how Lady Garrett had murdered an innocent innkeeper to bury the truth.

Two landed on King Vien's desk, one proving Lady Garrett's crimes, and the other from Novia's real father!

He had never wanted Novia, but Celia had directly written to his mother, who had always wanted a granddaughter, and the letter to King Vien was begging him to let Novia return to her real family.

The Capital had been efficiently turned on its ear, but Celia graciously breezed through it all, expressing pain and regret that she was losing a sister, and that the favourite Prince and her sister had done such a thing under the Scarlett roof.

Before long, the dear citizens of Blixia were all consoling the Scarlett family instead of painting fingers at them!

That night, Celia smiled in satisfaction, as she sipped her fruit wine...

With these carefully planned scandals, Celia had taken care of Vitav's unwanted attention, and had eliminated Novia and her mother.

And none of it would tie back to the Scarlett family!

She sighed peacefully, but started when she felt Taze's aura.

She hurried to the window and let out a gleeful laugh when her eyes spotted a long line of Taze's burly clones, all performing a funny series of bows and salutes.

~"My Love! You've been busy!"~ His voice sailed to her, and she beamed at the clones, enjoying the show...

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Meanwhile...

Vitav's reputation had been ruined by Novia, and he had slapped her right in front of Lord Scarlett.

"You cruel woman! You poisoned me?!"

Novia had denied it, but who would listen at a time like that?

Almost everyone knew Prince Vitav visited the Scarlett Estate for Celia's hand, so why was Novia suddenly with him?!

Meanwhile, Lady Garrett was in a lot more trouble.

Apart from being found with a servant half her age, there was a living witness to the murder of the Innkeeper.

"It wasn't bad enough that you falsely accused me, and brought your child under my roof." Lord Scarlett began. "You went as far as killing someone to hide your misdeeds!

"Guards! hand her over to the Capital Guards!"

All these, when added to the letters proving Novia wasn't a Scarlett, was enough to send Novia flying to Lord Scarlett's Study.