She Becomes A Passive Villainess-NOT!

Thanks for the Treat!

"Your highness, I didn't! I swear on my life I never placed anything in the lady's drink or meal. I don't like her but I most certainly would not do anything to harm a noble such as her, who is also the prince's fiancee!"

Leon cried and defended himself, denying anything Casimir was accusing him of.

"But your highness! Should you really be believing whatever the Lady Adira tells you? Aren't you even doubtful of her? How can she blame it all on me? Just because I kept her company in your absence!

Do you even know what she does to other nobles? She hurts them your highness! Lady Latifolia's injury is proof of that!"

Leon felt very cheated and aggrieved. He really believed that the prince was a more objective person, a prince who doesn't allow his emotions to sway his decisions. But he just proved him wrong.

While Casimir felt rage surging deep inside him as he listened to Leon's baseless accusations that most probably all came from one person.

The instigator who kept ruining Adira's reputation in the nobles' eyes and most probably even those ordinary citizens.

"Adira never blamed you, Leon. Also, about that Latifolia's injury, I can assure you that it wasn't Adira who harmed her.

We've been together since we last saw that woman perfectly fine and spotless. So be careful who you accuse, Leon." Casimir answered, planning to keep his words brief and concise but no.

It seems he needs to spell it out for Leon who has been ensnared by some kind of serpent's whispers.

Cause, how dare he doubt Adira and even slander her right under his nose?

You dare court death?

"That night, I had concluded three possible scenarios. One was, someone, a noble among the guests, was carrying the drug. But after searching through everyone, the knights found nothing.

Two, I thought if no one carried the drug, how else was it possible to smuggle the substance inside the palace without alerting the guards? It could only be if it was already grounded to powder form and coated in the lips.

Third, since no one showed a reaction, it could be coated on the one place it could be easily transmitted to the intended target—the hands."

Casimir explained his thoughts that night when he looked for the culprit and prematurely ended the party right then and there.

Leon's mouth was open and his eyes as wide as saucers, wanting to retort when everything clicked in place. Someone had used him!

The real person behind this chaos actually dared use him! And he foolishly followed along the mastermind's plan!

It all made sense now! When he went and greeted Adira, he held her hands to kiss it. Then the Lady Adira saw the prince and the Lady Latifolia dancing and thinking that she was upset, he gave her some sweets to distract her.

Because even if he didn't like her, he didn't necessarily hate her then and wanted to somehow distract her a bit.

And then, the lady had a chocolate stain on the corner of her lips and he kindly pointed it out for her. She wiped it off and licked her finger, which was possibly already coated with the aphrodisiac's powder!

Leon suddenly felt all strength leave his body as his knees buckled and he fell on all fours, already realizing what happened.

You idiot! How much of a fool can you be?! To allow yourself to be used like that?! Damn!

Problem now was, he couldn't remember where he got the powder from!

"Looking at your reaction, I guess you really didn't mean to harm me, huh? It's all good then." He heard Adira speak lightly and sighed in relief, as if she wasn't the one who was drugged or at the center of all this mess.