The Retribution of the Ice Cold Maiden

40 - What's that about my reputation?

"WHHHhhaatt....?!" Zane cried out in shock at the sudden accusation.

"W-What nonsense are you spouting...!!" Wilfred exclaimed in shock as he almost had a heart attack.

"I-I..." Nurse Ursula was taken aback by Wilfred's reaction. 'Didn't you tell me via the communication ring to tell them I was hired by Zane? Why are you acting surprised?'

Seeing her reaction, Wilfred had a thought that maybe he sent the message wrong. So he tapped the communication ring in his pocket once again and sent another message to her.

'Tell them you are hired by Selena Booker...!! Not Zane...!!'

"Ohhh... What an interesting message..." Soul snickered inside Selena's head as he intercepted it just like he did previously and once before when Selena was facing the Underground Gang Boss, Urak Blade.

"I hope you don't mind that I change a few words, do you?" Soul said naughtily as he used his radar to alter the message and sent it to Nurse Ursula.

'Tell them to search us, I am acting surprised on purpose. It is all a part of the plan.'

Meanwhile, Selena looked at a corner to check on Guard Rhys who was dressed as a guard from the Venbella Manor guarding the front door which is where both Wilfred and Zane were standing. She signaled him and he used his military training to pickpocket Wilfred.

Nurse Ursula nodded again, though a bit conflicted, nevertheless she clenched her teeth and said while pointing at the Wyatt Duo, "Captain...!! I am telling the truth...!! If you don't believe me...!! Check their pockets...!! They are carrying proof of it."

"You...!!" Wilfred's body froze in fright. He and Zane had a terrified look on their faces which made Captain Hamett even more suspicious. But before he could order his men to search them, Wilfred managed to recover and shouted loudly.

"Captain Hamett...!! Surely you are not thinking of searching us with just a criminal's testimony, right? Don't forget, I am the brother of Marquis Hendrix Wyatt and Zane is their future heir."

"Th-That's right...!!" Zane hurriedly agreed. He was aware that the communication ring was with his Granduncle and it was definitive proof of their connection with Nurse Ursula. Even if they did manage to avoid punishment, they would lose Old Man Finn's trust forever and they might just as well say goodbye to the fortune.

Captain Hamett frowned at that. Wilfred was right. He can't just search them without permission from above as the aristocrat families are protected by Royalty. One cannot lay a hand on them easily. The only reason he dared to do so in Selena's case was because he was almost sure that Selena had killed Finn Venbella. In only cases involving murder can a Captain like him detain an aristocrat or their family members. But this was attempted murder and he did not have enough proof to follow up on it.

"C-Cousin Zane... aren't you innocent?" Selena's soft voice suddenly rang through the silent hall which sent shivers down Zane's spine at the sudden retort.

"O-Of Course...!! I am...!!" He quickly replied back.

"Then... why are you not allowing them to search you?" Selena asked with a tilted head and an innocent look.

"Y-You...!!" Alarms started going on inside Zane's head. He was not the prodigy of the Wyatts for nothing. Her actions made him realize that they were all along playing in the hands of this seemingly innocent looking girl.

Zane's blood froze at the thought. The timing of everything was just too perfect. Along with her half-truth's and incomplete sentences, one would have to be a real fool to not see through the facade. To think, this girl was this scheming and vicious. Zane could no longer see Selena as a frail and innocent beauty anymore. All he could see was an ice-cold demon who can devour everything without a shred of mercy.