Mother and Daughter

"—So it was you after all."

After hearing what Zusan had to say, Liese muttered that.

That came as no surprise.

She had suspected as much among the imperial family.

Leo had stopped Liese solely because there was no evidence. He had protected not Zusan, but Liese's future.

If she killed someone without evidence, even Liese would not escape unscathed.

That was why Leo had stopped Liese. But he would not stop her now.

The existence of evidence meant Liese had a reason to fight.

"Offer your head. As Imperial Marshal, I will execute you for the crime of assassinating the Second Consort."

"How frightening. But were you listening? I was merely involved."...