Chapter 127

Rickard sneered. “Then do enlighten me, how did Sophia get to the banquet when I clearly grounded her? And you actually used me as an excuse and lied to the Wights?” “This...” Madam Duval was at a loss for words. ‘Sophia’s restraint order has indeed not been lifted just yet, but I only took the opportunity to take her out to the banquet because I couldn't bear to see her stay at home and die of boredom every day, but who would’ve known that something like that would happen?’ “I only made up an excuse casually because everything came in one go and I didn’t have the time to react. Who knew that Hesper would be there to expose me?” She was very dissatisfied. ‘If Hesper wasn’t present today, no one would’ve known about my lies, and things wouldn’t have turned out like this.’ Seeing that she did not realize that she was the cause of all these problems at all, Rickard lost all his patience. “I told you that I didn't want to go; that means that I didn't want to go. Why must you involve H