Pigeons from Skywing Spire flew haphazardly across thend, exchanging messages relentlessly. After several days of flight, the birds arrived in the capital two evenings before the Emberfest Festival. ire and the others sorted andpiled the messages into a letter, which was delivered to Hell Monarch Estate that night.


    ire handed the letter to Violet, who didn''t even bother to open it. Instead, she called everyone to the study and asked Jacob to read it first. Since it concerned Jaina, it was more appropriate for him to see it first.


    After Jacob finished reading, the veins on his forehead bulged. "This is absurd! It''s clearly a conspiracy. That so-called rescue was all meticulously designed."


    Rafael read the letter, then briefly summarized it, exining. "The troublemakers were local thugs hired to cause chaos. The ones pulling the strings were the people from thergest estate in Stonebridge County, which belongs to Aunt Eleanor. She always stays there whenever she visits.


    "Carissa, you asked us to investigate whether Aunt Eleanor was in Stonebridge County around the time of the performance troupe incident. She was indeed there. It seems she noticed Jaina during their performance. And those so-called bandits? They weren''t bandits at all-they were local officials. After Jaina left Stonebridge County with Eleanor, the performance troupe leader was found dead."


    Carissa''s expression changed slightly. "How did he die? Was it investigated thoroughly?"


    "He starved to death. He was left in a small shack after they broke his legs. The neighbors only reported it when the stench from the corpse became unbearable," Rafael replied in an icy tone, clenching the letter in his hand.


    Violet seethed with anger. "In other words, that vile woman didn''t give him medical attention. She even broke his legs and let him starve alone in that shack! How cruel!"


    Carissa''s face turned cold with rage. "Jaina left him money. If they hadn''t broken his legs, he wouldn''t have starved."


    "How could there be such a wicked woman? And Jaina-how could she trust that monster?" Violent eximed, her cheeks flushed with indignation.


    Carissa looked at her friend and


    said, "You can''t me Jaina. She doesn''t know what Grand Princess


    County, Grand Princess Eleanor must have a reputation for being generous and kind. Also, she was Jaina''s savior, and she even called a physician to look at Lucas. How


    Eleanor is truly like. In


    could Jaina suspect it was all part of a scheme?


    "As someone who had to forage for herbs and hunt in the mountains, I doubt Jaina ever imagined she would be a target. She felt indebted to Grand Princess Eleanor for saving her and believed she also owed her a debt for the medical expenses. She thought that following the grand princess to the capital was just a way to repay her


    by serving as a maid.


    "But in the end, she was confined to the inner pce. Although Grand Princess Eleanor didn''t mistreat her, I''m sure she asionally told Jaina that she had received word about Lucas from the officials in Stonebridge County, which reassured Jaina and allowed her to stay with peace of mind until now."


    Violet, who had been caught up in


    her emotions, realized she had misspoken. She quickly turned to Jacob and said, "I''m sorry, I overreacted. Carissa is right. How could an ordinary person like Jaina even think of such a convoluted scheme aimed at her? Besides, she''s someone who moves about in the world of performers, and


    understands debts and favors. Once she owes a favor, she feelsContent ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    thinking too much about the


    consequences."


    Carissa''s voice grew serious, "Exactly. While Jaina may have exercised some caution, her thoughts were merely wishful. The kindness she received was tangible, and she had no real choice in the matter." Carissa tightened her grip on the armrest, her anger boiling within her. She knew full well that Jaina had caught the attention of Eleanor because she resembled Mnie Sullivan.


    Jaina''s true savior was the performance troupe leader, Lucas, who had died because of this.


    How could Jainae to terms with that?


    Just thinking about it filled Carissa with indescribable fury and anguish. If it was this bad from an outsider''s perspective, she couldn''t imagine what Jaina would feel.


    After a moment of silence, Jacob spoke with bloodshot eyes, "We can''t tell Jaina about this for now. I can''t imagine how she would react upon learning that Lucas was beaten and left to starve to death." Everyone nodded in agreement. They understood that any one of them would find it unbearable if they were in Jaina''s shoes.