Lies

"Evan, listen to me, she had surely mixed something in the meal! I swear" 

he hurriedly explained but the girl only shook her head with a disappointed look on her face.

"Father, I think you are tired after all that happened and need more rest. It is fine, you should go and have a rest.

I will meet you during dinner.'' In a soft voice, hiding her disappointment, the girl replied with a warm face as if she was worried about his mental health.

"What do you mean? Do you think that I am crazy to imagine things?

These people had surely insulted me but you are taking their side. Do you know my room.. It was…" just as he was about to tell her that they have asked her to share a room with the lowest level servant with only bed in the room,

And that lowly servant had kicked him for the bed only to end up sleeping in bed, another servant came out with a worried face as if he had seen a ghost.