Burnt

"But they should not blame you, it is just a matter of background." she said with a warm smile as if she was still worried about the empress."It takes time to change one's habits."

It resulted in another round of whispers. While Kath's words suggested that Sohpia had interfered in the official matters and manipulated the files without permission and also boosting about it

Sopiha's words suggest that she was trying to rob the poor staff who only get a meager amount since she was still miserable as she had lived all her life in misery and poverty.

Chris loosened the collar of his shirt with his hands. He did not care what the matter was but the foolish girl was trying to test the maturity of the empress in front of everyone.  The corner of his mouth curled up into a freezing arc.

With that foolish brain of hers did she think she could challenge Kath?