CHAPTER 80. White Lie

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  The atmosphere in the room was tense as I stared at the small bag on my desk. A white powdery substance was filled inside. I looked up at the aged maid as she firmly stared at the ground. There were two guards by her side, Rodrick leaned against the wall by the door and Gideon was by my side.

  “Could you explain what this is, Laura?” I asked her even though earlier Cassian had confirmed this was the drug, Ivy’s Kiss. Laura stayed silent, her gaze not even rising to meet my own. The guard to her left nudged her.

  “The princess asked you a question,” he said.

  I raised my hand to stop him from doing anything else. I then looked over to Gideon, hoping he would know how to approach this. It was the most unexpected thing to have happened after all. Even before we entered her room to search for anything, she openly confessed that she had this in her possession.