20th Days (9) | Time of Many Revelations (6)

Anastasia's breath hitched—! Her eyes widened—not just in shock, but in sheer disbelief.

A coup...?

That single word rang in her ears... echoing through her mind.

It was absurd.

Ridiculous, even.

And yet... she was the one who had spoken it into existence.

And her own butler had confirmed her words without hesitation.

Those around them were just as equally bewildered—perhaps even more so.

Her two loyal aides, Martha and Bella, both stood frozen, eyes wide, mouths agape as if their jaws might unhinge at any moment. Especially Bella—the poor blonde maid looked one gasp away from fainting outright.

And then there was their guest of honor, Vivian—who had already been thrown off balance by the revelation that the redheaded noble brat she had been teasing...

Not only had she killed the Crown Prince... but she was also one of the central figures in an even greater scandal.

And a scandal of this magnitude...