But after spending time with Javien, I found him very charming and caring. I felt comfortable and at ease around him.
Javien suddenly put his arms around me. “Regardless of your reason, I have already brought you the wedding gifts, so you can’t change your mind about marrying me.”
I sensed his fear and patted him gently on the back. “I have never had any plans of going back on my word.”
As we prepared for our wedding, something else happened. The Court of Justice found irrefutable evidence that Rosalie was behind the queen’s poisoning.
In the palace hall, Rosalie fell on her knees and sobbed. “Have mercy on me, Your Majesty. I did not intend to harm the queen…”
The king loved his queen. When he learned about the evidence, he was enraged. “Even if it was an accident, harming the queen is punishable by death! Take her away and put her in prison!”
Helpless and lost, Rosalie grabbed Eldwin’s sleeve and begged him for help.
“Help me, Eld! I’m your wife. Please talk to the king and ask him to spare my life…”
At that moment, Eldwin was furious, for he had been deceived the whole time. He looked at Rosalie. “I had promised to marry you as my second wite rather than as a concubine. Why would you do something like this?”
Rosalie sobbed as she said, “The queen favors my sister. If we both were to become Lady Gennings, she would hold more power. I just wanted to make the queen loathe her.”
When the queen was poisoned and fainted, the king wanted to execute Catalina. Only then did Rosalie realize how serious this matter was.
At that time, she was slightly relieved by the fact that Catalina was about to die. Without her, Rosalie would be the only daughter of the Shaw family. She would not have to fight over what she wanted.
Unexpectedly, Javien came into the picture, barged into the palace to wake up the queen, and saved Catalina’s life.
When Rosalie heard that the queen wanted to investigate the poisoning, she was terrified. She hid in the Shaw family’s estate and did not dare to leave the house. However, people still found out what she had done.
At this moment, she had no choice but to place her hopes on Eldwin that he would keep her alive.
“We have already been intimate, Eld. You promised to protect me forever. Please help me…”
