"Does what happened to Cedric have anything to do with either of you?"
Hearing the question, Rafine and Elina's expressions stiffened.
Elina cleared her throat.
"What do you mean, Mother? We don't understand."
Isabella rolled her eyes.
"Don't even try to hide it," she said, taking a sip of her tea. "Your father told me two days ago. He said the Cedric case was his doing. The same goes for the Malvain family scandal."
Her expression turned serious.
"But I know my son very well. There's no way he would have done something like that unless someone asked him to. So tell me, which one of you asked him to go after Cedric and the Malvain family?"
Silence fell over the surroundings. Elina and Rafine exchanged glances and lowered their heads.
"Well..."
Elina bit her lower lip before finally speaking. "It's a complicated story, Mother. It wasn't us who asked him to do it. Brother was the one who wanted to."
She then explained everything that had happened to Isabella.
