Chapter 835 I Am The Mastermind


    Sylvia''s POV:


    Rufus went to investigate the case, and I went back to his pce. I stayed in my room the whole


    time and didn''t n on going anywhere.


    Everyone in the imperial pce was worried about Ethan''s condition after the ident. It wasn''t the


    right time for me to do anything reckless except for waiting patiently for Rufus toe back.


    Still, I felt very uneasy as Iy on the rocking chair and recalled what Joanna told me. I couldn''t help


    but feel like I had missed something.


    Just then, I heard a knock on the door. It was Maya, and she came to bring me some food.


    I touched my stomach, realizing that I hadn''t eaten anything for almost an entire day. I was really


    hungry.


    I stood up and sat at the table, wanting to see what Maya made for me. However, I didn''t expect her


    to give me shaved ice. It was my favorite grape vor, but the weather was getting cold, and I didn''t


    want to eat something cold in a chilly weather.


    However, if I didn''t eat this, Maya would be sad. Thus, I ate a spoonful of ice with grape jam


    although I didn''t really feel like eating it.


    "Is there anything savory?" I asked as I looked at the tray. The food that Maya brought me was


    either sweet or icy.


    I was hungry and wanted to eat something warm and salty, like noodle soup.


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    "Dinner is almost ready, Miss Todd, please make do with these first." Maya smiled as she


    considerately cut the Matcha cake into small slices.


    The cake was big enough for at least four people to eat. I didn''t want to waste it, so I warmly invited


    Maya to sit down and enjoy the cake with me.


    "Thank you, Miss Todd," Maya shed me a bright smile and ate the cake.


    I was also very happy. She had rarely talked to me since ourst conversation.


    "Where have you been, Miss Todd? You look so tired today," Maya curiously asked.


    I sighed and told her that I went to see Joanna. After all, everyone already knew that she had


    assassinated the lycan king.


    "No one expected that John was actually a woman! I was really surprised when they told me. Didn''t


    Mr. Myers notice it?" Maya asked. I couldn''t me her, though. There was no way anyone would be


    able to turn a blind eye to what happened in the pce.


    I answered her questions before I asked her about the recent situation of the pce. "Have you


    noticed anyone suspicious these days? Especially the people around the King and Queen."


    "Someone suspicious? Why do you ask, Miss Todd? Hadn''t the murderer already been caught? Did


    she have an aplice?" Maya gave me a bewildered look. It didn''t seem like she was in the


    mood to eat cake anymore.


    I shed her a small smile andforted her. "Don''t be afraid. I was just asking. The pce isn''t as


    safe as before, so you should be more careful as well."


    Maya nodded in response. "I see. I''ll keep an eye on other people in the pce. If there''s anything


    suspicious, I''ll report to you immediately."


    "Okay."


    After our brief conversation, Maya went back to work, and Iy on my bed to rest.


    When it was time for dinner, Rufus came back. He had a serious look on his face.


    I put down the silverware I was holding and walked up to him. "How is it going? Did you find


    anything? Is the real murderer hiding among us?" Rufus'' face darkened. He probably found out


    something. "I checked the recent actions and itinerary of the people around my parents, and I found


    two cooks that were behaving strangely. I interrogated them, and they told me that the person who


    was ordering them to poison the king was..."


    He paused for a moment, almost as if he was unwilling to continue what he was about to say.


    My eyes widened in realization. "Did they tell you that I''m the mastermind?"


    Rufus slowly nodded.