Chapter 49 Sudden Sickness

• "Miss Belinda, would you like to present your defense?" King Talos inquired, prompting Queen Marlena to hastily rise from her seat.
• "Is it truly necessary?" Queen Marlena retorted, her voice laced with skepticism. "The evidence is already in your possession. Any words she speaks would surely be falsehoods. Why would anyone concoct such a fabrication?" Isla nodded in agreement, feigning intense discomfort.
• Belinda came to the realization that Isla had betrayed her, and her previous attempt at an apology was insincere.