"I… I did not intend to do that, Your Majesty. I simply had no choice but to punish Ivan. He is a cheater. He cheated during the selection. He should not be your assistant. He doesn't deserve to be in his position, so I was trying to remove him so Your Majesty would not be troubled," Narcissa changed her story this time.
'You are the one creating trouble for me,' Arabella internally facepalmed.
[Instead of apologizing for her actions, she's shamelessly shifting the blame?!] Rowan frowned.
"What do you mean a cheater?" Arabella asked to see what Narcissa would say.
"I believe he cheated during the selection. How else could he have answered and done everything so quickly and perfectly? It was too suspicious."
"No one would be able to do any form of cheating during the selection. His Majesties knights were there to ensure that didn't happen. His Eminence was also there to watch over everyone to ensure nothing of that sort happened," Arabella reminded.
