Novel Square
Chapter 315
Chapter 315
Matthew's words and demeanor suggested a deeper meaning, causing Arthur and Juliana to speculate. Their expressions became serious. As the group entered the great hall of the palace, Arthur sat upright and called for a helper in the corner, "Go and fetch the eldest princess." "Yes, Your Majesty."
Sensing the serious faces of those present, the helper dared not delay and promptly went to bring Charlotte over.
"Matthew, what happened to Velda? You can tell us now."
Arthur's expression was stern. How could he overlook the implications in Matthew's words that Charlotte had something to do with Velda's kidnapping?
However, he had raised Charlotte since she was an infant. She had always been kind-hearted. How could he believe such accusations without clarification?
"Not yet. Before that, I want to know what Princess Charlotte told both of you about Lulu's disappearance. Did she say Lulu was kidnapped?" Matthew reiterated, emphasizing his point.
Arthur and Juliana briefly recounted what Charlotte had told them, but they were still puzzled.
Matthew calmly unlocked his phone and sent a message to Kent, instructing him to bring in the corpse from yesterday.
Then, he said, "Lulu is indeed being targeted by assassins, and this assassin is from the same organization who went after her the last time, forcing her to fake her death.
"Previously, when Lulu was targeted, I thought it was because of my identity, so I did everything I could to send her to Charleston. We faked her death to evade the assassins.Content © NôvelDrama.Org.
"I had planned to bring her back after eradicating that organization, but unexpectedly, Lulu turned out to be a princess.
"Yesterday, she was once again pursued by an assassin from the same organization, even though news of Lulu being alive has not reached back home yet.
"Charlotte insisted on not bringing the royal guards out yesterday, but out of concern for Lulu's safety, I secretly sent my own men out to protect her. "There were no traces of the assassin along the way, so it occurred to me that perhaps the assassin was planted there way before."
Matthew's analysis was coherent and logical, leaving Arthur and Juliana with no rebuttal.
For a moment, doubts crept into their minds. How was it that trouble arose as soon as Charlotte took Velda out of the palace? Could it be that Charlotte...
Moreover, despite the thorough
investigation of the royal guards at the crime scene last night and the interrogation of the people at the lingerie shop, not a single person had seen the assailant.
The three of them entered the shop together, but two people disappeared. Even the owner of the lingerie shop did not report the incident when escorting Charlotte back to the palace. Why was that?
Once the seed of doubt was planted, the human mind could not help but formulate all kinds of suspicion.
Arthur and Juliana could not bear the thought that their seemingly obedient and lovely eldest daughter could be the culprit behind their youngest daughter's misfortune.
“I refuse to believe that Charlotte
would do such a thing. You say it's the work of assassins, but do you have any evidence? Let's wait for Charlotte to come and clarifythings before we jump to conclusions."
Juliana defended Charlotte as she refused to believe it. She had nurtured and raised Charlotte, after all. She could not bring herself to believe that Charlotte had gone astray. It was not like they had mistreated her after Lucy returned.
She could not think of any reason why Charlotte would want to harm Lucy.