Lucas's posture changed instantly.
"Go on," he commanded.
Catherine sobbed loudly.
"The thing is, my mother…"
Emilia recognized a familiar look in her eyes and narrowed her own.
"My mother poisoned Princess Evelyn."
Emilia froze, shocked she was exposing her dead mother.
Lucas's head snapped toward Catherine.
"What."
Robert's eyes widened from the edge of the hall.
Catherine wept even more, closing her eyes briefly to push down the guilt.
"What nonsense are you saying?" Georgina yelled at her, suddenly interested in whatever was going on.
"The night before Mother died, she told me about her jealousy toward Princess Evelyn and how she poisoned her to marry Father!"
Emilia's fingers curled.
A cold sensation spread through her chest.
Her aunt, Martha, shot to her feet.
And Amanda gasped aloud.
"You…" Emilia whispered, taken aback.
"Are you certain?"
Lucas's voice was sharp.
Catherine nodded her head.
