Chapter 76

Veronica's POV

Human nature craves for vindication.

It is a hunger that sits on the pit of the stomach, begging to be unleashed. An ugly thing that is tangible through despair.

So it wasn't surprising that it was all it took for Nyssael to pick herself up and join hands with us.

“Wh-what is she… why is she here?!” Driselle exclaimed in panic, standing in her seat with a scandalized expression.

I smiled at her reaction. It's exactly what I wanted out of her.

I am in our chambers, watching the dinner through a crystal ball. Isolde, Analynn, and Eamon were watching with me.

It's like witnessing a circus curated specifically for my entertainment.

Sebastian turned to her with a nonchalant face, feigning ignorance, “Ah, the Sun Council decided to let her go.”

“What?” Her voice was loud, echoing inside the dinner hall. Suddenly, her sweet soft girl image is forgotten in the wind. There's only trepidation in her mind as she blurted out, “But she's a criminal!”

Nyssael chuckled at Driselle’s b