Chapter 77

Veronica's POV

The public deliberation of the reopened case starts today.

It's not only the Sun Council that we have to convince, we also need the entire Helios pack to believe us.

After all, without the people's favor, even if I manage to throw her in jail, I'd never truly win.

In the back of my mind, I have considered that perhaps I was taking things exaggeratedly. Sure, she was rude the first time we met and I know how she schemed to make me look evil for the rest of the kingdom but aside that, there wasn't any life-threatening matter she did to me. I barely even know her.

I could argue that it isn't my fault she had some dirt in her that I dig up and it could bring justice to someone else who she wronged but I'm not that much of a hypocrite to pretend I didn't do this for my personal intentions.

Some sick and twisted part of me is glad to have this squabble between us like it's just merely a game to me.

If it was the Veronica of the past, she wouldn't even act on it and always ch