During breakfast, Grayson noticed that Belle's habits and preference for sweets never changed. She would even add sugar to her milk as usual.When Belle was chatting with Yolanda, she appeared just as normal as she could be, with no signs of craziness.Grayson's suspicions had only piled on ever since. He unconsciously began to look at her with sharp, judgmental eyes.The hostility was also apparent for the receiving end, although she simply ignored him. She still had her thoughts filled about the scented sachets.Belle realized that she did not smell the usual medicinal odor last night, even though Grayson should have been using it as usual.Or perhaps he had simply chosen not to use them last night. Belle had wanted to ask about the scented sachets but refrained from doing so for fear of exposing her crazy act.She thought it would probably be best to check out the scented sachets secretly."What are you glaring at?" Yolanda suddenly reprimanded Grayson.Belle snapped back
Melanie leisurely sat on the sofa, scanning Belle while muttering to herself, "Haha, I can't believe this is actually real. She's really gone crazy."This would be what they call karma, isn't it? All her sins have finally caught up to her! Hahaha!"She was overly excited and did not even attempt to hide her joy from watching others suffering.Yolanda's expression instantly turned grim. "What audacity … I would be kicking you out of the house if not for Finneas' sake! Mind your tongue!"Melanie was neither scared nor angry by the threat."Oh, Yolanda, I'm merely speaking the truth! Karma comes for all, one way or another. Why else would your dear Belle suddenly succumb to insanity?"Her great mood only amplified further as she continued without giving Yolanda a chance to reply."Oh well, I understand that you are angry right now. I would be angry too if I were you! I'm sure you're furious! How could this happen to dear Belle, the very girl you chose as your very own successor!"
Grayson stepped forward and grabbed Belle by her wrist. "What are you doing?"Belle was still mounted on Melanie, her other hand still pulling on Melanie's hair."This fucking bitch had insulted Her Majesty right in the face! I am simply dishing out appropriate punishment for her insolent behavior!"Grayson's eyes flashed with agreement, but he still tried to break up the fight for the sake of Finneas."That's enough, stop it!"The relationship between the two Page families had become increasingly frosty since Belle's appearance. Grayson tried to maintain neutrality and tried to ignore the other family despite all the unwarranted aggression just because he did not want to cause worry for Finneas.Finneas had always been one to value harmony within the family above all."Stop what?! Get out of my way! Don't try to obstruct my deliverance of justice!"Belle freed her hand from Grayson's grip and proceeded to punch Melanie once more."Do tell me if you would still dare to insul
Kent attempted to call in his bodyguards, only to be stopped by Finneas."You would blame Belle when she is currently a person with an unstable mind?"Kent explained with a grim expression, "So you would just let her run around and be a danger to others? I don't believe that she is actually crazy! Why else would she target only my family alone and not anyone else?"Grayson stood at the side while he unanimously agreed with Kent regarding the suspicion.Belle deliberately knocked down all her enemies while her allies were spared.He wondered how Belle would have known who was her friend or foe if she had been truly crazy.Grayson stood in anticipation of Belle's attempt to explain herself.Finneas, too, was left speechless. He stared helplessly at Belle as he pondered his words. Belle, however, would be the first to speak up."Do tell if you would still dare to bully Her Majesty! I will be getting an answer from all three of you by force, regardless. Anyone is welcome to chall
As soon as Grayson entered the kitchen, he pulled out his phone to call Simon, and they talked for some time.Half an hour later, Simon would appear at their house, all flustered."Will this be too risky? What if—""Don't worry about it. This is the best way to find out if she had been pretending to be crazy. The real Belle would be able to tell it apart right away."Simon had a worried look on his face. "It's a sound plan … But I'm just afraid that her life may be endangered."Dorothy had entrusted him with Belle's safety before going into seclusion. He was reminded daily that he was to protect Belle, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.And yet, he would now be serving poison to the very person he swore to protect.What he was about to do was the opposite of his promise. Simon was almost paralyzed by the multitudes of emotions raging within him.He understood that Grayson held no intent on murdering Belle. But he could not help but imagine the absolute extreme of possib
Grayson finally snapped back to his senses and cursed at Belle. "Belle Walters! Are you fucking crazy?""You're the crazy one! How dare you! I'll beat you to death as punishment!"Belle would act recklessly on the grounds that she had gone "crazy".Grayson grabbed and held tightly onto her arm as his expression turned for the worst.Simon tried to mediate the fight. "Ms. Walters, please calm down. We can talk about this.""I am the king! I have no idea who Ms. Walters is supposed to be."Simon quickly corrected himself. "Ah yes, pardon me, my king. Please refrain from killing your loyal subjects!""Hmm. You're right. The man before me is Sir Grayson himself! Then why did he attempt to serve me poison? He must be plotting to usurp my throne! I shall exterminate your bloodline for treason!"Simon tried his best to suppress his emotions. "The soup wasn't poisonous!""It isn't? Then why did he knock the bowl away?""Ah well, it's because … Because the soup was bitter, and he was
Grayson sat at the study table, smoking. His expression was dark.He firmly believed that Belle was faking her madness. But she wouldn't have dared to drink that poison if she truly was faking it.To make it real, he didn't even change the contents. He had given Belle real poison, and she drank it without even thinking!She would have consumed the poison if he hadn't reacted quickly. She was so fast that even Simon couldn't stop her.Simon said, "Belle has gone mad for real. What do we do?"If Dorothy knew about it, she would be devastated!Grayson took a deep drag of the cigarette, staying silent.Simon sensed that Grayson wanted to be left alone. He also feared that he would turn into a real knight if he stayed behind. So, after a brief exchange with Grayson, he hurried away.Belle's voice rang out from downstairs. "Sir Grayson! Come forth!"Grayson's expression darkened as much as it could, but he still got up and went downstairs.Belle was still sitting on the couch, munc
While Grayson was getting pomegranates, Belle rushed up to the second floor.She dashed right into Grayson's study. Then, she began to search for it.The sachet wouldn't be in their room when Grayson wasn't sleeping. She suspected that Grayson had kept them in the study.But oddly enough, she didn't smell anything medicinal in the study.The sachet had a piercing smell, so if it were in the study, she would have caught a whiff of it right away.It wasn't in the bedroom or the study. She didn't know where else Grayson could have hidden it.Also, it was just a sachet to treat insomnia. He had no reason to hide it, anyway.Before Belle could figure it out, she heard Grayson coming up the stairs.Startled, Belle hastily closed the drawer and looked for a hiding place.She had just convinced Grayson, so she couldn't afford to rouse his suspicions again!As for the sachet, she decided she could only do something about it after Grayson fell asleep. After all, he would use it every t