Chapter 312

"In the end, he demanded that I come back and tell the king and queen to prepare a five billion ransom within two days, or else he’ll kill the hostage.

“B-But, she’s my sister! I cried and begged him to kidnap me instead, saying I was worth more than her.

“But he said that he knew that I wasn't biologically related to the royal family. Now that you guys have found your real daughter, you wouldn’t care if I was dead or alive. Then, he knocked me unconscious too.”

Charlotte sobbed, but she still managed to articulate everything she wanted to say clearly.

Upon hearing this, Juliana took two steps back. She would have fallen if it were not for Arthur's support.

“Y-You’re saying that Velda has been kidnapped…”

Juliana stuttered while Arthur looked at Charlotte with a pained expression.

Charlotte then cried even louder, “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t wanted to bond with my sister and take her out of the palace for shopping, she wouldn’t have been kidnapped.

“My brother-in-law hasn’