บท 70: Moment of truth

"I appreciate the effort but I would be fine without it." The maid looked left and right not sure what to do. "You can return it."

The maid gulped her hands shaking and this maid Elizabeth frown. "Why are you scared? Were you forced to give it to me?

"N-no your grace…"

"Then why are you shaking like a leaf?"

She noticed the tears had started to form in the lady's eyes. The woman shook her head. As she said, "Save us. Save us all."

She then opened the cup and drank the content. Elizabeth's eyes widened at this. As she watched the lady start to shake, convulse and fell straight to the ground.

Hitting the floor with a sickening thud. Elizabeth froze. And then she screamed.

Chapter 11