Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

When lady Regina heard the king's words she was overjoyed. It did not matter if her daughter did not walk properly for the rest of her life as long as Richard was out of the picture.

"Your Majesty, you will not go back on your words. You will seek justice for my daughter?" Lady Regina asked.

When Ann heard this she felt that lady Regina was up to something but there was no way for her to stop her.

"What nonsense, have I ever gone back on my words before?" King George was angry. If people dare push the princess in the palace does this not mean that the Royal family has become a joke.

Hearing the king's reply lady Regina was satisfied so without wasting much time she pointed at Richard. "He pushed her down," Richard who was eating peacefully was shocked to feel everyone look at him.

He initially wanted to ignore lady Regina since in his opinion she was just there to make noise.

"What are you sure?" The king was surprised.

Ann on the other hand shook her head. She knew that Regina was going to do something like that when she was trying to make the king promise her the punishment first.

"Yes, your Majesty. I will not dare come before you and say nonsense," lady Regina was confident.

"Ema said he saw Richard pushed her down?" King George asked again. There was disappointment in his voice, this made lady Regina very pleased.

Who would have thought that dealing with Richard would be so easy, she did not even lift a finger and she was done for. "Yes, do you doubt your daughter's word " lady Regina was anxious as she remembered that they did not have any evidence against Richard and as long as Richard reject knowing anything it will be their words against each other and the case will soon be forgotten 

Richard just looked at lady Regina and shook his head. At this point, Ann had an anxious look on her face. Although she was sure that Richard would not do something like that, they also had no way of proving his innocence and if they failed to do so, Richard might really die since the king can not take back his words.

"Yes, I doubt her words, where is she," king George said getting off his seat. Ann also followed after him, as the access Richard could do nothing else but follow them.

He had missed his mother's cooking although it tastes different from what he remembered he still loved it. How hateful.

Lady Regina happily lead the way, "your Majesty Ema is still recovering, do not be hash," lady Regina pleaded as they climb the stair but the king did not reply.

When they got into the room princess Ema was still seating on the bed and a maid was helping her eat her breakfast.

"Leave," king George sent the maid out of the room. The maid hurried and way.

"Your mother said you were pushed off the stairs?" King George asked in a calm tone.

"Yes father," princess Ema nodded her head.

"Did you see the person's face?" King George asked. Hearing his questions she knew that her mother already accused Richard.

"I did not have a good look but I am sure it was Prince Richard," she had already thought everything through and believe that it was Richard that pushed her off the stairs.

"Are you sure you saw Richard?" King George asked again. When lady Regina saw he was still doubting she was angry but there was nothing she could do.

"Father, I am sure it was Richard, surely I will not mistake his voice," princess Ema nodded her head.

"You heard him say something?" King George was very curious, after all, he wanted to know the truth.

"Yes, " princess Ema answered.

"What did he say?" King George asked.

"When we were in Avalo, Ellen fell off the small cave and almost drown in the water. Before that, I have missed my step causing a little accident that contributed to her fall. Richard must have blamed me for it so he decided to take revenge for her?" Princess Ema said.

Apart from this, she knew that Richard had no reason to target her, after all, she was already engaged and will soon be married out of the Royal Family. If Richard did not have a motive then he can easily deny her claims.

"So he told you this when he pushed you down?" Ann asked. She did not believe that Richard will be stupid enough to reveal himself even if he wanted to push her down.

"Yes, he told me that the fall was his revenge for Ellen," her voice was very calm and confident when she said this. 

"You were pushed off the stairs after eating dinner last night?" King George asked.

"Yes Father, I was on my way to my room," Ema replied.

"Do you remember that you left me and Richard at the dining table?" king George asked.

"Yes," princess Ema answered honestly. She had left the dining room early.

"I and Richard were together from that time till the guard come to inform us of your accident. How could he have pushed you off the stairs?" King George asked.

Lady Regina and Ema were shocked, Ema was sure when she concluded that Richard pushed her but he could not be at two places at the same time.

'So does it mean king Sebastian really came all the way to push her last night?" Fear crip into her heart when she thought of the possibility.

"Ahh! Now I know that the gods are not asleep even what is hidden in the dark will be brought to the open," Richard spoke for the first time.

"What are you saying?" King George did not understand what he was saying.

"Ever since Ellen fell and almost drown, I have been wondering what had happened. It turned out that you have pushed her deliberately," Richard said looking at princess Ema.

He always felt that something was wrong, he did not just think it in this direction.

"That is a lie," princess Ema was scared, she did not know that she will expose herself like this.