Dog!
Elara's wine cup was nearly empty after two drinks. At this moment, Lord Gregory should have already doubted her less.
But he still used this point to say something even more forceful. His purpose was clearly no longer to test her but to humiliate or warn her.
He wanted her to always remember that the real boss in Plumera Palace was Lord Gregory. Even if he wanted to humiliate the eldest princess in public, it would be easy for him.
Ha, truly a hateful dog!
Seeing Elara sit still, either scared or shocked, Lord Gregory raised his hand. Two guards came from behind him and walked toward Elara. They wanted to "help" her undress and check her body in public.
But just as the two guards reached Elara's side, she pushed away Benedict, who was already unconscious in her arms. She stood up and suddenly held a sharp golden hairpin in her hand. The pointed end pressed against her slender neck.
The two guards froze instantly, their hands stopping mid-air as they reached toward her.
Elara held the hairpin tightly and looked at Lord Gregory, who stared back at her fiercely. She sighed and said,
"Lord Gregory, though I often act wildly, my body is precious, not for anyone to see. Especially not for those who look ugly and disgusting. If such trash saw my body, wouldn't that be a great insult to me?"
While she spoke, her eyes slowly scanned the wrinkled, ugly face of Lord Gregory like it was a toad. Her eyes quickly showed a flash of hidden disgust, then turned sharply to the two guards, as if she meant them.
"I have always loved only beautiful people. If toads saw my body, I would feel so wronged that I might die!"
She pressed the hairpin deeper into her neck, as if she might pierce through it the next moment.
System 92 in her mind screamed again from the scene. On her face, Elara naturally entered the next "performance stage," her eyes reddening as she began to cry with feeling:
"Also, Lord Gregory clearly promised me the other day to let me do as I please. But now you want me to suffer such a huge wrong! Ugh! I might as well not live anymore!"
As she finished speaking, her hand holding the hairpin did not act, but Lord Gregory slammed his wine cup hard on the table with a loud bang!
"Enough!"
Lord Gregory's face turned very dark. It was unclear if he was angry because Elara "accidentally" showed disgust or if the hairpin at her neck threatened him. He had to change his mind and could no longer humiliate the eldest princess openly to warn everyone and strengthen his power.
His small, narrow eyes stared at Elara coldly. The usual arrogant look on his face, like he controlled everything easily, seemed to fade away.
After staring at Elara for a while, he suddenly smiled darkly and clapped his hands. A handsome man with bright and delicate features was brought inside the hall.
The man's posture was bold, wearing a long red robe covered with decorations, making him look dazzling.
Once inside the hall, his lowered eyes began to dart left and right uncontrollably. When he saw the luxury items and decorations, his eyes brightened more.
"I am Imani, greetings to His Majesty, Your Highness, and Uncle."
Lord Gregory stared at Elara: "Earlier, I was careless. Since you like beautiful people, I have not brought you one in a long time. Luckily, Imani is from my second branch of the Gregory family. Though illegitimate, he grew up handsome and dazzling. Compared to the beauties in your princess mansion's backyard, he is no worse. I will send him to the eldest princess now, and he will also check your body. Princess, you shouldn't feel wronged again."
Elara looked at Imani kneeling at the steps, smiling coldly in her heart. She thought this old fox was hard to deal with. After hitting her with a secret attack, he directly sent a spy in front of her.
On her face, she hid her grievance and slowly scanned Imani's whole body, almost sticking to him, playing the flirtatious role she used to act.
"Good! Young man, you truly suit my taste!"
Seeing her act, Lord Gregory sneered and raised his hand.
Imani was brought forward by the guards. He finally raised his head and quickly glanced at Elara. His eyes showed surprise and admiration.
After a few seconds, he hid his expression, forced down the smile on his lips, and respectfully followed behind the guards.
Elara naturally put down the hairpin and closely watched Imani's back, smiling as she followed him.
When they reached the corner behind the hall that blocked Lord Gregory's view, System 92 finally calmed down. It breathed heavily and anxiously said to her:
[Master! That was really dangerous! That dog not only forced you to drink poison but also wanted to humiliate you in public! Ah! He deserves to die! And you really drank it! That was poison, Master!]
The system kept screaming, but Elara's mind suddenly formed a hand that grabbed the whole glowing orb of the system and squeezed it. Then she rolled it like dough into a flat circle, making the excited system confused and stuck for a moment, unable to make a sound anymore.
The mind finally quieted. Elara stared at Imani's figure ahead, glanced at the corridor full of guards, and chuckled inside.
[System, don't rush, what's there to fear?]
[Thanks to Lord Gregory's test, I found a weakness of his.]
The squeezed system could not make a sound and only flickered sadly as it looked at Elara.
Elara continued: [I was already 70% sure that Lord Gregory did not dare to...]