I felt a shiver down my spine. It was like my whole body felt numb and frozen from fear. Is this what my parents were trying to shield me from all these years? I know life outside the palace was different from what I grew up on, but I didn't think someone would be so bold enough to attack me under Aaron's roof.
Does Layla know who I was? Or she only did it for the money? No one knew how my sister and I looked like. The public does not know us. They knew our names, but there was no face on that name. It's impossible that a commoner like Layla who looked so innocent and fragile would try to harm me. She poisoned me. She pretended to be nice and then executed her plan once she knew she gained enough trust around her.
"Was a background check done on her?"
Aaron nodded. "Yes. She had no pr
