Damien Gray's face wore an expression of grievance, but his eyes sparkled with amusement—he was clearly ready to enjoy the spectacle.
Morgan Shangguan whispered this softly, a faint smile appearing on her face. She reached out and patted Damien Gray's cheek, saying, "Good boy!" Since she was already implicated, she might as well play along to the end!
Ethan Gu had already frozen at the doorway. What was going on here? He stiffly shifted his gaze from one person to another, but in the end, he still couldn't figure it out.
Morgan Shangguan sat gracefully in the main seat, glanced at Damien Gray, and said, "Your Highness, I would like some tea." She then smiled and added, "But it must be brewed by your own hand!"
Damien Gray smiled gently. "Alright."
Watching Damien Gray diligently brew floral tea for Morgan Shangguan, Claire Yi finally couldn't hold back and said, "Senior brother, I'm a bit tired. I'd like to return to my room and rest."
Damien Gray spared her a glance and nodded, "Alright, rest well."
Only Morgan Shangguan and Damien Gray remained in the hall. Morgan smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'll remember this debt!"
"Consort, I've personally brewed tea for you. Shouldn't that settle the score?"
Morgan Shangguan lifted her teacup and took a sip, wrinkling her nose in distaste. "I think you owe me even more now!" she said. Ignoring him, she left the hall—she'd rather have her Yun Su make tea for her!
Damien Gray picked up the teacup she had set down, raised it to his lips, took a sip, and frowned. "It's really not that terrible," he remarked.
"Your Highness..." Ethan Gu couldn't help but call out to him.
Damien Gray turned to look at him. "Is something the matter?"
"N-no... nothing..." Ethan Gu hesitated, thinking he should consult Maxwell Jing. The prince was acting so strangely—could he have been poisoned?
"Miss..." Lily Xia gazed at Claire Yi, who was crying in sorrow, completely at a loss for what to do.
Through her tears, Claire Yi asked, "Lily Xia, why doesn't Senior Brother like me? Is it because I'm not as beautiful as that woman?"
"No, Miss, how could you think that? You're the most beautiful, and no one in the world cares for Senior Brother more than you do!"
"Then why doesn't Senior Brother like me?"
"Well..." Lily Xia struggled to find an answer.
After crying her fill, Claire Yi wiped away her tears and said, "Lily Xia, go find out everything you can about that woman!"