Chapter 169
"Miss Gentzen."
"Y-Yes?"
"What happened again with Miss Meisner?"
"Ah, Your Majesty, that..."
As soon as they left the banquet hall, Liv threw out a question. Elena, Maria, and Anne just bowed their heads and waited for Olivia’s answer. After a moment, Olivia slowly began to explain what had happened with Greta.
"Well... actually, the Head Maid, I mean, Miss Meisner had been making proposals to me for a while."
"Proposals?"
"Yes, she told me to take her side. That is... the side of influential nobles including the Marquis Meisner family."
At those words, Liv’s face contorted. She knew the Marquis Meisner family was forming factions, but she didn’t expect them to work so openly.
"She said if I took her side, she would help me gain Your Majesty’s trust, so I should pass on information about Your Majesty... Shaping the palace according to her will... Th-That’s what Miss Meisner wanted."
Though the words were jumbled, Liv could understand Olivia’s meaning well enough.
"So what did Miss Gentzen do?"