Chapter 202: Ruined Your First Ball
"You are as useless as they say! Not only did you poison a lord, but you also do not know who you killed."
Welma didn’t like the accusation in her tone. However, she didn’t have any choice here. At least she hadn’t stormed off and left Welma to deal with the problem. The fact that she was still listening and inquiring about the lord in question meant there must be some alternative.
"I apologize for my mishap—"
"Mishap!" she yelled. "You stupid peasant! Do you not understand the graveness of your crime?" She looked like she might grab Welma but was too appalled to touch her.
Welma blinked at the word crime. This was not good. "I didn’t give it to him—he snatched it from Lady Delphine’s hand, gulped it, and poured it over Rose."
"Lady Delphine?" She seemed to relax, and her eyes squinted as if she had just recalled something.
"Yes," Welma replied.
"She is here?" she asked and jerked her head toward the direction of the ball, even though there was a wall blocking her from seeing anything.
"Yes, she has been here since the start of the party and was with Rose since she appeared."
She narrowed her eyes. "Elrod," she whispered. "You are not new here. How do you not know Lord Elrod? I shouldn’t have picked a dumb one. You are certain he drank it?"