Sparkle did not seem resistant at all.
"...No, never mind. I won't switch."
Herta suddenly changed her mind again.
Sparkle really didn't look like it... did she?
But at the time, she had believed Sparkle was the mastermind behind this incident, so... she had not looked at anyone else's expressions.
If she did it again now... the mastermind would definitely notice something, right?
...Of course, she could not say there was definitely a conspiracy.
All this "conspiracy" was really just her completely baseless suspicion.
Sparkle: "?"
Sparkle felt as though she was being toyed with.
(Wait... Herta... Hmm... Herta?)
Was there some meaning behind Herta's words?
Although most people had practically become immune to Liu Bai finding another woman.
There were still some troublemakers who were unhappy with Herta, weren't there?
Should she find an opportunity to charm Herta, then send her to Liu Bai's bed and create the impression that Liu Bai...
No, no. If she really did that and it was exposed, Liu Bai would definitely force himself on her.
—The facts proved that Sparkle had improved.
She had already realized that Liu Bai possessed a strange sense of "righteous certainty" whenever he dealt with her.
"Herta, what's wrong?"
Liu Bai also noticed that something was off with Herta.
"I..."
Herta could hardly claim that the pastries were suspicious based solely on a feeling.
That would make her look like she had a persecution complex.
"My stomach is a little upset."
Have we been suspected? Asta and Ruan Mei both felt their hearts sink.
(...As expected, it was these two.)
Herta's heart sank as well.
—Having missed one chance to find an excuse, she would simply make another.
This time, with the puppet she had placed in the dining room, she observed everyone's expressions.
Some were indifferent, while