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The Emperor then ordered Perez to bring in Head Maid Otua. Earlier, Perez had secretly questioned the maid after she returned from the Empress’s palace. Frightened of Perez, the maid confessed everything. She admitted that the Empress had ordered her to mix Tithi spider venom into the Emperor’s liquor. She even handed Perez the small bottle of poison she had used. Holding the bottle, Perez smiled quietly. He realized he had been fortunate to prepare in advance. Because he had already suspected danger and given the Emperor the antidote, the assassination failed. Now, with the maid's confession and the venomous bottle as evidence, Perez finally had proof of the Empress’s crime.
✕Maid Otua, actually secretly worked for both the Empress and Perez. Years ago, Perez told her that if the Empress ever tried to p o i s o n the Emperor, she should inform him first. In return, he secretly sent her a large amount of money every year. Bella maid's actual name) was never truly loyal to the Empress. She only obeyed her because the Empress threatened her family. Then Empress ordered Bella to p o i s o n Jovanes. Afraid for her life, Bella went to Perez and asked what she should do. Surprisingly, Perez told her to follow the Empress's order and pour the venom into the Emperor's drink. He explained that after the Emperor collapsed, they would immediately give him the antidote, so he would survive. Perez wanted to catch the Empress with clear evidence instead of letting her get away. Perez also reminded Bella that many years ago she had p o i s o n e d his food when he was a child living in the abandoned palace. He had known all along that she was the one doing it. Feeling guilty and terrified, Bella apologized and promised to obey Perez. He told her this was her chance to make up for her past mistakes.
Back in the present, after the Emperor collapsed from the venom, he questioned Bella about what had happened. She admitted that she had p o i s o n e d his drink and revealed that the Empress had ordered her to do it. The Empress immediately denied everything and accused Bella and Perez of working together to frame her. Bella then showed the bottle of poison that the Empress had given her. The Empress threatened Bella, trying to scare her into changing her story, but Bella bravely repeated the truth. Perez then presented the strongest piece of evidence, a letter written by the Empress asking her followers to obtain the deadly venom of a Tithi spider. When Emperor Jovanes read the letter, he finally realized that the Empress had truly planned to kill him. Furious, the Emperor ordered the knights to arrest Empress Ravini and throw her into the dungeon. At first, she fought violently and begged the Emperor to believe her. But when she realized there was no escape, she became furious and admitted that she wished the poison had actually killed him. She then turned her anger toward Perez, insulting him and saying she should have killed him and his mother long ago. She screamed that fate had always been against her because Perez kept ruining all of her plans. Finally, the Empress looked at Florentia and realized that she had also played a major role in her downfall. She blamed Florentia for everything, then suddenly began laughing uncontrollably like she had lost her mind. Crying and laughing at the same time, she was dragged away by the knights, while her mad laughter echoed through the palace.
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