The candlelight on the second floor flickered due to the wind from the cloak, casting uneven light on the faces of those gathered. Alandia remained calm, Yuankai smiled, Orianna had yet to fully react, and Gongsun Ce grinned like a demon.
Jane Della's face turned pale, her breathing unconsciously quickened, and her clear eyes suddenly became chaotic. She pointed at Gongsun Ce, shrilling, "This is perjury! It was you who went back and relit the candlestick—"
"Do I have that time?" Gongsun Ce said unruffled, "From your shouting downstairs to your entering the door, it didn't even take 10 seconds. According to your eyewitness testimony, I was by the staircase window at that time, which barely gave me enough time to run back and forth on the second floor, let alone light the candlestick and return downstairs to sit?"
