Nurse Linh told herself she shouldn't be surprised. She knew Lady Sees was Cecilia Araceli, the former Saintess, the one they'd all called a fraud.
But facing her now, Linh finally understood how this woman had guarded the position of Saintess for seventeen years without a single soul suspecting she was a fake until the actual Saintess showed up.
No. Linh should have been convinced the moment Cecilia had casually revealed her identity as a Princess, something Doctor Kolton, who'd known her for years now, still couldn't piece together in detail.
She shouldn't be surprised at all, even if Cecilia knew that Doctor Kolton was actually the—
"Baron Merdier," Cecilia said smoothly, "or should I call you Former Baron Merdier?" She smiled warmly. "Meeting you here answers a lot of questions I've been having."
She turned back to Linh, her eyes glittering. "Especially knowing that you're connected with our Princess here."
Pri—
