As the day of the investigation drew to a close, the frantic tension that had gripped the Solyne estate finally dissolved into a completely different kind of chaos. By the following morning, an official imperial notice was published throughout the ton, explicitly declaring the innocence of the Solyne family regarding the incident of poisoning Selene.
When the local courier delivered the stamped parchment, Jenna and Edward almost cried with literal tears of joy.
Of course, because my transmigrated parents were exactly who they were, their relief did not manifest as quiet gratitude. That very afternoon, Jenna gracefully approached Edward in the study, her chin tilted high as she asked him for a remarkably hefty sum of money.
She argued that since their names had been dragged through the mud, it was high time to put their heads up high, reclaim their social standing, and host a grand ball before the autumn arrives.
