But the facts were right in front of him. Edward thought back to the night of the ball, when Basha disappeared for a long time and was later accompanied by Ye Qingqing, but her face was very pale and her expression was very unnatural.

Julie asked Basha where she had been, and he remembered that Basha replied that she had drunk too much ice water and had diarrhea. Edward's heart skipped a beat, and his IQ finally returned.

There's no need to laugh so hard just because you have diarrhea. Besides, Ye Qingqing wanted to go to the back garden, but Julie tried to stop her, which is why Ye Qingqing drugged her. Edward's face turned even paler, his heart sank lower and lower, his chest felt tight, and he felt like vomiting.

No wonder Mrs. Dylan awarded the princess crown to the least likely candidate, Basha; it was actually a consolation prize, and Mrs. Dylan wanted to express her apology.

Princess Luo snorted and put on another disc. This was a recording taken when the Queen had someone follow Julie; it showed the woman seducing Basha's fiancé.

On the screen, Julie was chatting and laughing with an unremarkable young man, her eyes sparkling with desire. The man's gaze was filled with blatant adoration. Edward, an observer, saw it all clearly: Julie was enjoying the man's admiration, but this only made him feel more disgusted.

"Do you know who this man is? He's Princess Basha's fiancé. They were supposed to get married next spring, but Julie couldn't stand seeing her marry well. Not only did she seduce him, but she also ruined Basha's reputation at the ball. She even broke into the hotel's surveillance network, downloaded the video of Basha being abused, and sent it to her fiancé."

With each word Princess Luo spoke, Edward's face paled further, and he was so distressed that he could hardly breathe.

He and Julie were classmates and close friends. He knew she was a computer expert, so it would be easy for her to infiltrate the hotel's surveillance network. No wonder her fiancé rushed to announce the annulment of their engagement as soon as Basha returned to the palace; it turned out that Julie was the one who interfered.

The woman he cherished and protected was actually a venomous and promiscuous woman.

"But Basha is already in such a terrible state, and your kind-hearted Julie still won't let her go. She bewitched the king and wanted to marry Basha off to an old and ugly man. Fortunately, Qingqing arrived in time and exposed Julie's false destiny. But this woman still wouldn't let Basha go. She drugged her, causing Basha to suffer brain damage and disfigurement. Now she's mentally impaired."

Princess Luo grew increasingly angry as she spoke. She genuinely sympathized with Basha, thinking she must have been incredibly unlucky to be sisters with a wicked woman like Julie, only to end up with such a tragic fate.

She didn't know that Basha was pretending to be crazy and thought she was really stupid. Ye Qingqing only told Lu Mo and didn't tell anyone else, for fear of any accidents.

Edward was stunned. "Barbara...she's become an idiot and disfigured?"

Is it true?

"Why would I lie to you? Poor Princess Basha has been sent to a sanatorium. The doctor said she's unlikely to recover. It's all Julie's fault. You used to humiliate and mock Basha with that poisonous woman. Don't you have a conscience?"

Princess Luo's question made Edward lower his head in shame, feeling utterly ashamed.

Actually, he is a very sensitive boy. When he was a child, he would feel sad and upset when he saw a bird fall from a tree. The reason he bullied Basha was because he was too stupid and was used by Julie. Now that he knows Julie's true colors, he feels extremely guilty towards Basha.

“Mom, I want to go see Basha and apologize to her,” Edward said softly.

Princess Luo sighed with relief; her son had finally come to his senses, but Princess Basha… alas!