They are all characters I control.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss Lia didn't become like that."

"You used to make things difficult for Miss Liya at the Royal Academy, but now you're sitting here waiting, hoping she'll plead for you? So, Prince, have you forgotten what you did before? What happened at the Royal Academy? Didn't you always look down on Miss Liya for her lack of magical talent?"

Prince Alvin's face flushed red. "I didn't..."

Anna the Maid's attacks were too direct and powerful this time.

Prince Alvin, who has always considered himself a knight and whose father has taken the title of "good old man" as his role model, is now facing strong moral condemnation.

Suddenly, Prince Alvin felt as if he were inferior to the maid in front of him.

Chapter 100 Reflect, Prince Alvin

As Lia's maid, Anna was now giving Prince Alvin a piece of her mind.

The problem is that Prince Alvin, who was being attacked, couldn't find anything to refute.

What hurt the prince's pride more than the reason for the debt was something that had nothing to do with the maid Anna.

“And now you’re begging Miss Lia.” Anna didn’t care about the prince’s dignity at all, and just continued to look at the prince in front of her with a condescending gaze.

"For whom? For Elena? Prince, are you here to plead for Elena, who has been causing trouble for Miss Lia but was locked up for talking back to someone?"

"I don't understand, what did Miss Lia do? Was Miss Elena also locked up by Miss Lia this time?"

"You were there too, weren't you? Who started this trouble? You came to plead for Miss Elena now that she's in jail, but you didn't step in and pull Miss Elena away when she was causing trouble for Miss Lia, did you?"

"So, instead of protecting your fiancée, Miss Lia, you're more protective of Miss Lia's sister, your fiancée's sister?"

"If I were you, I would never come here, much less help a woman who keeps causing trouble for others, gets disliked by them, and ends up locked up."

Prince Alvin gripped the teacup tightly, his face pale and his knuckles white. "You..."

"Your Highness, do you know why I used to bully Miss Lia?" Anna's voice was calm, as if she were talking about someone else.

Regardless of Prince Alvin's current anger and embarrassment, she simply continued to attack.

Lia would never say these things to Prince Alvin.

Whether it's Lia herself or the 'Guiding God' who controls her, Lia herself is too kind and doesn't like to speak ill of others, while the Lia controlled by the 'Guiding God' disdains to utter a word.

However, Anna, as a maid, had no such scruples at this moment. "I used to listen to Miss Elena because if I didn't bully her, Marquis Mara would punish me."

"I'm just a lowly maid. Even if I die in some accident, it's just a waste of money."

“If I dared to disobey Miss Elena and Marquise Mara, it would be only natural for me to be beaten to death. Don’t you think so too, Prince Alvin? That’s why you forgot my name just now.”

"I didn't want to die, so I listened to Miss Elena and Marquis Mara and went to bully Miss Lia. But what about you?"

Prince Alvin's lips trembled slightly, but reason kept him composed.

However, in this past thousand years, when has Prince Alvin ever been reprimanded in this way?

Moreover, he was powerless to refute what the maid Anna had said, because most of it was true.

“But you didn’t.” Anna looked at him. “You did it willingly. You willingly trusted Elena, willingly distanced yourself from Miss Lia, and willingly embarrassed her in front of everyone at the Royal Academy. Nobody forced you.”

Prince Alvin's face turned even redder.

"So, when you see Miss Leah become stronger, valued by the Acting Saintess, flattered by Bishop Simon, and even your father trying to curry favor with her, you feel bad, right?"

Anna's voice was soft, but every word pierced Prince Alvin's ears like needles: "Because you think she's not good enough. You would be very happy if Miss Elena replaced Miss Lia."

"You only blindly support and trust Elena, completely disregarding the attitudes of others. Even if you know to some extent that you are acting as an accomplice, you turn a deaf ear to what others are going through."

"Hmph, in the end you're just a selfish little man, yet you keep calling yourself a knight."

"If you were a knight, you would be disgusted by Miss Elena's behavior right now, and you wouldn't be here begging the person who has been bullied to forgive the bully and even want to release the bully?"

"And then what? Let Miss Elena cause trouble for Miss Lia again? What reason does Miss Lia have to release Miss Elena? No, not a single one."

“Prince Alvin, you are no different from those who are opportunistic and forget morality. You all rushed over to make unreasonable demands as soon as you saw that Miss Lia had the ability.”

"I didn't!" Prince Alvin stood up abruptly, spilling tea all over the table. "I didn't mean that, it's just...!"

"Then why are you still pleading for Elena?" Anna looked at him, unyielding. "Elena was the one who bullied her. By pleading for Elena, you are telling Miss Lia that Elena is more important to you than she is."

"Although Miss Lia doesn't care about your thoughts, your actions have been seen by everyone."

"Please, Prince Alvin, stop standing on some moral high ground and lecturing Miss Lia. Your behavior and character have absolutely nothing to do with chivalry."

Prince Alvin opened his mouth, but could not utter a word.

At that moment, he was completely unaware that the study door was slightly ajar, and two figures were standing in the doorway listening to the conversation inside.

Or rather, it was a critique of Prince Alvin.

"Your Highness, do you know why I'm so devoted to Miss Lia?"

Anna's voice lowered. "Because she could have killed me. I did so many wrong things to her in the past."

“She knows perfectly well how I treated her before. She knows perfectly well that I helped Marquise Mara spy on her, helped Elena bully her, and helped them lock her in the storeroom.”

“But she didn’t kill me. She hit me, yelled at me, and then gave me a bag of gold coins to buy medicine to treat my wounds.”

Anna clenched her fists; she was now living the life she had always wanted.

Only if the master is powerful enough could she, as a maid, criticize a prince as she does now.

In this Earl's mansion in Orlando, she was not ostracized by the other maids and butlers. She was able to leave behind the past of the Rost family without being oppressed, all because Leah is now a completely different person.

"Therefore, Your Highness, what you need to do is not to think about how to get Miss Lia to release Miss Elena, but rather you should apologize to Miss Lia yourself."

“You have no right or reason to stand here and have Miss Lia do things for you.”

“Miss Lia’s kindness and compassion should not be used as a tool for you to exploit, nor should they be a get-out-of-jail-free card for Miss Elena to pay the price for her actions.”

Prince Alvin's first reaction was resistance, then anger, and then helplessness.

Just as Anna said, he should apologize to Lia first.

"Ahem, alright Anna, it's very rude of you to speak to Prince Alvin like that." Earl Orlando entered at the opportune moment.

She appeared to be scolding him, but in reality, she was protecting Anna, the maid who had offended the prince.

The maid Anna immediately bowed and apologized, then walked behind 'Lia' who had followed Earl Orlando in.

At this moment, Lia is the evil 'Lia'.

Next comes the real educational phase that Prince Alvin will face.

Chapter 101 First of all, you're a glutton.

Prince Alvin was already embarrassed enough by being scolded by his maid Anna.

Now, seeing Count Orlando and Lia here, at this particular time, only made him feel more ashamed.

It wasn't for Alvin's sake, who was currently red-hot; it was simply to prevent Anna from being resented by this prince who called himself a knight, since Anna had just been warming up Claire.

"Anna, you can go out now." So Claire asked the maid to leave for a moment.

"Yes, Master."

Anna bowed and withdrew.

The door closed, leaving only Claire (Lia), Earl Orlando, and Prince Alvin in the room.

Although Prince Alvin appears to be the highest in status and the most distinguished.

Yet, at this very moment, he seemed utterly insignificant in the face of the two people before him, especially when facing Claire, where he had lost all his previous pride and confidence.

“Prince Alvin, please have some tea. We apologize for taking a little while.” Earl Orlando eased the tense atmosphere.

This is similar to how you might give a pet a reward after disciplining it, so you need to avoid stress when you want to discuss serious educational matters with it.

This set of equipment is designed for training pets or animals, but it works just as well on Prince Alvin.

"Thank you, Earl. It's alright. I haven't been waiting here for long."

Prince Alvin took a sip of tea, exhaled, and forced a smile.

However, Prince Alvin was more concerned about 'Lia' who sat down opposite him than Earl Orlando.

At this moment, 'Lia' had changed into a dark blue loungewear coat, and her hair was loosely draped over her shoulders. She didn't look like a noble lady, but rather like a knight who had just come down from the training ground.

He had seen this kind of 'Lia' several times before. When discussing the marriage with her father, His Majesty Darion, this was the 'Lia' in front of him who had no hesitation in breaking ties with her father.

Even her own father, the emperor of the empire, was powerless against her.

Faced with 'Lia' in this state, and considering what the maid Anna had just said, Prince Alvin still couldn't completely relax.

“Prince Alvin,” Claire said, her voice calm and devoid of emotion, as she observed the uneasy prince before her. “You heard what Anna just said.”

Prince Alvin gave a slight smile, feeling somewhat relieved. "I heard you."

Since 'Lia' is saying this now, she must be pleading on behalf of the maid Anna, right?

It was clearly inappropriate for a maid to treat the prince that way, not to mention that she was a guest and also represented the royal family.

Lia would probably tell herself not to take Anna's words too seriously, but Prince Alvin really didn't intend to hold Anna responsible, after all, he considered himself a knight.

"Do you think she's right?" Claire asked.

Prince Alvin remained silent for a moment.

This seemed different from what he had expected, but he nodded. "Yes."

Although he was somewhat resentful at being scolded by a maid, he couldn't refute what Anna had said.

Claire looked at him. "So, where do you think you went wrong?"

Huh? Why is this still putting pressure on me?

Prince Alvin looked up, his lips trembling. "I... I shouldn't have only thought of pleading for Elena, I shouldn't have ignored your feelings, I shouldn't have..."

The foolish prince was under some pressure, listening to Prince Al's constant apologies.

“No,” Claire interrupted him.

Prince Alvin stared blankly at 'Lia', not quite understanding why his apology was still valid.

I thought I was going to be humiliated. I guess the maid Anna was just someone Earl Orlando and 'Lia' deliberately letting to mock me.

But what 'Lia' said next surprised him.

“Your mistake wasn’t in pleading, ignoring my feelings, or showing favoritism towards Elena,” Claire’s voice was cold. “Your mistake was that you had no idea what you were doing.”

Prince Alvin's face turned even paler.

"You think you're helping Elena, you think you're being a good person. You think you're practicing chivalry. You think you're protecting the weak and upholding justice."

Claire said, word by word, “But you’re not. You’re just indulging your own sense of moral superiority.”

Prince Alvin was speechless, thinking that 'Lia' had said those words to belittle him.

But now, 'Lia' doesn't seem to be discussing with him who was right and who was wrong about the past.

Instead, he asked the same question that His Majesty Daryan's father had just said yesterday? This made Prince Alvin take things seriously, setting aside his own petty emotions.

"I wanted to rescue Elena. Of course, I know that this may be a bit of a frivolous thing, but I was also trying to protect and help my friend."

This was also Prince Alvin's reply to His Majesty Daryan; at least in his view, he was not wasting his time.

As a knight, protecting your companions is also very important.

No matter what, he couldn't turn a blind eye to Elena. If he abandoned her and left her to die, who knew what punishment he would face?

“I’m asking you, Prince Alvin,” Claire said, leaning back on the sofa with her hands folded on her knees, “do you know who Elena is?”

Prince Alvin paused for a moment. "She's your sister..."

“She’s not family at all,” Claire interrupted him. “Because family doesn’t bully their own relatives, at least not my family.”

Prince Alvin had just heard these words from his maid Anna.

But now that 'Lia' herself has said it, Prince Alvin is speechless.

Because the current 'Lia' is able to be followed by Bishop Simon and has such a close relationship with Rosemary, who is by Bishop Augustine's side, she has no reason to slander Elena.

The current 'Lia' faces her father, His Majesty Emperor Darion, and Bishop Augustine every day. Elena is completely insignificant.

Having received Anna's prior warning, Prince Alvin's mind was noticeably more agile at this moment.

As for Claire at this moment, she was also standing up for Lily. "From childhood, Elena has always been stealing things from me, deliberately creating embarrassing situations at the Royal Academy, and colluding with Marquis Rost and Marquise Marla to steal my engagement. You know that, you just pretend you don't."