Chapter 821 The Big Lie

"You two stay here and wait for her to wake up," Lucilla ordered. She was feeling very anxious after the event, but, as the chief of the Cao Clan, she had to fulfill her duties and find the prince as soon as possible. Unfortunately, only Raef and Juey had the chance of knowing the whereabouts of the prince.

But Juey was still unconscious and not showing any hints of waking up. Lucilla would need to go back to the Magnificent Hall first.

When she arrived in the hall, she bumped into Lucas by the door.

"Chief, what happened?" Lucas asked urgently the moment he saw Lucilla's grim expression.

"Let's go inside first," Lucilla said and then entered the Magnificent Hall.

Lucas followed her closely. The moment he entered the room, he saw Raef. He looked like he had just woken up.

When he saw the two, Raef popped out of his chair and fell to the ground. "Chief Lucilla," he cried. "I am innocent! I have nothing to do with the prince's disappearance." His voice was shaking. "I don't know what happened at all! I think I was framed!"

"Is the prince missing?" Lucas asked as he looked at Lucilla with astonishment.

Lucilla nodded coldly.

"What on earth is going on?" Lucas asked seriously. How could the prince disappear from inside the mansion of the Cao Clan? It was a heavily guarded place. A big person couldn't just disappear quietly. The prince wasn't even a spirit manipulator so there was no way for him to disappear without a trace, unless someone had kidnapped him. But who was bold enough to kidnap the prince?

When Lucilla told Lucas that she saw Juey in Woods's room, it became clear that the Xiao Clan was involved. Lucas glared at Raef.

"Guards, go and bring every single

was something odd about the Xiao Clan. Juey was not supposed to be in the prince's room, yet she was found there somehow. They definitely had something to do with the crime.

"Well..." Mary hesitated then turned to look at Raef with pleading eyes.

Raef shook his head. If the Cao Clan found out that they drugged the prince and used Juey as the bait, then they'd be doomed. It was best to act like Juey did it alone instead of destroying the entire Xiao Clan.

"Chief Lucilla, I shouldn't say anything because this is very shameful for our Xiao Clan, but I have no choice. My daughter, Juey, can be very audacious and liberated. She has long adored the prince. Last night, she snuck into his room and offered to serve him. Mary wanted to stop her from making a scene. The prince was drunk so Mary did not dare disturb him, and so she left Juey to take care of him. That's why my daughter was in the prince's room. I apologize for having such a shameless daughter! This was her doing! Please, punish her if you must, but do not fault the entire Xiao Clan for one woman's doing!" Raef lied, his hands clasped together as if he was helpless.