Chapter 154: the blood was dried

"Your highness, please save me.'' She pleaded again, only then did I realise we were looking in each other's eyes for a while. His eyes had so many emotions that for a moment I felt lost.

"You are safe here, lady Isabella," he said. I had to stifle a laugh when Isabella's expressions turned stiff.

Her clothes were torn, and she was beaten, yet Cassius said she was safe with such confidence, what was the definition of safe in his vocabulary!

"Your highness, her highness had slapped me, multiple times, she was even trying to strangle me, she had gone crazy, she is not in her senses anymore." she said in between her sobs, i had to say, it was a perfect plan.

If I had been at Cassius's place, I would have believed her words too. Since she was locked in the room all the time and no one had come in except her father and me, so everyone's suspicion would go on me, no one would even think that she had beaten herself, after all, which sane person would do that!

That was the most risky, crazy yet effective plan to do so, now that i think about it, in  the past i was blamed to hurt her many times, and my memory of that time was hazy, had i really hurt her, or just like today it was all her plan since the start.

What a fool I had been, if that was the case!

"Look at my face, even the blood has filled my mouth many times with the impact of her hands." she continued sobbing while Cassius stood there silently.

I had to think of a solution soon, otherwise I would fall into her trap once again.

But would he believe if i say i had not done this.

"Your highness" he raised a hand in the air before I could speak further.

Isabella smirked from behind him and my fingers clenched into a fist, if Cassius did not even listen to me, there was no way  I could prove that she was in the condition before I came here.

I looked at the guard who was standing there all the time, now he was my last hope.

His eyes met mine and he bowed, avoiding my eyes, it was clear he did not want to be part of this mess.

"Cassius" i took his name but before i could speak further he spoke,

"Marianne was not the one, who had beaten you." His words not only surprised me but even Isabella was visibly shaken.

"Your highness, Cassius, she is the one, there was no one else who was here, she is the one" she said looking more pitiful than before.

"I agree, but she came here, just a few minutes ago." he added, and we both furrowed our brows. Few minutes were enough for slapping, isn't it?

"But she started beating me the moment she entered, I was laying there, she held me by my sleeves forcefully, it even tore my dress. Then she jerked me on my feet, and before I could process what was happening, she started beating me. I pleaded to her to not beat me, but she did not listen.

But you just entered at the right time, you are the one who can save me from her craziness." She made a good story with enough proof.

There were nail marks in her hands, where she was pointing that I had held her. I wonder how could someone inflict so much pain on themselves just to win the fake sympathy, and to insult others.

"So that would be the time when your face and hands bled, lady Isabella." he asked with a much softer tone this time.

Was he finally convinced by her!

Isabella nodded, "yes, her hands had enough force that made me bled." her tears still flowing like a broken dam.

"Lady Isabella, as you said, she was the one who had beaten you just a few moments ago, then tell me one thing, how is the blood dried so fast." he asked, touching her hands and showing the marks of nails that had dried blood around it.

But what my eyes noticed was not dried blood, but the way he was holding her, he was holding the sleeves and pointing at the mark from distance, trying his best not to touch as if touching her would dirty his hands.

Even his expression, something was not right, if they were in a physical relationship, then why was he so reluctant to touch her, and why was he supporting me instead of her.

It looked like the matter was not that clear as I had thought.

"The blood, my blood dries easily, due to the air, and temperature." really, such a lame excuse was left to her, now!

"In that case, why don't we call a physician to check your wounds, and let him decide how much time had passed, when the blood seeped out of your injuries." he added, nodding his head.

Was he serious, he was going to call a physician, that would make the matter public, and everyone would know what happened here.

"Your highness, that would not be needed, it's such a small scratch, they will heal automatically," she replied as she tried to cover her wounds.

"But we are not calling the physician to tend to your wounds, we are calling him to know if your blood is as special as you said, that the wounds dried in a few seconds, even the blood on your face, lady Isabella is completely dried, normally it take almost an hour to be it like that, as the underground area had no air, as you claimed.'' I must say, that was a perfect insult, but the point was why!

"My lord, if you look closely, you will see, that's not the case," she added, walking closer to him when she was already just an inch away. I thought I had to see the nauseous drama of their public affection but what happened stunned me.

Cassius mercilessly jerked and pushed her, making her fall on the ground.