Carol’s POV
“You banished her?!” I gasped, staring up at him in shock. “I don’t understand. Why would you do that?”
He furrowed his brows at me, and I could see the look of disapproval on his face. I’m sure he’s not used to anyone raising their voices at him, but I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t believe he would banish Alison like that. She was a sweet girl, and she was the one who guessed I had been poisoned. If it weren’t for her, who knows what would have happened to me? I wanted to say that to him, but I stood before him with a shocked expression and my mouth hanging open.
“As I said, she was the one who served your tea,” Bennet said, folding his arms across his chest. “She can’t be trusted.”
“She didn’t know it was poisoned,” I argued, shaking my head. “It wasn’t her fault.”
