Ivan grid his teeth while he took out his sword. Before coming down here, when Alicia told him she’d planned on giving her poison, he firmly opposed her. Perhaps he would have considered it if it had been the same poison Patricia had used, but Alicia was actually planning on giving her a peaceful dead.

That’s why Ivan adamantly opposed.

However, the only person who had the right to decide Patricia’s demise was Alicia herself. If that was what she wanted, nobody had the right to stop her. Therefore, Alicia offered her kindness to Patricia until the very last moment, but her half-sister insisted on stepping on her good heart....