Claire's POV

"Just tell him, Claire."

Seeing the deadlock between me and Louis, Olivia beside me urged in a low voice, nudging my arm anxiously.

"If you don't want to, I'll go tell him!"

"No!"

I immediately stopped Olivia.

I couldn't let Louis know that the necklace was actually lost by Olivia. I knew well how serious the consequences of losing a royal item could be. Even though Olivia was my friend, she probably wouldn't easily escape punishment.

More importantly, I didn't think she could handle Prince Louis's wrath.

So, the best solution was for me to take the blame.

I cleared my throat, forcing back the tears welling up...