Only then did Lyra fully realize the situation.
The look she directed at Alex now held a trace of guilt and gratitude.
She naturally knew perfectly well that she had given the hairpin to Knox herself. It was impossible for Knox to deliberately claim he stole it just to cause trouble for himself.
The reason Leo came was entirely under Alex's instruction.
To help Knox deal with the Hale family, she had not hesitated to give him a strategy. Telling him to seek out the Poison King Leo to poison the entire Hale family to death.
Yet not only did Alex completely overlook her actions, he was actually so generous and magnanimous as to have Leo help her out of this predicament.
In comparison, her own actions were simply far too lowly and despicable.
"Saint Lord Alex, thank you." Lyra lowered her head and said guiltily.
"If you hadn't spoken up out of a sense of justice, not only would I have lost a supreme treasure, but I would have also fallen into a storm of public controversy."
