Not Accept Defeat.
For the first time in her life, Gabriella was silent. She did not know how to reply to it.
She wanted to believe her son like always but he was uttering nonsense.
If she would say that she still trusts him then she would only be labeled as a fool or they would realize that she was lying since it did not make any sense.
"Duchess, there is no way that a human who had spent all her life in the palace would be able to control the beasts to a limit that they would let go of the prey they have tasted blood of,
Your son is claiming that she asked the wolves to stop when they tore his limbs and they let him go.
I apologize but it did not make any sense. Even if you want to ask my father, you are free to go. But you must remember that if he felt you were a fool and wasting his time, then he would punish you instead.
After hearing the story of both sides, there is no proof that lady hazel was the one who attacked lord Jonathan.