Conspiracy Against Your Character

The Conspiracy Against Your Character, was a conspiracy designed to force Your Character out of consideration to become fiancee to King "Liam" and the next Queen of Cordonia.

Prelude
In Book 1, Chapter 14, at Applewood Manor, the door to Your Character's room was left unlocked. You were undressing and in your underwear when Tariq came into the room unexpectedly, causing you to scream. He tells you that you made a very forward gesture by being undressed in his bedroom, and how he didn't expect things to progress so quickly. He tells you that he returns your feelings ardently, and attempts to kiss you. Drake rushes into your room and fights Tariq in what would appear as an unsuccessful attempt at rape (in Drake's eyes). When the two stop fighting, Tariq explains himself and then leaves when you reject him.

"Lady (Your Name), The Prince will never be yours, and you will never be queen. Leave court now."

- Letter addressed to you

At the end of Chapter 18, at the Coronation Ball, you receive a letter delivered by Bertrand. In Chapter 19, when you tell Bertrand that Olivia also received a similar note, he concludes that either whoever sent the letters might want Madeleine to win since the three of you are the favorites OR Madeleine might also be a victim of this attack. He tells you not to worry and that he will get to the bottom of it, but when an article appears in the tabloids with a picture that you were unfaithful to Prince Liam with Tariq, you, Bertrand, and Maxwell are escorted out of the Palace by Bastien and the Royal guards.

Investigation
In Book 2, you and your friends start investigating the case to clear your name. In Chapter 3, you interrogate a maid at Applewood Manor about what happened that night. She explains that a noble lady asked her to play a "joke" on her friends and help set them up because they were desperately in love with each other. They assigned Tariq to the same room as you and this is how he came to you unknowingly. In Chapter 4, they investigate the Manor's premises and discover that the photographer was in on the plan and waited up in a tree for the shot to line up. There, they also find the photographer's security id tag.

In Chapter 6, in Italy, you see the photographer and recognize her from her security tag. You and Maxwell separate her from the other photographers by staging a big scene, but she runs. Eventually, you catch her and she reveals that she was paid to take the picture and shows the digital copy of the receipt from the bank transfer. Maxwell gives it to Bertrand, who is able to find out the last four digits of the credit card number that was used for the payment. They don't know who it belongs to, but from the information gathered from the maid, they know it has to be one of the noble ladies. They are in luck as the women will be gathered tonight for Madeleine's bachelorette party.

In Chapter 7, the women go shopping together for dresses for the occasion where you have the opportunity to see Penelope's card number. At the club, you have the opportunity to see Kiara's card number and if you enlist Olivia's help, you will get to see her number and she helps you get Madeleine's number. All of the credit cards seem legit and do not match the four digits Bertrand gave you. Although Madeleine, Kiara, and Penelope separate from you and Hana at the chocolate shop, you meet up with them again as you walk back to the train station. They had rode a taxi, which Penelope has to pay for. She forgot her credit card at the dress shop but tells you she has a second one for emergencies. She doesn't know how to pay, so she hands it to you to help and you see that is a match.

In Chapter 8, there is Parisian charity fashion show where all nobles are gathered again. Throughout the chapter, you get opportunities to gain Penelope's trust. If you gain enough trust, she will reveal to you that she knew she wasn't going to be chosen by Liam but needed to stay at court because of her parents' expectations. She was offered a position as a lady-in-waiting regardless of who Liam chose as long as she helped Bastien in the scheme against you. If you don't succeed in gathering enough trust, she will reveal the information to Hana.

In Chapter 9, you and Drake try to corner Bastien, but he doesn't reveal anything. He only lets out that it wasn't personal and he was ordered to do it. Drake realizes there are only two people who Bastien would feel obligated to obey without question: the former king and queen. In Chapter 11, you interrogate the queen mother. She reveals that Bastien isn't one of her guards and feels more loyalty to the king father. In Chapter 12, you and Liam start interrogating the former king but he loses his breath and passes out. In the hospital, he reveals that he has lung cancer and that he was behind the conspiracy against your character.