Rich Bitch: Eva. Simply tripping and scorning the peasant miller's daughter was not the extent of her selfishness and cruelty—after overhearing Cora and Jonathan's conversation she immediately spills the secret to Leopold. And rather than, for example, being furious at the way Cora had been treated, or that a lowly gardener had pretended to be a prince, and rather than urging Leopold to help Cora out of the situation she had been tricked into...she makes him think Cora is simply a gold-digger, liar, and thief and gets him to set up a test that ends with Cora being scorned and cast out. After this it becomes even more ironic that she would claim she could give Leopard a daughter "pure as snow."
Cora had agreed to steal the crown jewels and give them to the gardener in order to keep him quiet. Yes, she was being blackmailed into it. However, she whole thing began because she lied to Leopold about being pregnant, which in a monarchy, can cause problems with successions. Leopold was willing to forgive and forget if she just told him the truth. Yes, Eva told for her own selfish reasons, but Cora wasn't an innocent victim in this.
Cora had agreed to steal the crown jewels and give them to the gardener in order to keep him quiet. Yes, she was being blackmailed into it. However, she whole thing began because she lied to Leopold about being pregnant, which in a monarchy, can cause problems with successions. Leopold was willing to forgive and forget if she just told him the truth. Yes, Eva told for her own selfish reasons, but Cora wasn't an innocent victim in this.