“He was what?” Lawrence prompted.

The queen mother shut her eyes tightly before opening them once again.

“He was poisoned!” she announced, looking extremely desolate.

There were tear stains on her cheeks as she uttered those three words.

“What? He was poisoned?” the General of the Right asked skeptically. “Who’s the culprit? Has he been caught?”

The queen mother appeared visibly troubled. “The culprit is… Forget it. Let‘s not pursue this matter any further,” she concluded after a long pause.

Lawrence was displeased to hear that.

Our king was murdered, for goodness ‘ sake! How are we supposed to just let this go?

A doubtful expression formed on his face as he cast a sharp gaze at Nancy.

it, Your Majesty? You sound hesitant. Are you trying to defend

voice. “That’s not what I’m

Lawrence noticed a hint of guilt in the way she

the culprit is. Please tell us who it is,” said the earl with knitted brows. “His Majesty was your only son. He won’t be able to rest in peace if you don‘t

Majesty. You shouldn‘t protect the

earl, Nancy could only glance at everyone and

person who killed Dylan… Was none other than his own son, Aaron,” she declared before closing

“He didn‘t mean it…”

the perpetrator to be

it were actually… He eyed

that would just be pure vicious. To think she’d poison her only

The earl shook his head in disbelief.

He’d be next in line to the throne, anyway. He

for Aaron while questioning

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