“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.

Are you trying to defend the culprit?”

raising her voice. “That’s not

her objections, Lawrence noticed a hint of guilt in

know you’re aware of who 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 apprehend

You shouldn‘t protect the

everyone agreeing with the earl, Nancy could only glance at everyone

Dylan… Was none other than his own

“He didn‘t mean it…”

expected the perpetrator to

What if it were actually… He eyed

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

was Prince Aaron who killed His Majesty?” The earl shook his head in disbelief. “No. That

Aaron to murder the king. He’d be next in line to the throne, anyway. He has no need to commit

sank as everyone vouched for Aaron while questioning her

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