“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.

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

refuted, raising her voice. “That’s not what

her objections, Lawrence noticed a hint of guilt in the way

know you’re aware of who the culprit is. Please tell us who it is,” said the earl with knitted brows. “His

Majesty. You shouldn‘t

agreeing with the earl, Nancy could

none other than his own

“He didn‘t mean it…”

expected the perpetrator to be

it were actually…

pure vicious. To think she’d poison her only

His Majesty?” The earl shook his head in disbelief. “No. That can’t be! Why would he do that? What would he gain

in line to the throne, anyway.

heart sank as everyone vouched for Aaron while questioning

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