Chapter 538
Chapter 538
But despite these thoughts, the hit back her words.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be liwiting the Queen’s wrath.
Leonard’s lace turned ashen with fear. He whispered a desperate suggestion, “Your Majesty, with Prince Xander now shielding Athena, I’m afraid she may already have gotten her hands on the damning evidence
“Your Majesty, you must quickly find a way out.
* this evidence falls into His Majesty’s hands, it will inevitably lead straight to Prince Fermin
After a long outburst of hiry, the Queen unexpectedly regained her composure.
She fixed her gaze on Leonard and demanded, “Lord Leonard, do you have a solution to this?”
Leonard pondered for a moment before speaking cautiously, “Your Majesty, the truth can no longer be hidden. Athena will surely pursue this matter relentlessly until everything comes to light. In my humble opinion, it would be wiser for Your Majesty to confess to His Majesty voluntarily.
“Your Majesty, as the head of the Six Palaces, you have shared many years with His Majesty. Surely, in consideration of your deep marital bond, His Majesty will show you leniency”
The Queen turned to Leonard with a cold, sarcastic laugh. “You think His Majesty and I share some deep bond?”
She wore an unsettling smile that made Leonard’s skin crawl.
Kelsey’s back was slick with cold sweat, She cursed inwardly, ‘Leonard is such an utter fool!
Everyone knows His Majesty has long since cast the Queen aside. He hasn’t set foot in her chambers for years.
‘He actually dared to talk about deep marital bonds? That’s!
I’s like twisting the knife in the Queen’s heart!
To everyone’s surprise, instead of erupting in anger, the Queen simply nodded with an unsettling calm. “Lord Leonard, you have indeed given me something to consider.”
Leonard let out a sigh of relief and once again offered a suggestion to the Queen. “Your Majesty, I believe you should follow the example of the former Queen–shed your robes and remove your decorations to beg His Majesty for mercy”
The Queen’s eyes narrowed dangerously at the suggestion. To be asked to shed her robes and remove her decorations was the ultimate humiliation.
She seethed inwardly, ‘Leonard is so shameless. To save his own skin, he actually dared to ask me to endure such humiliation.
egy. If I emerge unscathed, you
The Queen said with icy sarcasm while fixing her murderous gaze on Leonard, “Lord Leonard, what an excellent strategy. be handsomely rewarded”
Over the years, Leonard had lined his pockets with untold riches, all thanks to the Queen’s patronage.
Just when the Queen needed him most, he decided to turn away from the matter.
shall
As soon as Leonard lett, Kelsey heaved a sigh of relief.
Kelsey knew that Leonard was definitely going to take
All these years, he’d kept his position solely by the Queen’s prace.
He had no real talent at all.
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