At Pidence City.
Ever since the Osborne family fell from grace, the Queen had been living o
(on benterhooks.
These days, she dared not show her lace before the King, terrified of angering him and implicating fermin
Only after Lizzie’s wedding did the Queen finally breathe a sigh of relief.
One day,Fermin went to the palace to see the Queen
Inside the palace chambers, the Queen and Fermin sat together, speaking in hushed tones.
Termin’s face darkened with fury. He spat, “That bastard Nicolas. To think he was actually a remnant of the previous empire, hiding in plain sight and nearly dragging me down with him!”
The more he thought, the angrier he grew. He couldn’t believe that Nicolas had played him.
Seeing how utterly furious Formin was, the Queen said coolly, “Why are you still keeping tabs on the Osbornes? Surely you don’t and rescue them.”
expect Nicolas com
“Mother, don’t you know? Nicolas has always doted on Willow and can’t bear to let her suffer the slightest bit of injustice. I don’t believe he’ll just stand by and do nothing while she’s exiled,” Fermin huffed angrily.
The Queen wasn’t entirely clear about the relationship between Nicolas and Willow.
All she knew was that Nicolas had been rather protective of Willow.
The Queen scoffed, “He probably just values Willow for her ingenuity. Surely you didn’t expect him to actually fancy her?”
The Queen thought coldly, ‘Feelings are mere illusions. They are intangible and fleeting.
“There’s no such thing as genuine love
Just like between me and His Majesty. We were head over heels in love back then
But now
The Queen’s eyes dimmed at the thought of Arthur’s cold indifference.
Arthur hadn’t set foot in her chambers for more than half a month.
Fermin cast a disapproving glance at the Queen, thinking, ‘She’s the Queen already, yet she still spends all day obsessing over romance.”
Fermin slammed his fist down hard on the table, his face livid with rage. “No matter what, I won’t let that bastard get away with this ”
The Queen cast a cool glance at him and said in a measured tone, you’re going to do it, do it cleanly and thoroughly. Leave no loose ends.”
She loathed the Manson family to the core since they dared to harbor remnants of the previous empire. She felt that they deserved nothing less than death.
Men, women, and children of all ages shuffled along their hair matted, faces smeared with dirt, and dressed in filthy, tattere
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Sametimes, Willow wished she could just end it all.
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