"Could this be the reason why they would hold a grudge in the empire?" Lucia frowned her brows as she read the contents of the news.
A tragic sacrifice of the Duke of Vesala to save his only daughter…
It was such a sad story but none of the citizens felt empathized with the Vesala Family. They could only shake their heads with a heavy sigh for a father whose life was lost because of a foolish daughter.
It was already mercy that the Emperor did not retract their noble status, for the worst case would be, aside from killing the offender, they would still have to be banished from the Empire.
Lucia phased back and forth in her room, thinking about what Carolina and Maxim would do next. Would it be at this moment that they started to build their power to eventually usurp the throne?
