Chapter 148 - Monstrous Monster

She tried to control her heartbeat, control her feelings.

She must stay in control.

"Nothing about this is fair."

"I do not deserve how much hate you give me, Zezi."

Relief settled in her chest like cold water.

He didn't know.

Of course, he didn't know. There was no way he would have known of the poison and still made her his Queen.

No, he would have thrown her into the dungeon instead.

There was nothing for her to worry about... except her daughter and everything surrounding the recent attack.

"If my daughter dies, I will never forgive you. I won't let your kind take one more special person from me. Even if the guilty one is also death to yours."

"I am tired of this." There was resignation in his quiet voice, and without giving her a second look, he shut the door behind him.

Zezi was unmoved, at least that was what she had convinced herself that she felt.

Nothing.

It wasn't after an hour after he left, did she realized how stupid a move that had been.