Chapter 76: Emperor Jai

Both the coronation and naming of the Crown Prince were grand affairs. After the uproar had died down from the death sentences passed on Loren and Rowena and their crimes had been made known to the public, life settled down once again.

Her family, including Des had been there for the coronation and had been allowed to spend time with her and the baby for a few days following before the palace went back to normal.

But that day, the day she was finally named as my Empress had been the final insult to Valeria. I’d had her walled in where I knew she could see and hear the procession.

This is something I’d planned when I decided on her punishment. I wanted her to see all that she’d worked so hard for come to nothing.

It had been weeks since the death of her son and granddaughter, something she had to live with day and night, and now the final straw. The young girl she’d sought to destroy was now in her rightful place.