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Chapter 107 I need to see her first

Author: Aubrey Pepper
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-05 10:23:43

JASMINE

It was even risker to bring up the King’s older brother, and I was surprised that these gardeners felt so emboldened.A mere mention of the so-called Usurper was enough to land one in the dungeon and be accused of treason.

They needed to be careful.

“I heard so,” the girl said, her voice trembling slightly. “They said he was stabbed by his uncle’s silver sword and then was engulfed in flames.”

“Why would his uncle do that?” the young man asked, his voice half skeptical and half fearful. “That sounds so… violent. Especially against a family member.

“Well, one never knows why,” the old man sighed. “Lord Frank always seemed to be the cruel, strange one in his family. He was never close to his nephew. Maybe he values power more than family.”

There was another tense pause and then he spoke again.

“We should get to work before the guards come over,” he suggested.

“Speaking of which, do you know that Lord Frank hated the fact that his sister married the King?” the woman suddenly said,
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