Chapter 32

JOHANNA.

My heart kept throbbing as I paced around the room. I grabbed my hair and pulled it, holding the scream that was supposed to elude from my throat. Tears rolled down my cheeks, and I wiped it off. “My father can't be sick. Not now that I found my family…" I sniffed and rubbed my nose.

I wanted to go back to the Griming Manes Clan, but Evelyn was against it. She believed it was a trap and decided to go herself to know how my father was. It has been fourteen hours already, and she is yet to return.

Even my father's consort never dared to reach out to me, making it feel like Evelyn was telling the truth that it was a trap. But still, who would lie with the Supreme King's health? This is something that shouldn't be joked around with.

“The King is here….”

I hawked and wiped my watery eyelids so King Ramsey wouldn't get to see the tears in my eyes.

The door made a serene sound, and it slammed hard.

“What brings you here?” I said to him, not sparing a single glance. “I wanted to be