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Chapter 88

Author: FRANKOPHONE
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-28 05:13:35

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Lyra paced around her room like a ragged dog who was running mad, her hands trembling, her breathing shallow, and her mind racing with different scenarios.

The moment the guards broke the devastating news to her that Kael survived—her world tilted,. She knew she was so dead and there was no two ways about it.

She had planned everything so meticulously. She had thought that everything would go on smoothly. The poison. The delivery. Even the cover-up when Damian and the Rogue King want to investigate. In fact, she had started celebrating her victory in advance. But it failed. It fucking failed woefully.

Worse of all, he had survived without a single scratch.

Her heart slammed violently against her chest as she clutched her fists like a lifeline.

“No… no, no, no…” she muttered under her breath. “How? How is that bastard still alive? How could he know not to eat the food?"

The guards had said he lay there, unmoving. They were certain he was dead. But it turned out he had tri
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