Chapter 697

Melanie nodded slightly, with a hint of playfulness. "Yes, Master!"

"How was the investigation?"

Back then, to ensure Melanie’s freedom during the investigation of the truth, Frederick had given her the Dark Monarch Token. With that, she could even command a Dark Monarch Massacre to intimidate local bigshots.

"I spent four months in Aston, the Northern Frontier, other provinces, and the Imperial Capital, secretly investigating this matter.” Melanie turned serious. “It turns out, Cyrus's death was not an accident. The so-called ghost marriage of Selene with a deceased noble from an Imperial Capital family was just a cover!"

Frederick was stunned. "You mean there was someone behind this?"

"Yes!" Melanie nodded.

Frederick pondered for a while—it made sense.

A bigwig from the Imperial Capital went to such lengths to marry off his deceased son, specifically needing a woman born in a moment filled with dark energy. Selene was one in a million, with a rare Dark Soul. But it was ridicu