Chapter 5073

Forsythe called out in response before asking for a few details and hurrying out of the palace.

Right after he left, Morticia collapsed onto the ground like a deflated balloon, both from worry and fatigue.

She had been putting up a front toward Forsythe the entire time. Now that no one else was around, she could pretend no longer. Despite being a Fiend Empress, she was but a woman at the end of the day. Maternal instincts were unshakeable, and there was no way she could calm down with her child in trouble.

'Please don't let anything have happened to you, my child.'

'Nothing at all, I beg.'

As she sat on the floor, Morticia closed her eyes and began to pray.

…

Forsythe left the palace and began to head toward the stone house.

This was because Morticia had instructed Forsythe to go alone so that news would not go out.

He had thought it through. He was going to bring Heather to the exchange by himself. As long as he got the child back, he would not mind if he turned to dust.

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