Chapter 718

Rafael lifted his gaze to assess Salvador’s expression.

“Yes,” he said. “After their disappearance, both my household and the Sinclair family dispatched many people to search for them, but to no avail. It was only later that we considered the possibility of Aunt Eleanor’s involvement.

“We asked Carmen to inquire among the servants at Harmony Palace. That was how we learned that on the night Daniel’s wife and children went missing, the household soldiers at Harmony Palace brought two children and a pregnant woman into the dungeon. That’s when we pinpointed Harmony Palace as the source of the incident.

“However, I couldn’t just barge in openly. I remembered that Aunt Eleanor usually invited high priests during the Emberfest Festival, and that the Garrison Unit and Capital Guard would focus their efforts on that area that night. So, we decided to use assassins to lure the capital and garrison guards into Harmony Palace, hoping they would rescue the captives.”

Salvador asked, “Is there anything else you’re keeping from me? Did you truly not know that Aunt Eleanor harbored treasonous intentions? Did you genuinely have no idea that there was so much armor and weapons hidden in Harmony Palace?”

Rafael raised his head with a resolute expression. “I truly didn’t know. Besides, she’s our aunt and a grand princess. Her status is esteemed, and she has no sons. Why would she conspire against the throne?”

That statement struck Salvador like a lightning bolt, truly awakening him to the reality of the situation. He fixed Rafael with a steady gaze, a glint of sharpness flickering in his eyes.

After a long moment, he said, “Let’s sit and talk.”

Rafael nodded and slowly took his seat.

but he deemed the likelihood of the man’s involvement extremely low. The man had

capital, Hayden and Harvey were nearly impossible suspects. Salvador’s other uncles, like Christopher and Austin, were in their fiefs, They were too busy indulging in their extravagant lifestyles

couldn’t be ruled out. He had married a lady from the Spencer family, which provided war horses to Starhaven’s army. The Spencers also forged

scattered, and uniting them was no simple task. The

likely suspect was sitting right there in the

matter, his chances of involvement

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Chapter 718

detrimental to

sway Rafael. That

gaze toward his brother softened considerably,

can get an answer from Aunt Eleanor

suspects in

said, “No, it all depends on who she implicates. What do you think? If you have a suspect in mind, feel free

inwardly. In truth, Salvador should suspect

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