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After a few days, everyone who needed to be interrogated at Harmony Palace had been interrogated. Rafael felt it was time to question Eleanor.

Carissa was heading to Ironridge Estate to see Jessica today, while Rafael would be interrogating Eleanor. It was a coordinated effort from both sides.

Eleanor had been locked in the dungeon for about five days. At first, she pretended to have lost her mind. When she realized that tactic wasn’t working, she stopped resisting, seemingly resigned to whatever fate awaited her.

At least, that was how it appeared on the surface.

In the interrogation room, the aunt and nephew sat across from each other.

Eleanor still wore the plain clothing from the Emberfest Festival night, but after days in the dungeon, her garments were wrinkled and her hair was disheveled. She looked drained, with dark circles under her eyes. In just a few days, she had lost a significant amount of weight, making her skin sag and giving her an aged appearance, as if she had aged five or six years overnight.

Sudden weight loss in middle age could be harsh, and it showed on her, especially since she had always had a sharp disposition. Now, her looks reflected her inner bitterness.

Rafael spoke first, “You kept those concubines locked away in the dungeon for a long time. Now that you find yourself in the same situation, how does it feel?”

smiled. “It’s far worse than Harmony Palace’s

issued a royal edict stripping you of your title. Today, the Royal Citadel’s governor will be visiting your residence

does it matter if I’m no longer a grand princess? I am still of royal blood. My father was King Augustus, and my mother was Lady Chloe. No

It was as if being the daughter of Augustus was more

motions and asked, “Where did those

of treason, let it be a beheading if that’s what they decide. If they want to execute my entire family line, then let them do so. This is how treason is judged, isn’t it? Just

verbatim.”

would also include him and Salvador. Furthermore, since she was married, that included her husband’s family as well. The

Majesty doesn’t intend to go that far. You also don’t need to fear for Jessica, provided she wasn’t involved in the

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only remaining attachment she had to this world–her

at Rafael. She despised being seen through and hated feeling manipulated. “If you want to kill her, then go ahead. It’s not

ed.. are

you the

treason? Who’s behind it? You’ve already been demoted to a commoner. If you don’t confess, we’ll have

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