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The news, regardless of its shock value, had only one resultit completely enraged Gerald’s

admirers.

Like Trevor, Gerald had been one of Starhaven’s most respected scholars and was renowned for his wisdom. Trevor had stepped back from court politics, leaving his influence to dwindle. That was why when trouble befell the Young family, few people spoke up for them.

However, Gerald was different. His son still held powerful position in the Civil Department, and many officials, unaware of the truth, saw this as a way to win favor with the Quinton family. They clamored in court, demanding the Marquis of Glandale be held accountable for spreading rumors about Gerald.

Under normal circumstances, this would have been little more than a passing storm. But that day, several officials and prominent young men had been arrested. Though Salvador tried to preserve their reputations, the common folk were relentless in their gossip. Wherever one went, there were whispers, fingers pointing in every direction.

The officials were desperate to shift the public’s attention elsewhere, so they acted quickly.

Within days, servants from the gentlemen’s retreats began to speak out. They confirmed they had seen Gerald there on numerous occasions, sometimes braving the fiercest storms just to make the trip.

When that happened, the scandal escalated beyond anyone’s control.

At first, Salvador had been furious. However, Jeremiah advised that, since the truth had already come to light, it would be unwise to keep covering it up. The matter had become so public that acknowledging it and taking steps to clear up the misunderstanding was the only sensible option.

Moreover, Sigmund had other tutors, and honoring his true mentor would preserve the late king’s dignity.

Thus, the once–respected scholar, Cloud Draken, was posthumously honored with the title of Royal Tutor. His memorial plaque was moved to the royal chapel.

Cloud had no descendants. He was a scholar who had placed third in the national examinations during the seventh year of Augustus‘ reign. Brilliant and highly talented, he served as an official for two years before resigning to travel the world.

as tutor to Sigmund, who was crown prince at the time. However, after two years of teaching, Cloud couldn’t resist

often wrote articles criticizing social issues, sometimes in an extremely sharp manner, which made him less liked by people. Later, he turned to poetry and published

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through the world,

honor. Now that he had been posthumously named

reasons for this move, one of them being Victoria’s words that the Quinton family was large and well–established, with deep, far–reaching connections. It was time to trim

expect was that before the branches could be trimmed, half of the roots had already been dug

himself had set in motion. Being a king sometimes required

blow to the Quinton family. It was as if it was being publicly acknowledged

of Royal Tutor wasn’t officially revoked,

Gerald at the peak of power was the respect of others. Now, this incident had dragged him down from the mountaintop straight into the muck. From here on out, every mention of his name would be laced with

had crashed down on the Quinton family. No matter how much they tried to conceal things from Gerald, he always found a way

made up his mind to die, and now there was no trace of a will to live left in him. He refused to eat or drink, no matter how much anyone tried to coax him. Malcolm had even gone to Salvador, pleading for a special favor to allow Kylie to see Gerald, hoping that perhaps she might be able to change his

sway him, and she thought surely her words would reach his heart. She was, after all,

sat by Gerald’s bedside and spoke for an hour, but he never once opened his eyes to acknowledge her. Not a single

like he was on the brink of death. He refused even

at their wits‘ end, Gerald finally uttered

single request.

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