qIn other words, Federico was more concerned about commercial opportunities and building networks than William and the eighty lives in his castle.

When the sad truth finally dawned upon her, Francesca's pity for William intensified.

Suddenly, she could understand why William had been suffering in silence all this while. It wasn't because he was an incompetent coward, but because he knew that even if he fought for what he wanted, it was simply pointless.

Even now, he couldn't even initiate an investigation despite having lost the lives of eighty men in the castle.

What made things worse was that his only hope lay in her relationship with Danrique.

How absurd was this?

More importantly, the fact that Federico could brazenly playback the conversation in front of William and Francesca meant that he didn't see any problem with it at all.

At that instant, Francesca finally understood why her mentor had repeatedly emphasized that she shouldn't get involved with politicians and members of royal families.

point. “William, was it your

I'll take

smiled faintly. “In that case, did you also order

quickly said. “It's true that the water source at the castle was poisoned together

Federico was more concerned about commercial opportunities and building networks than

is Dr. Felch's identity also true?” Federico questioned

Francesca a conflicted look, not knowing what

question back at him. “Is it the

as if she was speaking to a king at all. Instead, it was as if she was fearlessly arguing with a common man with no

needed a few seconds to recover from the shock. “Barely anything was publicly known about Francesco before this morning. Also, details of

certain

Francesco's identity had been such a tightly kept secret that even a king wasn't able to verify it. Previously, Federico didn't

he was truly concerned with was Francesca's

proud Francesca was incensed by his words. “What does whether I'm Danrique's fiancée have

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