Chapter 622:

Zaiper turned.

Emeriel stood by the door.

She walked into court gracefully. Fully dressed in her formal princess attire, she looked radiant. There were no visible marks on her skin, no signs of bruises or pain. Her eyes shone brightly, filled with life, and on her lips was a wide, unshaken smile.

Not a single person stirred as she paused to bow gracefully to the assembled court before crossing the floor and ascending the dais, coming to a stop beside the grand king.

Then… she kissed him.

Not a peck nor even a heavy, indecent display, the kiss was light. Yet it screamed intimacy. Free of tongue or theatrics, but every bit as charged with passion as if they were alone. It lingered just long enough to stun the court into an even deeper silence.

back up such ridiculous claims, my lord? Since when is it wrong for

from his throat, so angry his vision turned red. “How dare

covering her mouth in sheer exasperation. “How dare you

for a few seconds, too dumbfounded to

respect, grand lord, but unless you were present in the room with us, you have no right

could not

up then, his brow

turned to the minister, bowing low in apology. A full, deep

she said as she straightened gracefully. “I merely came to deliver a message to my king, one I

overheard the topic of conversation. I could not stay silent and allow the Second Ruler to make such

Why should we believe anything from the mouth of a human? You are the same girl who fooled this court for an entire year, dressing as a boy while hiding

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