The Silent 234

Chapter 234

The moment those words left Anthony's mouth, Gabriel lifted his gaze and gave Matthew a long, cold look.

Matthew blinked, confused. "Wh-what is it. Father?

That look sent a chill down his spine-he didn't understand what he'd said wrong. But Gabriel did. His son had just watched him get publicly reprimanded, yet instead of showing any concern, he'd immediately asked whether it would affert Sophie

Gabriel had been in a foul mood to begin with. Now, seeing Matthew so indifferent toward his own father, his temper ignited

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think me getting punished will affect her? She was never going to stay in the palace as a concubine in the first place, he snapped. "At best, she'll be thrown out under some excuse. We won't even have to bother finding a way to rescue her."

And wasn't that the bitter trutht

If it weren't for the mess Sophie had stirred up, he wouldn't have ended up being humiliated like this.

Now that the King had turned his back-and with Nolan guarding his flank-there was no chance of the court siding with him. It was clear those two were working together to strip him of power piece by piece.

But he wouldn't make it again.

up the chaos in his own household-starting with Eliza. And Sophie she needed to

thought, Gabriel

place up, he ordered curtly.

Anthony both shot

Gabriel cut them off without

a different approach. Bringing those two hotheads along would only make things

done. "Father, I know why you're going. That's

Eliza right now. And after the stunt we pulled. Eliza's bound to

might ask for the antidote. That's

to do but Anthony made sense. After a moment, he nodded. "Fine.

Come

"What about me?

the two were already walking out, neither sparing

filled with gossip and whispers, and it wasn't long before Gabriel

Their guards couldn't even catch the culprits. Every

crowd.

inside the carriage, stone-faced and seething. He didn't even bother to return home to change, simply barked for fresh clothes to be brought out before

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