Chapter 172: Chapter 172: The Queen’s Words

Queen Isadora looked at Serena with a gentle smile, but there was a strange glint in her eyes. Serena looked almost as beautiful as the moon itself.

"Brother Maximus has such a beautiful child," the queen said softly. "Such a gentle appearance... so innocent. How I wish I had a daughter like you. But it seems the Moon Goddess has finally listened to my prayers and sent you to me. Brother Maximus surely wouldn’t mind if I called his daughter mine. I have always wished for a daughter of my own."

Serena looked toward her father. She hoped to see some reaction, but Lord Maximus did not say a single word. He didn’t even look at the queen. He just sat there quietly, as if the queen’s presence meant nothing.

But Queen Isadora did not seem to care. She kept smiling as if everything was perfectly fine.

The atmosphere at the table was strange. Everyone looked calm on the surface, but Serena could feel it...none of them here truly liked each other. They were all just pretending. The smiles were fake, and the politeness was also forced.

Even the queen’s kindness felt cold. Serena could feel no warmth from her words, only a chill that touched her heart.

Then the queen said again, "Serena is really beautiful. I wonder who her mother is... Is it Lady Elara?"

The name struck like lightning.

Serena froze, and at that exact moment, Lord Maximus threw the knife in his hand onto the table with a loud clang. The sound echoed through the hall, making everyone flinch...including the king himself.

The King looked sharply at the Queen, warning her with his eyes, but Queen Isadora did not stop.

almost left everything, even his throne,

in

by her family... and by you, Brother

stared at the queen with a confused


is that?

was Elarliya, not Elara. And her mother had never told her anything

when suddenly her father stood up. His chair crashed

said coldly, "the Queen has too much free time.

husband is interested in

The room went silent.

waiting for anyone’s reply, he turned and stormed

in her seat. She didn’t dare move or look up. The tension was thick, and

mind whispered one question again and

close? Because my father had already loved someone else...

cheerful morning had completely vanished. All that was left was silence and

Isadora looked at Maximus’s back as he stormed out of the hall. Her gaze

girl looked so pale that she might faint at any second. Her lips were trembling, her fingers tightly clenched


on Queen Isadora’s lips. She raised one eyebrow and thought

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