The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

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.

pause, she said softly, "After all, everyone has heard the famous love story of Brother Maximus, how he almost left everything, even his throne, for Lady Elara. And now that he suddenly has

smiled as if she hadn’t just dropped a storm in the middle of

by her family... and by you, Brother Maximus. No one ever got to see her. But if she gave birth to such a lovely daughter, she must have been a very beautiful and kind

at the

Who is that? she

mother’s name was Elarliya, not Elara. And her mother

spinning when suddenly her father stood up. His chair

Maximus said coldly, "the Queen has too much free time. Maybe she should focus

is interested in other

The room went silent.

for anyone’s reply, he turned and stormed out,

sat frozen in her seat. She didn’t dare move or look up. The

one question

never close? Because

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

at Maximus’s back as he stormed out of the hall. Her gaze then slowly turned toward Serena, who sat

any second. Her lips were trembling,

formed on Queen Isadora’s lips. She raised one eyebrow and thought to herself, So... my guess was right