Chapter 391: Exposing Family Secrets

“The girl who got Father killed?!”

Silence detonated.

It hit like a thunderclap.

Every breath in the room froze. A spoon dropped with a loud clink. Somewhere in the hall, a guest audibly gasped. Another choked on their drink.

Online? It was an instant eruption.

@RoyalTeaNow: WHAT DO YOU MEAN GOT THE KING KILLED???

@LurkingLioness: NNNNNNNOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYYY

@ConspiracyCups: I BEEN SAYING SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH THAT GIRL

@Heart4Somto: Wait, WAIT, Nnenna was INVOLVED in King Ikechukwu’s DEATH???!?

@StopTheScroll: Rewind. Pause. Rerun. EXPLAIN.

Back in the hall, the flames of confusion spread faster than wildfire.

Queen Chioma’s eyes narrowed instantly, her lips curving upwards slightly. Obinna’s jaw clenched so tightly it seemed it might snap. Ebere turned slowly, her hand trembling, unsure if from fury or shock.

And Nnenna

She frowned at Chidera, this unruly brother of hers.

Somto didn’t move.

He didn’t even blink.

His fingers stopped drumming the table. His aura, calm until now,

guests stared with

Wait a minute

had always wondered about

healthy, wise, strong. A sudden royal announcement out of nowhere said the king was gone, no cause explained, and

no funeral… not

was everything

And now this.

they had

Chidera just dropped the secret

The murmurs

through the grand dining hall and blazed like wildfire across the

tightened, and murmurs buzzed low but heavy with judgment. Those who did not know the truth, that King Ikechukwu had died protecting Nnenna from assassins, were quick to fill in the blanks with venom

let his guard down around her. She was his daughter. Or

gazes burned holes into Nnenna’s skin. Where there had once been wonder or admiration for the girl who gave the King a mere handkerchief and received his favor, there was now disgust. Their

space was

SHE KILLED HIM. MARK MY

fast. Something’s fishy. WHERE’S

Now the girl he adopted is

really out here smiling like she didn’t murder

her food. Her

If that handkerchief was soaked in guilt, it

barely keeping their emotions in check. Chidera’s outburst wasn’t just reckless; it was catastrophic. Now the entire continent believed Nnenna had something bad to do with King Ikechukwu’s

Which was a lie.

A dangerous, venomous lie.

his fists so tightly his knuckles cracked. Ebere’s lips trembled with restrained rage. Abuchi’s jaw was locked, his cold stare fixed

looked the most lethal. He hadn’t said a word since the bomb dropped, but the silence around him was more terrifying than any shout. His face was blank, but

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