Chapter 392: A Suffocating Silence

Now they burned with betrayal.

“This girl…”

“She killed him.”

“Ungrateful witch.”

“He raised her like a daughter, and she paid him back with death?!”

“Monster in silk.”

“A snake hidden in royal robes.”

They didn’t care that the full story hadn’t been told. They didn’t want the full story. The Queen had fed them just enough to let their imaginations do the rest.

The online space was no sanctuary. In fact, it was worse.

The Queen’s statement had been short, but to the public, it was a confession. A veiled confirmation. And the internet did what it did best, speculate, dissect, exaggerate, and attack.

Even some of Nnenna’s long time fans began to waver, their faith cracked by that sorrowful royal performance.

@LionaraSage: I was rooting for her, but if the Queen says the death was unnatural and a family secret… that’s serious.

@TeaAndTiaras: Wait, she really lived under his roof and might have had a hand in his death?! What kind of plot twist is this?

@EbereStan247: This is why we said Ebere deserves the spotlight. Nnenna’s too suspicious!

forgetting she was adopted and suddenly lived a life of privilege.

look like a murderer. Can we

she didn’t kill him, then explain

into a battlefield. Angry red faced emojis, snake gifs, screenshots of

crowd offline, the whispers

even blood

think we

was too

few hesitant voices

there’s more

shocked… that wasn’t

For every whisper of support, ten more spit

not wanting to be seen siding with someone under suspicion. Others, fans of Ebere, felt almost

some… simply hated her for having ever stood in

the royal delegation grew heavier, like a storm quietly brewing behind gilded smiles

in toward

King Tazoun of Belveth. “Did you catch that? Queen Chioma’s words… she didn’t

‘Unnatural,’ she said. That wasn’t grief talking, that was

slammed his goblet down harder than necessary. “I told you all something was off about her!” he hissed, voice just low enough to avoid

jewel?! It’s clear. She removed

Princess Chimeg, crossed her arms coldly. “I liked Nnenna once. But that was before she became Somto’s shadow. This

firm. “We cannot assume guilt without proof. The

vague,” muttered Queen Mireya of Belveth. “That’s what makes them

if Nnenna truly killed King Ikechukwu, would she even be here now? Breathing the same

said grimly, his eyes drifting to

of king defends his father’s killer?” muttered Queen

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