Quinn remained silent throughout the journey, as if Estelle did not exist.
Estelle felt uncomfortable inside.
The sense of estrangement was obvious, reminding her of how, at Pero Cela, Quinn had spoken up to defend Margaery
At that time, his gaze was resolute and clear, unmistakably filled with emotion and feeling.
But now, he seemed like a wooden puppet.
Estelle glanced around Sinderin City, suddenly feeling as though she was isolated from its bustling prosperity, not like that someone in Huarong Hall.
All these years, only she herself had relied on her status, regarding herself as the unattainable princess of the current dynasty.
This status was nothing but an empty shell.
She did not heed her father’s words, so naturally, her father paid less and less attention to her.
She had no mother, and no one to support her from behind.
The Seacrest Guild in the south was too far away to be of any real help.
No one truly regarded her as important.
The biting cold wind ravaged her face, stinging Estelle, and something seemed to gradually become clear.
She suddenly asked Quinn, “Lord Thornton, am I… very annoying?”
Quinn was taken aback, turning his head in surprise to look at Estelle.
For a moment, he did not know what she meant.
After all, Estelle was just a decorative figure; for so many years, everyone avoided provoking her if possible, but no one ever considered her feelings.
Because her lofty arrogance created an unbridgeable chasm between her and everyone else.
She even struck her own master.
Who would willingly invite trouble from such a person?
“Princess Estelle, what do you mean?” Quinn answered cautiously; though he did not regard her highly, he did not wish to
cause trouble,
Estelle felt bitter inside.
Quinn looked at her as if she were a dangerous beast.
His gaze also carried disdain and distance.
She swallowed hard, but with difficulty she still asked, “All these years, I have been domineering and arrogant, always looking
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down on others. In your eyes, am I especially detestable?”
Quinn was rendered speechless.
This was not an easy question to answer.
She was, of course, especially detestable.
However, if those words were truly spoken aloud, it would be troublesome.
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In the end, Quinn glanced at her and said, “I do not understand your meaning, but I have urgent matters today. Please let me go.”
Estelle was silent.
It went without saying that the underlying implication of Quinn’s words was: Do not be unreasonable; I do not have time to argue with you.
On a deeper level, it was a direct admission that he found her detestable.
He simply did not wish to cause trouble and was unwilling to speak.
Yet he would not utter even a single kind word to comfort her.
Estelle lowered her gaze and tightened the cloak around her shoulders; it was obvious how much Bernard disliked her
Estelle’s status was not as Queen Mother claimed that could not make anyone yield.
For so many years, Bernard had never treated her kindly.
Before they knew it, they arrived at the entrance of the Carey family residence.
Quinn dismounted and strode directly through the gate to see the King.
Margaery watched him enter, already expected this.
Sure enough, the next moment, Quinn knelt on one knee and said, “Your Majesty, these guys have been apprehended?”
Remembering Dashnell’s arrangements, he immediately added, “Additionally, we encountered Prince Marcus on West
Street.
“He was in disguise, and upon seeing us, he fled.”
The guests had not yet dispersed.
Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished.
They exchanged glances, asking silently, “What happened? Who did Lord Thornton apprehend? How did Marcus become
involved?”
“Wait, wasn’t Marcus at the Hadley family cemetery? How could he be on West Street, disguised, and run into Lord
Thornton?”
However, soon, the crowd’s expressions grew grave.
Nathaniel had just been attacked; Sinderin City was under lockdown to catch the culprit, so it was obvious whom Quinn had
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At this moment. Marcos, who was supposed to be in mourning, returned to the capital in disguise, making the situation all
the mine intriguing
All eyes turned to the King
The King’s gaze was deep and unfathomable. He spoke a single word: “Arrest!”
Margaery was the most perceptive of all.
She had spent years reading people’s expressions, and now, sitting beside the King, she could clearly sense the heavy pain in the King’s tone.
The princes fought each other, but he was their father.
Marcus was wronged in the matter of Nathaniel’s assassination, but in other respects, he was not wronged.
Now, there was no need to dwell on what crimes he had committed.
Either way, it ended in death.
Once the matter was exposed, the outcome would be even more tragic.
For the King, it was as if he had been stabbed repeatedly, unable to speak of it, forced to bear it alone.
To wear the crown was to bear its weight.
This weight….
Margaery sensed different aspects, and her feelings were complicated.
Quinn left.
The guests‘ gazes were complex, each wearing a somber expression.
The feeling of an impending storm pressed upon everyone’s heart; no one knew whose home in Sinderin City would be shaken next.
Someone quietly asked, “The Wallen family was once aligned with Prince Marcus. Now that Prince Marcus has been arrested, what will happen to the Wallen family and the Hadley family…”
What would happen?
In an instant, many eyes fell upon Margaery.
Margaery had once been the daughter of the Wallen family and the daughter–in–law of the Hadley family.
If she had not separated from the Wallen family and the Hadley family recently, then when Marcus’s faction fell, she would inevitably be implicated.
But her separation from the Wallen family happened only in the past three to five days.
The timing was truly exquisite.
She narrowly escaped misfortune.
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For a moment, everyone wondered whether she was simply lucky, or if an unseen hand was orchestrating everything allowing her to rise swiftly.
Margaery also felt the others‘ gazes upon her.
Yet she remained calm; when she left the Wallen family, she had made her own move in the game.
But later, her move had, imperceptibly, merged with Dashnell’s and the King’s, forming a joint accomplishment
Her small move had now become the center of the court’s upheaval; it seemed that many matters were connected to her, even revolving around her.
She suddenly understood she too was on the King’s chessboard, a pawn in his game.
Therefore, she was showy.
Therefore, the winds of change were stirred by her.
The King seemed to sense her change and said in a low voice, “The world is a chessboard. Today, you are on de brand De not focus only on the pieces around you; look at the whole game and learn to be the one who motes the pieces
“Only then will you be worthy of your position.”
Margaery returned to herself and nodded, her admiration for him deepening. “I will remember your teachings Tour Majesty.”
The King nodded.
He had a heritage to entrust to Dashnell and Margaery to fulfill.
Therefore, he held nothing back.
Separated by a door, he looked out at the winter scene, thinking of old age and of death.
All men must die.
He did not covet immortality.
Life came from death, and death was born from life; thus, the cycle continued unceasingly.
Suddenly, Estelle burst in.
“Greetings, Father and Lady Serena.”
She entered the room and knelt, her extremely complex emotions forcing hot tears to fall to the floor; she dared not raise
her head.
Her heart was heavy.
It was Margaery who sat beside the King, not her.
She had once had a chance.
“Father, I was wrong.” She ignored the unusual looks from those around her and said in a trembling voice, “Please, Father. give me another chance. Let everything begin anew.”
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The King’s heart trembled slightly as he looked at his eldest daughter, his voice somewhat hoarse. It is never too late. Rise!
Upon hearing this, Estelle felt as if a small child inside her burst into tears at that moment.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
