Stolen Crown Princess (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 118

The spot where Terot halted was a blind spot beyond the knights’ reach. The flustered knights belatedly stepped forward to recapture her, but by then, she already held a dagger in her hand.

Eustia stared at Terot with a terrified expression. She felt she ought to rush to Terot immediately and stop whatever she was about to do, yet her body, beyond her control, refused to obey.

“Te, Terot… please, please…”

Though tears streamed down her face and her whole body trembled violently, Eustia struggled to utter a sound. Yet not a single word came out clearly.

Her mind—and indeed her entire body—was consumed by fear. She didn’t need to ask; she already knew what Terot intended to do. Terot meant to end her own life. That realization rooted Eustia to the spot.

“What on earth are you doing!”

Gadro, who had by now reached Eustia’s side, shouted furiously at Terot. Yet Terot didn’t even hesitate—instead, she smiled more peacefully than ever before, gazing calmly at both Gadro and Eustia.

“Your Majesty.”

“Criminal! Drop your blade at once and submit to the knights’ control!”

Despite Terot’s earnest tone, Gadro could not easily suppress his anger. He barked the command in a furious voice. But Terot didn’t so much as flinch.

“Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress spoke falsely. This matter was committed solely by my own reckless decision. Her Majesty knew nothing of it.”

“If she knew nothing, then why did the Empress herself claim to have given you the order?”

“She spoke falsely to protect me. Out of pity for me, Her Majesty merely told an untruth.”

Terot defended Eustia without so much as blinking, even as Gadro’s face twisted into a fearsome scowl.

She wasn’t afraid of the enraged Emperor. After all, with death already looming before her, what was there to fear from an Emperor who was, in the end, just another human like herself?

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