The Empress' Scandalous Paramour (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 84

Meriem tightly clutched his heaving chest and confessed once more, as if vomiting the words out.

“I love you, Leo.”

This was a joy like a lightning bolt striking from the sky.

Now he understood why scholars across the world wandered in search of truth, and why some devoted their entire lives to a single discipline.

He had thought he clearly knew the truth—that in his world, there was no one but her—but that wasn’t the case.

Meriem admitted his own arrogance and expelled a very old self-loathing from deep within himself.

Since his god had forgiven his sins, it was as if he had been reborn anew.

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After capturing the assassin Gabriel, matters proceeded swiftly.

Sukrel was the first to point the finger, confessing that everything he had done was ordered by Foreign Minister Gallahan.

Of course, Gallahan jumped up in denial—but once Gabriel himself gave a full confession, there was nothing more he could do.

This was how politics always unfolded within the imperial palace.

The severity of the crime itself didn’t matter.

It was merely a muddy brawl over who would win and who would lose.

Foreign Minister Gallahan was executed. His entire family had their assets seized, their noble status stripped, and were reduced to commoners.

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