The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 49

– Drip. Drip. Drip.

Because of the torrential downpour, water seeping through the cracks made a steady, rhythmic sound.

Despite it still being midsummer, the air was chilling enough to make one curl inward. And on top of that, an unpleasant odor pricked at her nose through the damp atmosphere.

Just how long had she been locked up in this place?

With not even a single window, Leah had no way of knowing how much time had passed since her imprisonment.

Several days ago, there had been a public trial attended by countless nobles. As expected, the trial had gone unfavorably for Leah, a commoner.

The sole fact that the Duke’s heart had stopped due to the new medicine she created was enough to seal Leah’s fate.

The nobles had all united in pointing fingers at Leah, calling her a murderer.

“Really… the Duke is dead…?”

‘That can’t be…’

She murmured, shaking her head. If her new medicine had truly been lethal enough to kill someone, she herself couldn’t possibly be standing here unharmed.

Thus, she had argued vehemently—so fiercely that veins stood out on her neck—but her words never reached them.

“This is strange.”

Ordinarily, public trials concerning grave matters would last several days. Yet Leah’s public trial had concluded in less than half a day.

As if they were in a desperate hurry to wrap up the case.

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