The Tyrant's Terminally-Ill Childhood Friend (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 105

Martinek is in René’s hands. A proposition that would have seemed trivial in the past had now become exceedingly awkward. The reason was simple: Lowell could no longer trust René.

‘After all, that was precisely why I came to the imperial palace in the first place.’

Of course, her primary motive had been to learn news of Peter. She felt she needed to witness the conclusion of her revenge before she could even consider what came next. In the old days, she would have simply asked René for word of Peter, but that approach no longer felt sufficient. In hindsight, perhaps she had truly wanted to see Peter again—because only then could everything finally be resolved.

Beneath it all lay deep-seated distrust and wariness toward René.

‘Just how much does René actually know?’

That was her second reason.

The realization that she could no longer rely solely on the information René provided had drawn Lowell to the palace.

In the past, René would have been an utterly dependable ally, but now that she knew his desires diverged from hers, she could no longer treat him as she once had.

‘René definitely knows something. Though I can’t quite guess the source…’

Until she resolved this, she couldn’t remain by Peter’s side.

‘By Peter’s side.’

Inside the rattling carriage, Lowell gazed out the window and turned that unfamiliar phrase over in her mind. It still left a gritty sensation, like chewing sand. Even upon repeating it, “by Peter’s side” felt like gnawing on parchment. And the reason for this feeling wasn’t hard to guess.

‘It’s because I still can’t forgive Peter.’

Her revenge was over. She no longer wished to ruin him. Lowell fully agreed with Noah’s words.

One cannot carry hatred their whole life. She had to find some way—any way—to finally put it to rest.

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