The Tyrant's Terminally-Ill Childhood Friend (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 24

After Monique’s declaration that she had “found Lowell Hessen,” the banquet hall erupted into chaos.

“Did she say she found Lowell Hessen?”

“That ribbon bears the Hessen family crest. If that’s genuine…”

“Then what happens to Lady Anette, the current bride?”

Because everyone was saying something different, the previously cheerful and quietly conversing banquet hall instantly descended into uproar. Voices clamored from every corner as if foxes had invaded a chicken coop—but nothing reached Peter’s ears now.

His mind had gone blank, all his senses focused solely on the object in his hand.

“How could this possibly…”

This item should have burned along with the Hessen estate. How on earth had it ended up here?

No matter how hard he tried to convince himself it was a fake and examined it closely, the ribbon was unmistakably Lowell’s.

It had been made from a rare, high-quality satin supplied exclusively to the imperial court.

Of course, all Peter had done was embroider the initials “L.H.” at the end, but there was no mistaking the fabric itself.

“The embroidery mistake is identical too.”

The tiny flaw from his clumsiness back then, the exact appearance he’d scrutinized over and over before gifting it to Lowell—it was all the same. No one could possibly replicate such a trivial detail. This was the real thing.

“If Lowell had been in the burning mansion that day, this would have burned with her.”

Yet the ribbon showed no trace of fire damage. Though the fabric had faded slightly with time, it remained intact. The implication was clear.

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