The Tyrant's Terminally-Ill Childhood Friend (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 84

At that moment, in the Emperor’s study.

A deathly silence wandered through the room. Noah Ernst, the very source of that silence, stole a glance at the person seated across from him. His master had been rendered momentarily speechless by Noah’s explanation.

And understandably so—what Noah had brought was the truth the Former Emperor had so desperately tried to hide, and had nearly succeeded in concealing completely.

Yet, in the end, the truth had been unearthed. Ever since the day Anette received treatment from Miheu, Noah had been unable to shake his suspicions—and ultimately, he had proven those suspicions true.

The truth that the Former Emperor had sacrificed Lowell and the entire Hessen family to cure Peter’s magical anomaly.

After an excruciating silence, Peter’s lips finally parted.

“So, in the end, I was the cause.”

“That wasn’t what I meant to imply.”

“But it’s undeniable, isn’t it? You told me knowing full well, didn’t you?”

“…….”

Noah couldn’t bring himself to answer. In his arms lay Miheu’s journal, its pages missing the most crucial entry—the one detailing Miheu’s most devastating failure.

Destroying even the sole memory left to someone whose mind was no longer whole stirred deep guilt within him, yet Noah believed it was the best decision he could make under the circumstances. The truth must not spread any further.

Had Noah been even slightly more self-serving, he would have burned the truth with his own hands. No one should ever know such things. But in the end, Noah chose to deliver the truth to Peter.

If even the person directly involved remained ignorant, then he would be no different from the Former Emperor.

“Lowell fell gravely ill at the age of ten. After that, her organs deteriorated… and she became terminally ill.”

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