To The Eternal Knight (2 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 96

Above all, the evidence that Helen had used herbs to stir chaos in high society…

He knew Helen had given away expensive and difficult-to-make medicines to build relationships with neighboring nobles.

But beyond merely attacking Helen over something that had been perfectly fine until now, they were even using it as a means to slander Gabe himself… No matter how he thought about it, there was only one conclusion.

The last noble assembly—allowing the Grand Duke, an illegitimate child, to surface must have been a grave mistake.

But still.

“That doesn’t mean His Majesty can just cast me aside like this. Hmph. What exactly have I done?”

A sharp voice slipped through his clenched teeth.

No matter how much he’d erred, how could the Emperor treat him this way?

If Gabe so much as opened his mouth, it would expose everything: the frequent uprisings in Valer, the countless fortunes his house had sacrificed to strengthen imperial authority,

and even the truth that “the royal family of the fallen kingdom is still alive,” which he’d revealed solely at the Emperor’s command.

He had taken on all those sordid tasks in the Emperor’s stead—how dare they treat him like a hunting dog discarded after the season!

“Lord Gabe Esteban.”

Just then, the door suddenly swung open. How dare someone enter the room of the Crown Princess’s father without even knocking…! Gabe, boiling with rage and about to shout, flinched as he saw the packed ranks of palace knights filling the doorway.

“What… what is it?”

“You and Lady Helen Esteban are to be immediately escorted to court. His Majesty has ordered a trial regarding today’s incident of herbal misuse.”

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