Capítulo 154: -||chapter one hundred fifty four - cross my heart and hope to die||-

"The First Princess wove a tale of malevolence and wrongdoing, recounting the sins and crimes of the aging monarch. She spoke of the nefarious deeds that had propelled her to take action against him, bringing him to the brink of his demise.

The ailing king could only gaze upon the First Princess and the Prince, his mind racing to recall whether he had crossed paths with her before the rumors began to spread.

As the First Princess regaled him with the tale of a maiden who captured the Crown Prince's heart, the King began to see the threads of deceit that had woven his downfall, and the puppet master who held them all.