Chương 348: The Stormy Night's Tragedy: Two Sisters, Two Destinies

"Why? Why did you send them to kill your own daughter?" the woman asked, her voice heavy with sadness and disbelief.

The Emperor stood there, unable to respond. It was now apparent that his wife, the Empress, had been hiding her true strength from him all this time.

She had concealed her power to prevent him from feeling inferior, and now, her well-intentioned act had enabled her to effortlessly slaughter the three men who had come to take Hazel's life.

The realization struck the Emperor hard, as he watched his wife, the mother of his children, confront him with tears in her eyes, demanding an answer he couldn't provide.

The woman sobbed uncontrollably, clutching her two newborn girls tightly to her chest. Her heart-wrenching gaze, filled with anger, disappointment, and pain, bore into the Emperor.