"..."
"Mother was wrong. I'm telling you that I was wrong. I didn't know what I was doing and did those things to you. So please save me. Please save me."
Ethan didn't care to know how Consort Min had escaped her confinement. He only knew that once the duke had been taken care of, the next person to be on the receiving end of the Emperor's sharp blade had already been chosen.
Now that the duke was gone, there was no need to go easy on the Consort any longer.
"Mother was too greedy. If you give me one last chance, I will live my days quietly."
"You should return to the Palace now."
"Ethan! You may be upset with me, but this isn't right!"
Ethan was walking towards his bedchamber when he came to a halt. Thinking he was starting to listen to her, Consort Min's face regained some color.
