"So what if the baby was born out of the palace? He is still of royal blood, and you should name and marry his mother. And for the humiliation you caused her, she deserves the consort position," Minister Rebecca spoke up for the first time. Everyone nodded.
"True. If the king had married Kora, she wouldn't have been in my mansion to begin with, and her baby would be the heir as he is blessed to be... These are just cheap tactics to take what is another's," Minister Fineland added.
Rowan was not worried. The crying figure of Kora on the floor did not move him.
"So I am now the suspect?" he laughed bitterly. "Fine, so be it."
His gaze softened as he stared at the midwife. "You can leave, but do make sure such lies do not come out of your mouth again," Rowan hissed, and she scrambled to her feet.
Queen Melissa's fingers tightened around her throne. Her eyes were now a light shade of red. She was fuming from within, and it was too late to conceal it.
