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    The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard, and soon Alice burst into the room.


    “Makenna!” Alice called out breathlessly.


    “What’s going on? Why the rush?” I asked, turning to her.


    After catching her breath, Alice said, “They still haven’t found the assassin, but they know it’s a wizard. This has led them to use Molly of conspiring with the Wizard n to overthrow the royal family. Unable to extract the needed information from Molly and her sister Hayley, they’ve decided to execute them earlier than nned. Their sentence was carried out yesterday afternoon.”


    What? Molly and Hayley had been executed yesterday afternoon?


    This news stirred a mix of emotions in me. Molly had done many despicable things, but she was still pregnant.


    Alice, seeing the sorrow in my expression, said, “Don’t dwell too much on it, Makenna. Molly got what she deserved.”


    I shook my head slightly and said, “It’s not sympathy for Molly I feel. It’s sympathy for the innocent child she was carrying.”


    “Molly’s misdeeds brought that horrible fate upon her child. Besides, no one can change His Majesty’s mind once he’s made a decision.”


    There was another thing that bothered me. “Whose child was Molly pregnant with?” I asked.


    Alice seemed stumped by this question, just as I was.


    However, she nced around cautiously, ensuring there were no eavesdroppers, and whispered, “I asked Amon if Molly had confessed anything about the child’s paternity. Amon said Molly imed the father of the child was Antoni, the Harrison family’s eldest son.”


    “What? Antoni?” I asked in shock, my eyes bulging.


    “I was just as surprised as you are. However, Amon imed that was impossible since Antoni was at the border when Molly got pregnant.”


    “Could Molly have made this up just to escape her fate?” I asked, lost in thought.


    Alice shrugged and said, “It’s possible. By the way, what’s the update about the mysterious man?”


    I trusted Alice, so I had revealed everything to her when I asked her to help source information from Amon.


    “He’s already escaped from the pce. Whether or not he can evade the king’s search outside depends on his ability.”


    A worried sigh escaped my lips.


    I needed the mysterious man to learn more about my mother. Now that he was gone, how was I to get more information about her?


    Moreover, I wasn’t sure whether what I had done was right or wrong.


    “What search are you talking about?” a voice suddenly asked from behind me.


    Makenna’s POV:


    The sudden voice cut through the quiet, startling me so much that I nearly jolted out of my skin.


    I turned sharply to find Bryan framed in the doorway, arms crossed over his chest, fixing his sharp gaze on me. Those deep blue eyes seemed to pull me apart,yer byyer.


    “What are you discussing?”


    Since when was Bryan here?


    My heart thrummed, and I fought the prickling nervousness in my palms, forcing myself to appearposed.


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