Chapter 345
Chapter 345:
“Your Majesty, Prince Dominic has always been partial to Makenna. Naturally, he would defend her!” Irene regained her boldness and cried out in her own defense. “We are speaking nothing but the truth!”
“Yes! Why would we ever conspire against our own daughter?” Connolly echoed in a panic.
Just then, the hall doors swung open, and Bryan and Clayton entered together.
Clayton looked over at me with a worried expression. Once he saw I was okay, he let out a sigh of relief.
Bryan also cast a meaningful glance my way before addressing Leonardo seated on the throne. “Father, I’ve once followed Makenna back to the Dunn family house myself and saw how poorly Connolly and Irene treated her.”
Clayton stepped forward with a gentle expression and explained to Leonardo, “Father, I’ve spent considerable time with Makenna and understand her character well. She’s compassionate and would never commit the shameful acts they accuse her of.”
With the backing of all three princes, Leonardo’s demeanor softened, clearly persuaded of my innocence.
“Your Majesty…” Connolly’s and Irene’s faces drained of color. They attempted to protest again, but Bryan casually gestured, and the guards at his side swiftly moved to cover their mouths. Connolly’s eyes sought mine across the room, laden with desperate pleas.
I knew he was begging me to plead with the king on his behalf. I looked at him coldly. Years of their neglect and coldness had numbed any familial affection I once might have felt. Before he was taken away, I said calmly, “Sometimes I even question if I’m truly your daughter.”
At those words, a flicker of panic crossed Connolly’s face.
His reaction left me startled, and a bizarre suspicion crept into my thoughts. Why did he look so alarmed, as though a secret had been uncovered? Could it be possible that I wasn’t his daughter after all?
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“Your Majesty, please forgive me! I… I have nothing to do with Makenna! Please have mercy!” Frank’s desperate plea broke my thoughts as he fell to his knees.
However, Leonardo now utterly hated Frank. He instructed the soldiers handling him, “Frank will be stripped of his werewolf rights and will lose all his privileges and standing within the Lycan clan. He will also face life imprisonment!”
Then, his attention turned to Connolly and Irene. “The Dunn couple and Jessica will also lose their werewolf rights and be exiled as laborers to the borderlands. Take them away!” The soldiers, deaf to the pleas of Connolly and the others, forcefully dragged them away.
Once the commotion had died down, Leonardo’s authoritative gaze shifted back to me.
Makenna’s POV:
As Leonardo’s piercing gaze locked onto me, I felt my heart stutter in my chest. His powerful voice soon reverberated through the vast hall, commanding attention from all corners.
“Makenna, ever since you set foot in this palace, there has been a constant stir of trouble. What’s more, the three princes have only shared your bed, yet you still haven’t gotten pregnant, jeopardizing the royal lineage.”
His eyes rested on me, heavy with judgment, as though he was calculating my fate.
After a tense pause, he spoke with unsettling calmness. “For the sake of the princes, I will not hold you accountable. However, you are to be expelled from the palace.”
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