The Royal Physician bowed deeply."Yes, Your Majesty."The old physician opened an ancient wooden case and carefully removed several crystal vials along with a silver needle.The atmosphere inside the ballroom became suffocatingly quiet.No one dared to speak.The physician approached the King first."Forgive me, Your Majesty."The King extended his hand without hesitation.A tiny drop of blood fell into the crystal vial.Next, the physician walked toward the young princess.She looked nervously at the needle before glancing at the King.The King smiled gently. "It will only sting for a moment."The little girl nodded bravely and stretched out her finger.A second drop of blood entered another crystal vial. The physician sealed both containers before placing them onto a small jade plate.Everyone watched without blinking. Even Queen Dugan had unconsciously stopped crying.Her fingers dug deeply into her sleeves."Please..." She silently prayed. "Please work..."The physician took a de

The King looked at Marcus for a long moment before speaking."You must have been rejected, and I know that kind of pain can destroy a person." His voice remained calm despite everything that had happened. "But you never came to us. You never gave us the chance to decide whether we would accept you or not."Marcus let out a cold laugh. "And how exactly was I supposed to do that?" he asked. "Walk into the palace and announce that I was King Deon's abandoned son? Who would have believed me?"He spread his hands mockingly. "Your father abandoned my mother because of her Fox blood. Your clan worships bloodlines above everything else. Tell me, why would I believe any of you would welcome me with open arms?"His eyes turned toward Queen Dugan. "She was my only way into the palace."Queen Dugan stared at him in disbelief. "So... you used me?"Marcus didn't even hesitate. "I'm sorry if you feel that way," he replied indifferently. "But it is what it is."His words struck her harder than a slap

The atmosphere inside the throne hall gradually settled after the young princess was escorted away.No one celebrated, neither do anyone one spoke.The downfall of Queen Dugan and General Marcus had brought justice, but it had also left deep scars within the royal family.Prince Harry slowly stepped forward.His expression was filled with guilt as he turned toward Prince Josh.For several moments, he remained silent before lowering his head."Josh..." His voice was heavy. "I'm sorry."Prince Josh looked at him in confusion.Harry let out a bitter smile. "Looking back now... I finally understand." He shook his head. "I thought I was acting for the good of the clan. I thought I was making the right decisions."His eyes became filled with regret. "But Queen Dugan was manipulating me all along. I allowed myself to become her pawn.".He raised his head and looked directly at his younger brother. "I know I've opposed you many times.""I questioned your judgment.I even suspected your intenti

"President!"The office door burst open with a loud bang.President Renford Alistair looked up from the stack of documents on his desk. Before him stood one of the senior physicians, breathing heavily as though he had sprinted across the entire Medical City.His face was pale..His hands were trembling.Renford immediately stood."What happened?"The physician swallowed hard before placing a thick report on the desk."President... we have a serious problem."Renford frowned as he picked up the report. "What kind of problem?""The final quality inspection on the new medicine."His voice shook. "It failed."Renford's brows knitted together."Failed?"The physician nodded."We repeated the analysis three times before coming here.""There is a highly dangerous toxin inside the medicine."For a brief moment...Renford simply stared at him.Then he lowered his eyes to the report.The laboratory results were unmistakable. Every page pointed to the same conclusion.His face gradually lost its

"Director Reyes." One of the senior physicians suddenly stepped forward, breaking the heavy silence that had settled over the laboratory."I think we should inspect the other batches."Everyone turned toward him.He adjusted his glasses before continuing, "So far, we've only confirmed that the first batch contains the toxin. We haven't verified the rest."The suggestion made everyone pause.President Renford looked at Isabella.Isabella nodded almost immediately."That's a good point."She folded her arms, her expression becoming thoughtful."We've all been so focused on the contaminated batch that we've overlooked the obvious."Her gaze swept across everyone in the laboratory."What if the contamination isn't widespread?"The room grew quiet."How can every single batch be contaminated while the CCTV footage shows nothing suspicious?" she continued. "It doesn't make sense."One of the laboratory supervisors frowned."You think it could have been an error during production?""I'm not