Everyone frowned at Peter’s words. Even Lucy’s expression had turned unusually cold.Peter beckoned me to come closer. It seems there was something he wanted to say that he did not want Lucy to hear.“Lucy’s mother was actually one of Eadwig’s… slaves. And, as far as I know, there are many others like her. Most of them have died, either from his endless torture or for other reasons. Only Lucy’s mother somehow became pregnant. And, she gave birth to her without Eadwig’s knowledge,” Peter whispered into my ear so that he could be sure that Lucy would not hear him.“It’s hard to imagine how much suffering, whether physical or mental, had to happen for the birth of this girl. After finding out about Lucy’s birth, Eadwig thought of drowning the child, but one of his older nannies pleaded for him to let her live.”Glancing at Lucy, Peter sighed and said, “Lucy’s mother was beaten