The emperor and empress's eyes widened. Shock and horror filled their faces.
For a long moment, neither of them could speak. It was as if time itself had stopped.
Their son's headless body lay on the ground.
And the one who had done it was their own daughter.
The emperor's lips trembled. After a long pause, he tried to speak, but no words came out.
The shock in his eyes did not fade.
Instead, pain slowly filled them. His chest
felt tight, as if his heart was being crushed.
The empress was in an even worse state.
She stared at the body on the ground, her mind refusing to accept what she was seeing.
She opened her mouth again and again, trying to speak, but no sound came out.
Her hands shook violently. Her vision slowly blurred as reality hit her all at once.
"Charlotte—!"
She screamed her daughter's name with all her strength. The next moment, her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
"Evelyn!"
