Chapter 499 His Intention
Lina looked at those disgusting faces, all of whom used to flatter her all the time. Now, they had turned against her and wanted to kill her on the spot just to please Hayden.
Facing these hypocritical faces, the once arrogant Queen Lina couldn’t hold it anymore. She crawled to the king’s side, begging him not to believe these slanderous words.
If it were any other day, the king could have turned a blind eye, but the situation was different now. There was solid evidence of the queen’s murder, and so many members of the royal family were advising him. He was the king of Ravenloth and couldn’t just think about himself. If all the members of the royal family had objections, who would support him as the king?
After a long silence, the king finally made his final decision.
“Bring Hayden and Lina down. Detain them for now,” he ordered.
Seeing this, Hayden knew he would definitely win. The king had already compromised, and Lina’s death was only a matter of time.
With a calm expression, Hayden followed the guards without any struggle. But before leaving, he smiled and nodded toward Catherine, expressing his respect.
Catherine didn’t respond. Instead, she casually picked up a piece of fruit and ate it leisurely.
In contrast, Queen Lina was different. Perhaps anticipating her future, she struggled violently, even cursing without caring about her elegant demeanor.
This scene shocked the young members of the royal family. No one had expected Queen Lina to be like this.
Seeing this, the king showed disgust on his face. His expression darkened, and he ordered the soldiers to take her away.
After the soldiers took Queen Lina away, the whole scene finally calmed down.
Then, the king forcibly dismissed the members of the royal family. Everyone knew that this matter would not be resolved so easily.
Ravenloth Palace was about to experience a major upheaval.
After everyone left, the king found Catherine.
In just a few hours, the king seemed to age ten years instantly. His aged eyes stared at Catherine.
“Doctor, is it impossible to develop an antidote?”
Catherine looked up and said slowly, ” Not exactly. It’s just…”
Hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on the king’s face, and he anxiously asked, “What do you need? Just tell me.”
“I don’t need anything special. It’s just a matter of time. Give me one year, and I promise to develop the antidote!”
Catherine’s response instantly extinguished the flames of hope in the king’s heart.
One year!
How many members of the royal family would die within this year?
No one could tell!
But he knew that under the circumstances where the members of the royal family already knew the truth, if this matter was not resolved within a month, Ravenloth would witness its first coup in its history.
At that time, whether the king of Ravenloth would still be him would become a question.
Unable to find an answer from Catherine, the king could only leave in despair. After the king left, Withal approached Catherine and asked softly, “Catherine, why are you helping Hayden kill the queen?”
Catherine frowned and said coldly, The smell of the perfume she’s using was too strong. It irritated my nose!”
This answer made Withal tense all over. His heart skipped a beat in fear. Indeed, Queen Lina’s perfume was a bit strong, and no one expected that she would offend Catherine because of it, leading to her demise.
Without Catherine’s help, Hayden might not have been a match for Lina. After all, Lina had a powerful husband! With the royal family on the verge of collapse, the king still wanted to protect her.
Was Catherine really powerless against this virus?
Withal didn’t think so!
When Catherine walked out of the palace, she almost bumped into a servant. She stopped and looked down at the servant lying on the ground, her expression icy cold.
The servant trembled on the ground. Before he could react, a dark and chilling voice came from above.
“Tell me, why did you bump into me?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the servant, who had been trembling on the ground, suddenly paused. Then, he raised his head and met Catherine’s eyes.
There was a hint of a mysterious smile in the servant’s eyes, and the fear and cowering from before were nowhere to be seen.
“Doctor, you truly live up to your reputation. You have sharp eyes.”
Catherine coldly stared at the servant before her, ready to annihilate him in an instant if he made any dangerous move, denying him even the chance to cry for help.
The servant saw through Catherine’s intentions because she didn’t bother to hide them.
He respectfully bowed to Catherine and said, “Doctor, I am Prince Hayden’s man. He has something he wants me to give to you!”
After speaking, as if performing a magic trick, he pulled out a small box from somewhere and placed it in front of Catherine.
“Doctor, this is what the prince wanted me to give you!”
Catherine reached out and took the embroidered box, opening it to see what was inside.
A featureless black stone, about the size of her fist, greeted her eyes.
Completely black, resembling a lump of coal, it didn’t seem to have any remarkable features.
Just as Catherine was about to touch it with her finger, the servant quickly reminded her, “Doctor, no! This is the Passam Stone, containing immense power. It can only be touched with special gloves!”
“Hmph!” Catherine snorted, not heeding the advice. She picked up the stone with her bare hand, instantly feeling a faint electric current entering her body from the tip of her finger, causing a slight tingling sensation.
The electric current was extremely weak, and only someone with a heightened sense of perception would be able to detect it.
The servant was shocked. He didn’t expect Catherine to be so formidable, daring to pick up the stone with her bare hand. He had witnessed his prince’s fingers being corroded and burned when he touched it, but Catherine seemed completely unaffected.
Catherine placed the stone back in the box and whispered to the servant, “I’ll take it. You may leave now.”
Due to Catherine’s overwhelming intimidation, the servant stood up and left without daring to look back.
Catherine lowered her gaze, staring at the box in her hand, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
She vaguely sensed that something was amiss in this whole situation.
Originally planning to leave the palace, she turned around and headed in the opposite direction.
This direction led to the dungeon of the palace. It was where the members of the royal family who had committed crimes were imprisoned, including Prince Hayden, who had just been sent there.
She needed to find out what exactly was going on here.
