The Villain's Redemption

Of course, she was only begging so she could discover the answer to her other quests. First was the Queen's secret. A part of her knew that this secret has something to do with the King. Moreover, there was also a secret about flowers.

"And if I don't?"

"Then… I will keep on assuming." Of course, she will keep on guessing until she finally has her answer.

"Then, feel free to tell me your guesses, I want to know if you really inherited your mother's brain." The King took another sip of his wine before he smiled. "To be honest, I have lost faith that you were like her. I mean… you were weak and you wanted attention. Your mother was the exact opposite. She was kind— too kind yet strong. Sometimes, I have to would lie in bed wondering what made you like that. You were supposed to grow up as a genius, someone feared, someone confident. But you— " he snorted. "You grow up weak and fragile." He didn't hide the disgust in his eyes. "Yet, your mother still adored you."

"So… that's it? You were actually jealous of your own daughter?" Unbelievable. Who would have thought that the king would have insecurities despite having everything? The man was not only handsome, but he was also rich and powerful. Someone feared and adored by many people. And yet… here he was… "So you wanted me dead because she cared about me?"

Again, a snort answered her question. "Tell me what you know about your mother."

"Siwa… A powerful witch who sacrificed a lot of— "

"LIES!" The King bellowed, his loud voice made her still for a few seconds. What was that reaction? Lucinia knew that the man wasn't faking his anger this time. Her words about Siwa being a murderer really made him furious. But why? "Those people wanted to blame her for everything that they did! The killings and murders! All those things… " He gritted his teeth, his hands tightened around the glass of blood. "They wanted everyone to think that it was Siwa's doing. Yet, all she wanted was for the Vampires to live peacefully with her kind! They called her a traitor, murderer, a dark witch! They cursed her and made frightening songs about her! Even now… Even you— her own child Is saying these filthy words towards her!"

Lucinia blinked… then she blinked again. So… the King actually liked her mother? Does this mean that her previous assumption about the King, keeping her mother because of a promise was real? Does this mean… she wasn't actually crazy? Lucinia gulped as she waited for her father to calm down. "Victoria told me that I might be her daughter." She said softly. This body's mother was actually a very unlucky character. She wanted to live peacefully with the vampires and ended up becoming labeled as a traitor.

However, her eyes soon turned bright. She quickly lowered her head, hiding her expression. Isn't that something that a female lead would do? Try to unite every race and some other impossible bullshit? Does this mean her mother…. Was the new lead?

"Hmph! Those witches really thought that they could get away with everything. How foolish." He let out a low chuckle that almost immediately gave her goosebumps. Of course, the King would say something like this. After all, Zacharia and Kuzma were now working with the witches. While Prince Kuzma is doing this for Zacharia's fake principles, the latter is different. He is working for the King. This meant that Zacharia could destroy the witches from the inside.

Now that Lucinia thought about it, this king was really smart— scary smart. He is a master manipulator. He made Zacharia bring Prince Kuzma to the witches' side so he could fully gain the trust of those witches and easily betray them once the king asked him to. Such a cunning existence! The king was akin to the puppet master, while everyone around him was the puppet. He is just making everyone dance into his hands for his own personal reasons.

"So my mother— "

"She is not a murderer. She could have the ability to control blood, but she is definitely not someone like you."

"So… you don't like me because she adored me, and I am not someone like her." What a shallow reason. Lucinia fought the urge to roll her eyes. The King might be smart with his strategies but his emotional intelligence was very lacking. "I just want to confirm something…"

"Go ahead." The King leaned back and stared at her, confidence laced his gaze. "I know you can't hurt me. So you can quit trying. I can kill you in a few seconds and that is the only reason why I am still talking to you right now. Now go ahead and ask your questions. I will answer you until you are satisfied. Then I will kill you, and I will, of course, tell Mo Li that it was the Queen who did it. After all, she already showed some signs of aggressiveness against you when she saw you, right?"

Lucinia's lips thinned. Yes, this man was indeed very smart. He even calculated everything in advance, including using the Queen's outburst earlier. That would definitely convince Mo Li especially if rage had blinded him. "So, you wanted to use Zach against the witches. You wanted him to create a trap for them so you could easily kill their leaders. But why? What would this give you? Killing them would give you endless wars. Revenge is a cycle and one of these days, the daughters and families of the witches that you killed will try to kill you. Was it because you are planning to make my mother your new queen?" Of course, after Mo Li would kill the Queen, the King would need a new one.

The timing would have been perfect. Too bad… Cassandra actually came back from the past to screw up the plan.

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