"You have no right to mention the Lord Duke. If it hadn't been for you, he wouldn't have died on the battlefield!
You're a menace! A jinx!
Everyone who gets close to you will die a terrible death!"
As she spat out that last sentence, Princess Rouwan was practically screaming herself hoarse, her eyes filled with loathing and resentment, completely devoid of her usual grace as a commandery princess.
This was the main reason Princess Rouwan had been so reluctant to petition for Li Ji to inherit the ducal title.
She believed Li Ji had killed the man she loved most in this world.
It was Li Ji who had separated her from her beloved by life and death.
Li Ji deserved to die!
Everyone present lowered their heads, not daring to even breathe.
Even Li Lou, who was the most resentful of all, silently hunched his shoulders, trying to make himself as small as possible.
