Chapter 261

• The gun had been fired by none other than Housekeeper Noel. Pedro, momentarily stunned, turned to him, his expression unreadable. "Why did you shoot him, Uncle Noel?" he asked, his voice tight with restrained emotion.
• Housekeeper Noel lowered the gun, his face solemn. "Men like him don’t deserve to breathe another second, . He’s the reason our queen is in the hospital." His tone was steady, but there was an undercurrent of anger beneath it.
• Pedro clenched his fists. "But I still needed answers!"