The guests, regaining their composure, began to whisper again, their shock of his accusations giving way to disdain. Nero’s words were the confirmation they needed—this was no impostor. This was Nero, the banished heir, returned from the impossible. The air grew thick with judgment, the elite feeding on the scandal like vultures circling a fresh kill. “Oh, look who we have here,” Patricia's voice, the queen of the Magnus empire cut through the tension, sharp and venomous as a viper’s strike. Patricia, the Baron's mother stepped forward, her crimson gown a stark contrast to her paling face, her lips curled into a sneer. “The disgraced, banished ex-son of the Magnus Empire.” The crowd’s shock dissipated, replaced by scorn. So what if he had survived? Nero was nothing now, stripped of his title and his place in the empire. He was a pathetic fool, daring to disrupt the wedding of Cassian, the heir apparent.“You pathetic rapist!” Patricia suddenly spat, her words dripping with contempt
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