Chapter 230
Recently, the emperor had been suffering from relentless headaches.
They weren’t just hangovers. Something about them was wrong.
His vision spun endlessly, and in his ears, the resentful voice of someone echoed on and on. Even the hallucinations blamed him.
“You tried to harm my husband!”
“I’ll spend my whole life getting revenge on you.”
“I’ll take everything from you.”
“The Imperial family, Olor—everything!”
The voice was both familiar and unfamiliar, and it choked the emperor’s throat.
“Haa... haaa...”
Drool dripped from the emperor’s mouth as he gasped, looking like a half-conscious beast.
In truth, his terrifying headaches and ceaseless hallucinations weren’t just due to alcohol.
It was the delayed side effect of Alkina, the substance Consort Usia had used on him for years, finally taking hold.