Chapter 148: Suspicion
He had blamed everything on his assistant, claiming he had trusted the man completely and that it was the assistant who had stolen the money.
There had been enough evidence pointing to the assistant, and the court sentenced him to death.
However, just a few days before the execution, the Marquess’s assistant took his own life by slitting his neck with a shard of glass.
Some people said he had left a letter for the Marquess before he died, but unfortunately, the letter was never found.
So it remained nothing more than a rumor, whispers behind closed doors.
At that time, Edmund had also been dealing with a far more pressing issue: a group of beastkin who had been robbing and killing humans.
That situation had forced him to travel repeatedly to the human kingdoms, where he had to endure harsh words and bitter insults from humans while investigating the matter.
Primrose hadn’t known much about it back then. She hadn’t had access to kingdom records, so she chose not to get involved.
But now, looking back, she finally understood just how heavy Edmund’s burden had been, facing all that alone, while trying to protect everyone.
No wonder he hadn’t given much attention to the issue with the Marquess of Moonshadow and had left it for the court to handle.
But now that the issue had resurfaced earlier than expected, maybe she could use it to take the Marquess down, while making sure to clear the Marchioness’s name so she wouldn’t be dragged down with her husband.