He left no room for forgiveness

Back in the Sapphire Palace…

"It sounds fun, right?" Aries chuckled as she told Curtis everything that would unfold in the royal court this morning — which was already happening. "The royalties aren't exempted by the Maganti Law, but they were privileged and follow certain palace rules. Joaquin knew that very well. That's why he waited patiently to drag Ismael's name through the mud."

She leaned her side against the backrest of the divan, draping an arm over it. "So, dragging the emperor's name, they had no other option but to confirm this from the emperor himself. Since he hadn't gotten himself involved in the court matters and no one truly saw him aside from the crown prince, it'll be harder to convict Ismael since there wasn't anyone to mediate between the third prince and the crown prince."