"Mom, why have you suddenly become so quiet? Ever since you were punished by Dad, something has changed in you," Ensley complained, catching up to his mother as she walked through the palace garden for her morning stroll.
He was already incredibly frustrated with the way things were going, and now, even his mother didn't seem ready to carve a path to the throne for him anymore.
"I wanted to stop their marriage, but you stopped me that day too, saying that if I got caught, everything would be ruined. It wouldn't have happened," Ensley muttered in deep annoyance, his jaw clenching. "Now, Adeline is with Gideon, and they both will try their best to ruin me."
