As soon as Duke Thompson sent word to the palace accepting the marriage proposal, King Edward immediately assigned a eunuch to deliver gifts. He wanted the wedding to be grand. To the public, it would seem as though he placed great importance on this marriage—but in truth, he simply wanted to make Anastasia regret her decision not to return to the palace.
As the gifts were sent out, the news spread quickly throughout the royal city.
"I'm sure the former queen regrets her actions," a noblewoman said with a satisfied smile.
"You're right. Who would have expected her to do something so disgraceful?" her friend agreed.
"But it really strange that she decided on a public confession," the noble lady said thinking of the situation.
"Do you think this is Duchess Anita's plot?" Her friend said after thinking for a while.
