Under the ceremony
Pugo's pupils contracted, and he abruptly looked up at the king, not expecting the king to say such a thing, nor did anyone else expect the king to issue such an order.
The fact that finding out the illegitimate child to prevent Tiff from inheriting the title was such an outcome was a bolt from the blue for Pugo.
"Pug, do you have any objections?" the king asked, looking at Pugo, whose face was ashen.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty… I didn’t kill those two…” Pugo was referring to Bavi and the man with the mustache. Before he could continue to explain, Bavi’s wife, a woman who was as thin as a rake, rushed out and grabbed Pugo’s collar, crying uncontrollably.
"It was you!" The woman cried, tears streaming down her face. "If you hadn't wanted to frame Duke Strickland and kill him, who else would have killed him?"
"Even putting aside Bavi, why would your subordinates say that she has been disinherited at such an important occasion as the Duke of Stryker!"
"Even now, you still say he wasn't ordered by you..." The woman cried, her hand that was clutching his collar slipped limply, and she collapsed to the ground.
Tiff went to the woman's side, helped her up, and gently comforted her, "Madam, he will get what he deserves."
As he spoke, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally fell on Pugo, whose face was ashen. Pugo was truly innocent; he hadn't done anything to those two people, yet now the blame was being placed on him.
The king's eyes flashed with hostility, and he slightly raised his head. The guards dragged Pugo away.
"Your Majesty, it really wasn't me..." Pugo's cries faded into the distance.
Bavi's wife frowned as she watched Pugo's retreating figure, her lips curving upwards only to be suppressed as she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
She was a smart woman, so after looking at the commemorative sphere, she immediately made a decision. After all, her marriage to Bavi was just a noble marriage, and they didn't have much affection for each other. It wasn't worth risking her life for him.
If Tiffany were to hand it over, although the king would know about Tiffany's trespassing into the noble's residence, she herself would not have a good end. After all, her husband and Pugo conspired to prevent Tiffany from inheriting the title and to kill her. Although she was unaware of this, it would definitely implicate her.
However, if she makes a deal with Tiffany and takes out the memory ball in her own name, His Majesty will reduce the punishment because she took the initiative, and Tiffany will also plead for her.
"Madam, please rest for a while," Tiff said, instructing her maid to help the woman to the side.
The king noticed this and told Tiff to rest and postpone the succession ceremony, but Tiff refused, wanting to settle down as soon as possible.
Tiff knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I wish to continue the succession ceremony. My father remains unconscious, and I must find the true culprit. I hope Your Majesty will grant my request."
Looking at Tiffany kneeling, Hicks recalled that in his previous life, the person who harmed the former Duke Stryker was found by Tiffany a few months later.
Seeing her like this, the king sighed and said, "Since you insist on doing it today, then let it be today."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tiffany rose and returned to the stage to continue the succession ceremony.
"His title was inherited by his only son, Tiff Strych!"
"Does anyone have any objections?"
This time, no one spoke.
Next, Tiffany swore an oath of allegiance to the King, promising loyalty and service.
The old man took a sword from the knight's hand and presented it to Tiffany, symbolizing the transfer of the title.
With this ceremony completed, the celebrations began to mark Tiff's ascension to the rank of Duke of Stryker and head of the Stryker family.
After the celebration, Tiff did not return to her room; instead, she went to her private cell.
In a small room in her private prison, a man dressed in aristocratic attire was bound to a cross.
He was the man with the mustache who had "died".
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