Lucinda and Joaquim Brown

Lucinda and Joaquim still awaited the arrival of the royal family's doctor, Lord Sirio, Joaquim's father, was curious, already contemplating alliances he could make using such news.

Helton, on the other hand, spat venom, venting his anger on the innocent servants who were there.

Lucinda, seated beside her husband, observed everything; she felt sorry for those servants—they were not at fault.

Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do at the moment.

After a few hours of anxious waiting, three of the physicians who attended to the royal family arrived.

They walked with their heads held high, looking down on everyone else; one of them was an...