Catherine lowered her eyes for a moment.
"At first, she held on to the hope that he would never truly fall in love with anyone else. She believed that although he might take consorts for political reasons, his heart would always belong to her. However, when she saw him repeatedly taking the other consorts' side, she finally understood the truth."
Her voice became quieter.
"Even though she could not sense it directly, she knew in her heart that he had long since become immersed in the pleasures of the flesh. The man she had loved was no longer the person she had once believed him to be."
Catherine took a slow breath before continuing. "Eventually, she gave up on life and committed suicide."
Eugenia's eyes widened, and she felt a chill travel down her spine.
She had heard stories about the previous queen, but she had never imagined that the truth behind her death was so painful.
Catherine's expression turned colder as she recalled what she had eventually discovered.
