Chapter 60
Several people immediately realized what that gesture meant.
Sharp gasps echoed through the crowd.
Sepina lifted her chin proudly while secretly grinding her teeth.
In truth, she had wanted to handle this much more elegantly.
But the other side had already taken the initiative by claiming pregnancy, and Edward had ignored every letter she had sent.
If I'm going to stop this marriage, I need something even bigger!
The only option left was to claim that she was pregnant first.
Of course, Edward would deny that anything had happened between them.
But that wasn't what mattered.
What mattered was that no one else would believe him.
A certain memory surfaced in Sepina's mind.
"Remember this, Sepina. People don't love the truth as much as they claim."
"Then what do they believe?"
"They believe what they want to believe."
It was something the Pope had once whispered to her.…
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