Chapter 162 Unexpected Blow

• Mira continued to toss and turn on the bed, her mind racing with worst-case scenarios. Her husband had left for the palace the previous day, and he still hadn't returned. The break of dawn seemed to press in on her, making her feel suffocated.
• As the first light of dawn crept into the room, Mira jumped up from her bed, her heart beating loudly against her chest. She couldn't shake off the feeling that her suspicions had been confirmed.
• She paced around the room, her mind consumed by thoughts of her husband and why he hadn't returned from the palace. "Have my suspicions been confirmed?" she asked herself. "Was that why Ryan didn't come home yesterday?"