Said No to the Prince and Yes to the King novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258 Rumors Spread

**Finished

Theodore stood motionless, his eyes fixed on Margaret’s retreating figure as she walked away without a single word.

Nearby, Megan waited quietly before speaking up in a hushed tone. “Ms. Campbell’s feelings toward Crown Prince Christopher have been obvious for a while now. Did you really need to ask? If she liked him, she wouldn’t have run away from him in the first place..

She bit her lip, then added, “Your Highness, why didn’t you just tell her how touch you’ve done for her these past two days? She already cares for you. If she knew you’d gotten hurt because of her, she probably wouldn’t have left…”

Cyan nodded in agreement. “That’s right, my lord. Maybe we should

“It’s nothing worth mentioning,” Theodore interrupted.

At that, both of them fell silent.

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Meanwhile, Margaret had already boarded the carriage back to the Prime Minister’s Estate.

Her mind felt heavy and clouded the whole journey.

Was Winter worried sick after I didn’t come back all night?

And as for Jasper and the others… they’d probably find some new excuse to bother her once she returned.

Just as she was lost in thought, murmurs of conversation drifted in from outside.

“What? Crown Prince Christopher is crippled? Is that true?”

“Absolutely! Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s talking about it!”

“How would common folks like us hear about something like that? It’s got to be fake.”

“The whole city’s buzzing today. Sounds pretty real to me…”

Margaret perked up immediately and pulled back the carriage curtain to look outside.

The streets were bustling, with passersby chattering excitedly about Christopher.

Even those sitting at food stalls gossiped with vivid gestures.

“You don’t get it-Crown Prince Christopher took a bad fall at Queen Norma’s birthday banquet. His leg was already lame then. My uncle’s niece works as a maid in the palace. She just left service recently and said so herself.”

“I heard that, too! He really did limp after that fall!”

“Tsk, tsk. Probably never healed right in the first place. Then, after he became Crown Prince, with all that

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stress and pressure, it gave out again…”

“Those people have no idea what they’re talking about. He’s the Crown Prince! You don’t just become crippled from tripping, heard there was an assassin at the Crown Prince’s Estate yesterday–the Prince’s legs were ruined by the attacker!”

“However it happened, seems like all of Beeston knows now. Can’t be fake, right?”

“No way it’s fake! You hear how everyone’s talking?”

“Good grief… a cripple?”

“Can a cripple even stay Crown Prince?”

“Probably not. There’s never been a disabled heir to the throne in history.”

“What a shame. He was perfectly fine not long ago. This is so sudden…”

As the carriage rolled on, Margaret caught snippets of all sorts of theories.

Nearly every conversation revolved around Crown Prince Christopher.

Though the details were muddled, she grasped the gist: Christopher had become disabled again.

News of his paralyzed legs had spread like wildfire overnight, reaching every corner of the city.

Margaret let the curtain fall back into place, her mind swirling with questions.

What in the world happened?

Last night, when he tried to force himself on her, he’d limped a little, but he was far from completely crippled.

How does it become common knowledge in just one night?

And for it to spread so widely, someone must have deliberately spread the rumor.

Could Theodore have done it to get back at him for me?

But that doesn’t seem likely…

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They are still relatives, after all. Christopher even calls Theodore “Uncle.” Even without their family ties. Theodore would have respected his position as Crown Prince.

If Theodore had been the one to cripple Christopher, Christopher would have surely reported it to Spencer. That wouldn’t have done Theodore any good.

As she recalled Cyan’s odd question earlier-suddenly asking whether she still liked Christopher, suspicion dawned on Margaret.

Cyan must have known about this all along!

So his question hadn’t been about protecting Theodore from heartache… it was to gauge her feelings

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toward Christopher.

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He was afraid she still cared for Christopher-and would be devastated to learn he’d been crippled.

If that was the case, then Christopher’s condition really was linked to Theodore.

Cyan’s probing was likely meant to see whether Margaret would blame Theodore for Christopher’s fate.

He’s overthinking it.

If anything, she’d be thrilled Christopher was disabled. Why would she ever resent Theodore for it?

Her thoughts were interrupted as the carriage arrived at the Prime Minister’s Estate.

After listening to rumors all the way back, she felt her head pounding.

Still, it seemed yesterday’s incident hadn’t leaked out.

Theodore must have suppressed the story.

She wondered how Christopher had been persuaded to swallow the insult without breathing a word of what happened.

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