Will glanced sideways and looked at Gan Yuan.
"I just received news that Miss Nancy... is dead!"
Hearing this, Gan Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, and the cup she was holding to her lips immediately froze mid-air, her face filled with questions as she turned towards Will.
Huangfu Jue also turned his face, a look of surprise evident in his blue eyes.
Will revealed the answer, "She committed suicide by slitting her wrists in the hospital’s bathroom."
"The hospital?" Huangfu Jue asked with a hint of confusion, "What happened?"
Earlier, Nancy had attended the polo match with Gan Yuan, perfectly fine, and then suddenly, she was in the hospital, committing suicide by slitting her wrists—such an event was indeed unusual for someone like Nancy.
Huangfu Jue had known Nancy since childhood and was, of course, familiar with her personality. That girl was the type spoiled to the core; from a young age she got everything she wanted, whether it was the wind or rain, and she was always domineering and arrogant... It wasn’t new for her to drive others to suicide, but her own suicide... that was truly baffling to Huangfu Jue.
"The specific details haven’t been clarified yet," Will said.
Huangfu Jue gently raised his hand, signaling with a gesture, and Will understood, leaving the dining room to inquire about the specifics, while he continued eating his meal.
Gan Yuan pursed her lips, her hands clasping the juice glass, falling silent as her gaze stealthily shifted to Huangfu Jue.
She was very clear—Nancy definitely wouldn’t have killed herself, the only explanation being that Moses had done something.
At that thought, her heart constricted even tighter.
Indeed, the thing she feared most had still occurred.
She had accepted his proposal, and on the first day she appeared in public, someone had died, inevitably casting a shadow over her heart.
Noticing her expression from the corner of his eye, Huangfu Jue once again laid down his silverware and looked at her with concern.
"Ayuan, you seem troubled?"
Gan Yuan came back to her senses and took a sip of her juice to cover up, "I... I’m just a bit shocked. Earlier at the polo grounds, Nancy was acting a bit strangely, I didn’t expect her to... commit suicide!"
Huangfu Jue’s gaze fell on her slightly pale face, mistaking her fear for simple shock.
The death of someone you had just seen during the day is not a pleasant experience for any girl.
Standing up, he walked over to her side and gently embraced her, consolingly patting her shoulder.
"Don’t be afraid, this is probably just an accident."
"We..." Gan Yuan lifted her face from his embrace, "Should we... go check it out?"
Cupping her face with his palm, Huangfu Jue softly caressed her slightly cold cheeks, "We’ll wait until Duke Locke officially informs us before we do anything."
As a future King, he needed to concern himself not only with the country but also with every person of high status and their families within the country. Duke Locke was certainly one of them.
Therefore, news of Nancy’s death would reach his ears immediately, but such information wasn’t official; rushing over now would clearly be inappropriate.
Gan Yuan nodded and buried her face back in his embrace.
"I... I’m just a bit worried."
She had to find out exactly what happened.
Right now, the one outcome she hoped for was that Moses had nothing to do with this incident.
"She must have had her reasons for doing this," Huangfu Jue said gently as he stroked her shoulders, "Everyone has the right to choose their own life and death, we... have no right to interfere, do we?"