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Martin and Alexander came to the detention center and saw Victoria’s crazed state through the metal grill and
tempered glass window.
Alexander frowned and asked the prison guard softly, “Has a doctor looked at her?”
“Yes,” replied the guard. “We consulted three authoritative experts in psychiatry, and the diagnosis was that
Princess Victoria suffers from mental illness and exhibits severe symptoms of bipolar disorder, and…”
“And what?”
The guard licked his lips. “And through professional diagnosis, the princess has an antisocial personality disorder.”
Alexander was stunned and looked at Martin beside him, who was equally in disbelief.
“The cause of this personality disorder can be either innate or developed,” explained the prison guard. “So, the
best course of action now is to isolate her from society to prevent her from causing further harm.”
After the shock, Martin sighed deeply. His aged eyes were angry, confused, regretful, and helpless. He could not
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtunderstand it. A personality disorder like this should only be seen in children from extreme backgrounds, should it
not?
Victoria had grown up in luxury and privilege. She was of noble status and was favored by Carmella. How could she
be a sociopath?
In spite of it, Alexander was not surprised at all. With this revelation, everything that his sister had done to him
when they were younger suddenly made sense. She had an antisocial personality disorder.
He looked at the small room.
The walls were all a dismal grayish-white, and there was only a bed, basic toiletries, and a toilet. All of one’s eating,
drinking, defecating, and sleeping were done there.
It was already depressing enough, but the bedsheets were also a hopeless lead gray.
Victoria was having an episode in there alone. She draped the bedsheets over herself like a robe, randomly folding
a piece of cardboard to wear as a crown. She muttered to herself sometimes, yelled and shouted occasionally, and
let out a mournful cry from time to time.
“But she’s pretty happy most of the time.” The prison guard smiled. “She says she’s going to be a queen and tells
us to behave!”
Martin turned to look at Alexander. “Alexander, you don’t seem surprised at all by her behavior.”
“There’s nothing surprising about it,” Alexander said calmly. “I still remember clearly the one time when you took us
to the hunting grounds to hunt when we were younger…”
“Yes, I remember that.” Martin nodded. “And then?”
“And then…” Alexander’s voice lowered. “Everyone else was hunting. Victoria, though, was the only one torturing
before killing.”
Since then, Alexander had had a vague sense that Victoria was not normal. No matter how she bullied and
humiliated him after that, he did not fight or curse back.
He simply did not expect that Victoria would not want to bully him this time—she wanted to kill him!
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMartin said in a deep voice, “Alexander, she committed attempted murder and should be sentenced. Don’t be soft-
hearted.”
“Uncle, this alone is not enough to make me go soft-hearted.” Alexander smiled. “You’ve taught me before that to
be a good king, one must not only care for the people but also be firm in their decisions and not be swayed by
emotions.”
“Mm.” Martin nodded in approval.
“I’ll respect the court’s ruling.” Alexander looked up at him. “And I also believe that the law will give me justice!”
…
A few days later, news of Princess Victoria’s incarceration spread throughout Southeast Aciatic.
At the same time, it was Alexander’s coronation.
Alexander rode on a float in the parade and received cheers and the respect of the people. After the ceremony, he
quietly went to the prison and looked at Victoria through the metal grill from afar.
Victoria would be locked in that small room, cut off from the world, for the rest of her life. She could never harm
anyone again. She would also be insane for the rest of her life.
Alexander had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He had always valued family. He might have said something to
excuse his sister if this had happened before.
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