Chapter 0286

“Thank you, father,” Julian said with a flourishing bow. He smirked at Nathan as he entered

the room.

Nathan glared at him, but said nothing. He stepped outside the room and closed the door behind him.

Julian sauntered over to my side, stepping between the King and me.

“May I present, an item we found inside the desk alongside the letter.” Julian reached into his inside jacket pocket and produced the signet ring. He then held it out for his father.

The King’s eyes went comically wide. He snat ched it out of Julian’s hands, then turned to hold it under the light.

“This is genuine,” he said.

“It is,” Julian replied.

“You found this in Terry’s desk?”

“Yes. In a secret compartment.”

The King’s expression darkened.

glanced at me and spotted

seal,” Julian said. “It had gone missing from his private chambers many months back. I bet if we looked more closely at our records, they should show that

fingers,

then, frowning deeply. “I have much to think about and need to do

alone.”

the King no longer looking at him. I

me. When I accepted it, he lead me through the

the hallway.

you,” I said to Nathan, though he ignored me to

at him. “See

breath, then disappeared into

hallways, until we were

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to gain from his interrogation of me. He had clearly come into the meeting with his own ideas of

confrontation with our parents,” Julian said. “If I had presented that ring sooner, father might have been decent enough to leave you out of it, and not force you

I looked down, embarrassed.

thinks I’m good enough to actually contribute,” Julian said. “He resented that I was assigned with the task of tracking down the underground. He likely thought I’d blow it

clearly still angry about the brothers’ earlier

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