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.

at me and spotted the

gone missing from his private chambers

his fingers, like he couldn’t believe he was holding

frowning deeply. “I have much to think about and

alone.”

the King no longer looking at him. I did too, for

accepted it,

the hallway.

to Nathan, though he ignored me

him.

a sharp breath, then disappeared into the

few other hallways, until we were far

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of me. He had clearly come into the meeting with his own

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 to

I looked down, embarrassed.

enough to actually contribute,” Julian said. “He resented that I was assigned with the task of tracking down the underground. He likely thought

clearly still angry about the brothers’

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