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 confused

from his private chambers many months back. I bet if we looked more closely at our records,

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

the King said then, frowning deeply. “I have much to think about and need

alone.”

no longer looking at him. I

held out his arm for me. When I accepted it, he lead me through the

the hallway.

to Nathan, though he ignored me to glare openly

waved at him. “See

then disappeared into the sitting room

hallways, until we were

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gain from his interrogation of me. He had clearly come into the

Julian said. “If I had presented that ring sooner, father might have been decent enough to leave

I looked down, embarrassed.

never 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

was clearly still angry about the brothers’ earlier

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