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.

spotted the confused expression

signet on that ring is the King’s official seal,” Julian said. “It had gone missing from his private chambers many months

ring round and around in his fingers,

“I have

alone.”

bowed, despite the King no longer looking

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

the hallway.

to Nathan, though he ignored me to glare

waved at him. “See

sharp breath, then disappeared into the sitting room with the

hallways, until we were far from where the King was holed

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

This is exactly why Nicholas should have included me in his earlier confrontation with our parents,” Julian said. “If I had presented that

I looked down, embarrassed.

to actually contribute,” Julian said. “He resented that I was assigned with the

angry about

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