Chapter 0350

Nicholas

I was relieved to see Piper rush away, but I was also furious at myself. All my talk about protecting her, and I couldn’t stand up against my own father.

Julian was right. I was a coward. And my cowardice was what was going to cost me Piper in the end.

“Father,” I said, ready to try again. Piper wasn’t here anymore, so his anger should dowIL Maybe we if we just talked, I could reason with him.

“I don’t want to hear anything from you, Nicholas, except agreement for what I’m about to say.”

Except, his anger didn’t disappear. Instead, it simmered at a high boil. He didn’t shout anymore, but the ferocity in his voice left little room for argument.

“Do you have any idea how lucky we all are that it was me who caught you, and not the cameras? Have you considered the optics of this at all?”

‘Piper is a candidate in the contest, and I’m a prince. It would have been scandalous but

you are a prince, but you are not the correct one. We built Piper with Julian, and the public

is well–loved by the public. They

you must be seen as strong, with a capable family behind you. Piper is an embarrassment to you, worse if she

her be with me, and not Julian. Then no one would be

dating a commoner? Ridiculous. Our family would never recover from the embarrassment.” He shook his head. ” You need to stop

this battle. No, I wouldn’t be a coward. For Piper, I had to fight harder, even against the man

braced my shoulders,

startled. I didn’t think I’d ever said that to him before, and it

reaction.

did you say?” he asked, like he needed to be

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said, no. Piper is important to me, and I’m

enemy. He narrowed his eyes. I felt my skin itch. Going against my father

enough to rebel for.

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