Chapter 37: Royal Secret
She let out a deep breath because she felt suffocated. The connections between their family and the others were still unclear. Caden was still not sure if everything was planned by his fake grandfather.
"Benjamin’s grudge against your family, when did it start? I don’t think he just wanted to mess up our lives. And do you know what my mother saw and what she did to get kidnapped by the mafia?" She continued to ask.
Caden looked at Brie because he knew she knows everything. Brie looked doubtful and hesitant at first, but when she saw Alira’s confused face, she let out a sigh. How could a crown princess of a foreign country know nothing? She thought inwardly.
"I heard my parents talking to your parents when Uncle Jayden surrendered to Benjamin. They receive a phone call from a man. He didn’t tell them who he was but he told them about the Trekker Clan’s connection to the royal family." Brie paused and bit her lip for a moment.
Then she looked at the photos and took one from the files. It was a photo of a woman with blonde hair and black eyes wearing a maid’s uniform.
"Amelia Trekker. She was a servant of the royal palace when she was around eighteen years old. Then she became the king’s mistress, a ninth rank, the lowest of all the concubines. But after giving birth to a son, she became first."
Then Brie took another photo. It was a young man dressed in a royal robe with another man seated in a chair.
"Henry Trekker. Amelia’s son and this one is Aunt Peggy’s grandfather. He was the king of Flousia before Uncle Kyle took the throne. Henry died during a trip with the former king. It was ruled as an accident but Amelia couldn’t accept it. She believed her son was killed by the former king because he was afraid that Henry would steal the crown from him." Brie continued.
"So, everything was just because of a grudge and personal loss?" She frowned.
Caden stared at Alira and her heart pounded as he looked at those cold silver eyes.