Chapter 330: The Tough Choice
Once the princess’s name was mentioned, Aldrian more or less knew what the prince wanted to discuss. With everything that had happened lately, Prince Claude or the emperor would have to be foolish not to sense that something was wrong. Various events had occurred across the empire, some of which could not have been carried out without the involvement of someone from the imperial family.
Among the members of the imperial family, only one person stood out as the most suspicious. Someone who had connections to all of these incidents.
That person was the one he cherished most, the closest to him—even more than his own father. His little sister, Loraine.
The thought that his seemingly pure and kind-hearted little sister might be involved in such evil acts, even working with a family that had ties to the devils, made his heart crumble. He wanted to find another suspect, but he couldn’t lie to himself. All the evidence pointed to his sister, and there was nothing he could do to refute it.
"Young Master, if my guess is correct, you are the one helping the remnants of the Duclan family, right?" Claude asked.
"That’s right."
"Then, you must know the truth about them since you’re helping them. From my perspective, based on your past, you’ve never done anything that would benefit the devils. There’s no way you would help a fallen family that was judged for aiding them."
Aldrian nodded as Claude clenched his fist.
"Then, Young Master, do you think a member of the imperial family is involved in the past events that allowed the devils to operate freely within the empire? Do you believe the imperial family had a hand in the incidents that brought harm to innocent people because of the devils?"