Chapter 276 (1): Kind Since Childhood, Timid and Inarticulate
“First of all, although I had a relationship with the Queen, it was before our marriage, and it wasn’t as exaggerated as the rumors suggest. The Queen has her own guardian knight. She couldn’t possibly have lost her virtue before marriage.”
Auston spoke seriously with the authority of the head of the family, his back straight like a ramrod. He hadn’t kneeled since their children were here. Silvia wasn’t going to humiliate him completely in front of them.
He was standing by the sofa, facing Wayne, Silvia, and Veronica from left to right. Given the severity of his numerous felonies, he faced a trial with three judges.
Auston was good at saving his own face. After positioning himself, he gave Megan a look, having her stand behind him. At a glance, it would look like he was the one holding a family meeting, standing tall before his family with his butler behind him.
“Megan, stand behind me,” Silvia said coldly.
Megan nodded and obeyed the order, standing behind Silvia instead. It was four against one. Auston was in an extremely unfavorable situation.
If it were only three against one—with Trash Jr. excluded—Auston would not be worried. He was confident that he could clear up the misunderstandings with his eloquence. But with Trash Jr. involved, the situation was completely different.
Dragonbloods were impulsive and hot-headed. Trash Jr. only had to make a few sarcastic remarks to derail the conversation. Besides, Trash Jr. wasn’t only causing trouble; he was the reason there was a trial at all.
Auston knew that well, so he carefully selected his words as he spoke, preventing Wayne from twisting his meaning and kicking him while he was down. Unfortunately, Wayne still found an opening.
“Master, it’s hard to say whether members of the royal family still have to maintain their virtue before marriage. After all, times have changed... Though I don’t really understand it, I read about it in books. Apparently, even before things changed, the royal families in different nations still played around a lot—they could be described as debauched.”
Wayne had an earnest look on his face. “Besides, his explanation is more of a strawman argument. Even if the Queen didn’t lose her virtue, she could lose something else. What do you think?”
I think you’re trying to get me killed!