Chapter 163: The Arrest
"...What did you just say?" Sylas’s voice, low and menacing, rumbled beside Rocco’s ear, sending a shiver down his spine.
Even Rocco, who had struggled to process the news initially, froze in shock as the gravity of Philip’s words hit him.
Breaking it down, the letter’s contents seemed to boil down to two key points: first, that Rocco’s father was being accused of murder by the Duke; and second, that Rocco himself was to be removed from the Di Malvento family and adopted into the Duke’s household.
—Wait, no, absolutely not!
This isn’t fine at all!
"Brother, D-Does this mean I won’t be your youner brother anymore...?"
Surely there were more pressing concerns to focus on, Rocco thought, but to his surprise, this was all he could think about.
Would he be taken away by people he’d never met, separated from the family he loved so much?
Would he never see them again?
His trembling voice and teary eyes made Sylas’s expression tighten with pain.