Chapter 266: Rise And Fall
"Crack!" The slap sounded in the room as Alpin Banfi stared at his son who’s just returned after causing such a big loss.
"You fool! I asked you to seduce her and ruin her reputation. Instead, you did not just fail, you even caused my years of relationship with Augustus’ father also to deteriorate. Why did you have to involve him? I warned you that it would be too dangerous!"
"Father, I wanted to prove myself to you. I never expected that girl to be dangerous! And you know I do not want to marry her. There is no guarantee that she will ascend or even that the public will like her! She has no class. She is sleeping with the gardener!"
Alpin Banfi glared at his son and wished to hit him across the face once more. "You fool! I would have made sure that she rose to the throne. And once the power was in my hands, you could have discarded her without having to even look at her again! At least you had the good sense to delete the video evidence and contact the Queen."
"That is what I am saying! Father, Queen Rosalind is in your hands already. And we have enough evidence against her to blackmail her. Why can’t we..."
"Junior! You fool! Do you think Queen Rosalind has been queen for so many years without doing anything? She might have been blinded by us but she would definitely have her own backup plans and ways to wiggle out. She’s not as foolish as she’d like us to believe. All that evidence needs to be kept safe for future use. For now, the rumors about Eleanora have likely started to spread. Did you do what I asked you to?"
"Yes. Our contact at the Queen’s mansion has already sent out the details of the Princess’ sordid affair. I’ve also added details of her abandoning her fiancé at the altar that we received from our resources."
"Have you found out the details of who she was with after leaving with that boy?"
"Not yet. It’s all shrouded in mystery. But we are working on it. Our immediate problem is Lucien Frost at the moment, though, Father."