Chapter 57: The Pink Rose (2)
Alex held his breath, listening as his father continued, "I swear on the royal family ’s honor, I have never mistreated Alex! The throne will definitely be passed to him. After all, he is my eldest son!"
The rough voice asked, "What about your illegitimate son? I’ve heard he often bullies the little prince. Our boss had said, if you mistreat the little prince, we’ll break the deal and stop transporting Oniyon for you, and we won’t help you plant people in the Alliance Army anymore!"
The Emperor, desperate for the current benefit, shouted, "What illegitimate son? I’ve never cared about him! Of course, I only care about Alex. Rest assured, the throne will definitely be his. Next year... just next year, I’ll announce to the whole Empire that Alex is the crown prince!"
Alex covered his mouth, disgusted by the Emperor’s hypocrisy. For the sake of gain, he could say such insincere things and even swear on the royal family’s honor! How laughable!
The rough voice said, "Hmph, good that you understand. Just don’t break your promise again, or next time, don’t blame us for being ruthless! Here’s the Oniyon order for this time, I’ll leave it here."
The Emperor quickly grabbed the paper, tucked it into his waist, and said to the muscular man in a red mask, "Send my regards to Mr. Deadman."
Alex, who was still eavesdropping, widened his eyes in shock. ’Deadman! The royal family’s doing business with space pirates!’
He stood up shakily, reached for the window to climb back into his original room, but stopped abruptly.
There was someone standing in front of the window.
Alex’s heart skipped a beat as he slowly raised his head, meeting the pale face of Fred.
Just moments ago, Fred, having heard from a servant that Alex was in this room, had come to harass him as usual. However, he didn’t expect to overhear the harsh words from his father, the man he had always respected the most. It turned out that in his father’s eyes, he was just an insignificant illegitimate child.