Chapter 153: Do You Love Her?
Olivia felt herself moving. She forced her eyes to open but she was only on her bed. She blinked and looked around the dark room. Through her misty eyes, she saw nothing and shook her head. When she returned to sleep, Damon walked out with leo.
"Why did we hide behind the curtain?" The young boy frowned and struggled but Damon did not let go. He watched her sleeping for three more seconds before pulling Leo out.
"It is time that we sit down and talk like men." Leo stiffened at those words. His eyes widened and shrunk. "I will not kill you." Damon added, as if it was necessary but it did not relieve Leo at all.
The walk from Olivia’s room to Damon’s room was long and the silence made every step difficult.
When the door was closed behind him, Leo shivered. He held the corner of his shirt as he walked in. Damon was already sitting when Leo took the seat across from him.
"Your mother has gone north. To meet the ducal family there, hoping that they would support her when the royal family had refused to listen to her demands. By imperial law, the eldest child takes the inheritance and title. It is the mutual consent of the family how much he wanted to offer the second child. Most of the time, it is the properties and title of baron or something and the second child becomes the vassal of the ducal house." Damon paused and Leo nodded. He did not mind getting the title of a baron and a few properties.
This was already much better than living here on the edges. Afraid when Damon would change his mood and kill them.
"But in some cases, the second child had inherited the title. He had killed the first child and announced himself the duke or king. But you do not have that power or age." Leo knew the last word was added for his comfort. He nodded softly looking at his own tiny hands. He could not compare to Damon and he did not feel hurt accepting the truth.
"I..."