And at that very moment, the Crystal Ball sitting on the walnut desk suddenly opened two eyes. Those eyes looked toward Grand Duke Viero nearby, a smile brimming with obvious meaning.
"Looks like the age when Your Grace's word was law has passed." It spoke in a somewhat mocking tone. "But this is only the beginning. Sooner or later, your granddaughter will reclaim all of your power. This kingdom will no longer have any nobles, and the royal family will stand supreme. The Kolkova family stole the crown from the Xifah Family, and now they are repeating their old tricks, aggressively trying to seize power from you as well."
"Shut up!" Duke Viero flipped the table over in a fit of rage. With a thunderous crash, everything on the desk rolled onto the carpet. The enormous noise made the maids outside the door shudder, while the Crystal Ball rolled toward the corner of the room and finally came to a stop.
Yet the eyes on the Crystal Ball still looked at Duke Viero with a compassionate smile.
"Your Grace is old now. Soon, you will become a withered old man on the verge of death. You still hold some power, but as your mind gradually deteriorates, even your servants dare to pay lip service while secretly defying you. Your daughter is merely the beginning. She has always been willful; it was only because she feared your authority that she could not display this hidden ambition. But soon, you will discover that you can no longer suppress anyone's ambitions. Even those lowly commoners will dare to toy with you in the palm of their hands."
"Enough." Although Duke Viero knew the other party was merely spouting nonsense, he still felt terrified from the bottom of his heart.
The eyes on the