Sothoth Castle.
Colin walked into the study and saw Count Theodore with a dark expression.
"Cough, cough..."
He stared at the scroll in his hand. Two unnatural flushes appeared on his cheeks, and he began coughing violently.
"Colin... what is going on?"
"Tell me, what is your relationship with the Wild Wolf Bandit Group?"
Theodore roared, flinging an investigation report at Colin's face.
A red mark immediately appeared on Colin's cheek, but he paid it no mind. Spreading his hands, he said, "Father, you've already investigated this far. Do you still need me to answer?"
"Did you really supply them with those weapons? Aaron is your brother! Your own flesh and blood!"
Theodore's chest heaved violently.
"Haha... Have you ever thought about me? I'm your heir... But at some point, you started admiring him more than me!"
Colin roared too, letting out some of the pent-up emotion inside him.
"You..."
Theodore's fingers trembled.
It was true that he had come to admire Aaron more and more lately, but he had never considered stripping Colin of his position and making Aaron the heir.
Otherwise, Colin would not have been the one betrothed to Sylvie in the first place.
Still, when it came to his second son, whom he had never been close to and who had been enfeoffed at an early age, Theodore did feel a certain fondness for him, along with a sense of guilt.
After all... distance made the heart grow fonder.
At the same time, the rumor that Aaron would become Xia Ya's godfather had only been meant to spur Colin on and make him work harder.
Even the finest steel had to be constantly polished before it could be put to use!
What Theodore did not know was that some people were not truly famed swords. Polish