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oug

is expression as grim as my grandmother's. He was a low-ranking "Dragon-born" with a mediocre bloodline, and the thing he cared ab

've heard about what happened today. You were too impulsive. Gideon is the Crown Prince. You must understa

isgust. "Generous? Father, are you referring to m

the color of liver. He snapped, dropping the loving father act. "Watch your wor

ly. "Just like your commone

heir heads down, not daring to speak. Their branch o

house. "The family has already decided. You must go and apologize to the Crown P

ing forward to look straight into his eyes. "Since you despise my

went dea

dragon-rot infection, and you couldn't even afford the basic herbs. My mother, the heiress of the Riverstone Guild, saved your life and paid yo

the color of raw liver.

e of this manor, is paid for by the 'lowly' woman you despise. If it weren't for my mo

cross my father's and grandmother's fac

ou unfilial daughter! Since your mother's property was mar

ecall my maternal grandfather-the head of the Riverstone

pression. They knew what that name meant-a commercial network spanning

y deflated. His lips moved,

was quickly replaced by ferocity. "Are you threatenin

. "I have never forgotten. But I also remem

ver the shocked, angry, and fearful faces

ning hall, no one dared to stop me. I le

y could still oppress me and force me to submit as they always

placed the inventory of my mother's dowry and copies of t

to the side. She was one of my

thing is rea

clair family had squandered my mother's fortune over the years. My eyes grew colder as I scanned the entrie

Sinclair family entirely. I just needed to convince the o