Richard pursed his lips unhappily and threw himself on the sofa. “What’re you going to do with me?”
Then he snorted, “I didn’t do anything bad; I just destroyed a plant. At worst, I’ll be grounded for a few more days.”
I sneered. Richard was so naive.
“I haven’t settled accounts with you regarding what happened in the forbidden forest yet.”
Richard sat bolt upright, looking shocked and angry.
He pounded on the sofa and shouted, “Rufus!”
“Why aren’t you calling me brother anymore?
Finally tired of pretending?” I slipped my hands into my pockets and looked at him indifferently.
Richard suddenly stood up and pointed at me, cursing, “Bah! And what kind of brother are you?
You’re nothing but a shameless villain who pretends to be noble! Shame on you! How dare you raise an issue over something that happened so long ago?”
I squeezed my eyes shut and snorted in annoyance.
His incessant noises made my eardrums hurt. I had half a mind to gag him on the spot.
Giving up on me, Richard turned to our father and begged, “Save me, Father. .”
I raised my eyebrows and took a look at our father expectantly, waiting for his reaction.
He seemed to be in a dilemma. Finally, he sighed and said, “It’s up to Rufus.”
Then he turned around and scurried off, as though he was scared to be caught in the crossfire.
But as he passed by me, he whispered in my ear, “Don’t forget that he’s your brother after all.”
He didn’t say anything more, but I knew what he meant: he wanted me to be lenient.
I sneered. As soon as the door was closed behind him, I stepped forward, grabbed Richard by the neck and locked eyes with him gloomily. “It’s time we settled accounts, brother.”
Ethan’s POV
I immediately looked for Richard worriedly. He was curled into a ball on the floor, sobbing like a child with tears and snot all over his face. I had no idea what Rufus had done to him, but there were no visible signs of injury other than a light nosebleed.
I cleared my throat and signaled at my confidant to give Richard a handkerchief to wipe his bleeding nose.
Rufus looked up at me calmly and explained, “Don’t worry. I didn’t beat him. His nose is bleeding only because he hit the corner of the table when he cowered in fear.”
I coughed awkwardly and looked away, pretending not to care. “Well, I said it was up to you, so I won’t comment.”
Rufus didn’t say anythinglnstead, he gestured at his subordinates to take Richard away.
My younger son was completely scared out of his wits. He neither resisted nor argued when Rufus men grabbed him. He was like a puppet that had gone limp. When he passed by me, he looked at me blankly, not even calling me father.
Seeing this, my heart ached. It was not that I didn’t want to help him, but that he had made too many unforgivable mistakes.
Not daring to look at him any longer, I tore my gaze away from him.
Soon, Rufus’ men took Richard away.
I couldn’t help but look at Rufus worriedly. “What are you going to do with him?”
Rufus seemed to be expecting this question. He smiled and said, “Nothing too harsh. Just life imprisonment. He can’t leave his residence without my permission for the rest of his life.”
A shiver ran down my spine. Richard was never willing to be alone. It was crueler to imprison him than to kill him on the spot.
Years ago, he had refused to go to the military school because he couldn’t stand the idea of following rules all his life.
Plus, Richard was an extrovert. He had enjoyed making friends ever since he was a child, and he always came up with avant-garde ideas.
At the time, I frowned upon his whimsicalness. I thought that a prince should act like a prince.
Richard wasn’t attending to his proper duties.
So I forced him to go to military school.
However, when he came back, he had changed completely. Not only did he speak in a bureaucratic tone, but he also learned to act one way to my face and another behind my back.
“Father, do you object?” Rufus asked in a low voice, raising one eyebrow.
I opened my mouth to say something, but in the end, no words came out.
Well, this was probably the best for Richard.
With him permanently imprisoned, all matters regarding him had now come to an end.
On our way back, I kept glancing at Rufus. I wanted to apologize to him, but I felt too embarrassed.
Rufus didn’t even look at me throughout the whole process. Occasionally, he’d talk about political affairs with my confidant, but he refused to speak directly to mecouldn’t help but sigh again. I really was such a loser.
One of my son hated me, while the other was in person.
What kind of father was I? Had I known things would turn out like this, I would’ve tried to have a daughter instead.
On second thought, having a daughter would be troublesome, too. I gave up the idea as soon as I realized that a daughter would get married and leave me when she was old enough.
All I had now was the present. I’d better think of ways to improve my relationship with Rufus.
Before we parted ways, I thought for a while and patted Rufus on the shoulder. “From now on, you will shoulder the responsibility for the werewolf race “
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