''W-What?'' Lance could not believe his ears. What did he hear?
Waylen did what?!
Once again, another news just popped out of nowhere. As if the famous duke hayes's presence was not enough for him, he also had to deal with his half-brother's foolishness.
''I am waiting for an answer, Baron.''
Lance shifted his eyes back to Dante at his front. Now he did not know what to do at this moment. He had warned his brother to stop bothering Isla and her child, but the foolish man did not heed his words and look at where his disobedience landed him in.
''He is my younger brother,'' Lance eventually spoke. His words were not emotional, as if he was just giving out a stranger's name.
Lance knew he had a choice. To be exact, he had two choices. One was to use his identity as the empress's father to save his brother from the duke. The other was to abandon his brother, since he had warned the latter.
