"You weren't planning to... take them down?" Damien asked, still trying to wrap his head around it.
"Yes, that's right," Theo nodded. "My original plan was to have the current head and his conspiratorial wife retire and move to the capital. Then, the young heir could take over with the help of my servant as a guardian. I was hoping to complete the takeover that way. Later on, I was thinking of arranging a marriage with a noblewoman more to my liking, and if they had children, that would have been perfect."
Damien blinked his eyes, surprised by how ruthless Theo's plan sounded.
Wow. Theo was a lot more cutthroat than he had expected.
And yet, despite thinking about all this, Theo was incredibly hot at night… Damien felt a little flustered, but quickly shook the thought away. Now wasn't the time to get distracted.
"So, then, why is this happening?" Damien asked, still trying to make sense of things.
Theo's wry smile deepened.
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