"Still, they know that the lowly woman has a daughter," Nikolai said in a cold and angry tone. "But why the hell do they think that MY daughter is that bastard's daughter?"
Old Man Garcia already faced a heart attack. At that time, he got through after a successful surgery. The second time, he got a mild attack when he heard Arthur may be imprisoned for his life. At that time he thought it was a small pain and ignored it. He took his meds and continued without. And today was the last straw for him. He was left on the roads. Other than begging he could do nothing. The Benjamin's were really cruel. They would do the things they said.
abandoning or betraying?!
No way in hell going 2 happen
After his shock subsided, he laughed while shaking his head. He couldn't help it. No matter what Neoma say or do, he would always find her adorable. As long as it wasn't about abandoning or betraying him, of course. "Neoma, is this the real you?"
"You have to accept it, Lewis," he said with a scold smile on his face. "Neoma will only see you as her "son" so if you don't want to get hurt in the end, give up now."
"Of course, it's Lewis," Neoma said with a smile, cutting-off the knight who seemed to suddenly freeze in his seat. She didn't want to meet Sir Glenn's questioning look so she turned to Lewis. "You're my most favorite person in the world, Lewis."
"Princess Neoma, may I know who's your most favorite person is?" Sir Glenn asked excitedly, then he not-so-discreetly turned to Emperor Nikolai was who in the middle of drinking his tea. "Surely, it must be His Ma–"
"Nikolai isn't the problem here," Gale said, then she turned to the sleeping royal prince. "It seems like Prince Nero is destined to dull the moonshine of his twin sister."
Well, he was supposed to say that Neoma's boldness was "rubbing off" on the foxy boy instead of saying that he "inherited" it from her. But for some reason, he remembered that his daughter always referred to Lewis Crevan as her son. Did he just unconsciously accept Neoma's ridiculous claim?
"Aren't you overestimating Her Royal Highness, Your Majesty?" Glenn asked worriedly. "Although Princess Neoma is the cutest, smartest, bravest, and the most charming girl in the whole empire, she's still a child."
"Considering my abilities, cunningness, and arrogance, I know that I can be an empress if I want to," she said, cutting-off her father. "Lucky for you, Papa Boss. I don't have any intention to lead this empire– I'm too good for all of you."
"AM I already in hell?" Neoma asked in a groggy voice because when she opened her eyes, she was greeted by Emperor Nikolai and Count Sprouse. "Why am I surrounded by demons?"