Chapter 175
Before Khal was hauled off to prison.
These were the words he had left for Lily.
—Since you’ve already caused a scene, why not make it even bigger? Persuade Father to seize the throne of Lucon.
‘Why is it that one person causes the trouble, and someone else has to clean it up?’
‘I’m ruined.’
‘I’m truly ruined. To think the path I chose for success would lead straight to the edge of a cliff…’
Lily had never imagined that words as treacherous as plotting a rebellion would ever cross her lips in her lifetime. Because she hadn’t, she felt so nauseous she thought she might collapse.
“Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.”
In contrast, Ludger Stark was trembling with excitement after hearing Lily’s words.
“Hahahaha!”
Then, he burst into a laugh so loud it echoed throughout the mansion.
“…F-Father?”
The family members were deeply unsettled by this side of Ludger, which they had never seen before.
After a moment.
Ludger muttered, his eyes glowing with a sinister red light.
“He’s saying that since the family’s long-standing wish has been fulfilled, rather than letting me become a washed-up has-been, I should sit on the throne and have him serve me.”
“…Pardon? I—I never said anything so disrespectful.”
Lily was more than a little flustered, watching Ludger, whose cold demeanor from moments ago had vanished completely.
“He’s finally giving me a reason to enjoy life.”
Ludger rested his chin on his hand with an intrigued expression and spoke.
“I shall become the king.”
It was a bold decision made at exactly the right moment.
