CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE – SIBLING'S PRIVATE TALK
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The former assassin didn't remember on how he returned to his own quarters after the audience with the King who didn't even bother to check up on his own son's condition and had the audacity to threaten him to keep his mouth shut!
'Ha! What a scum and tyrant of a f*cker he is! If I'm not in this child's body, I won't hesitate to slit that f*cker's throat!'
If he weren't in a body of a prince, the former assassin would have no hesitation to assassinate the King who exalts himself just because he sits on that throne of his.
'However, I never expected that he had such immense power that surrounds him. I thought he would be the typical trash of a King, but it seems like that's not the case.'
That's not his concern, and he doesn't want to involve with him in the first place since he didn't bother to show, at least, a little concern for his child and that's what makes the former assassin gritted his teeth.
As he returns, he watch as most of the servants running around the hall carrying some items from back and forth within their hands and the former assassin didn't bother to ask about it since he knew that these are the items that the bastard of a King gifted to him for compensation.
The servants saw him and all of them greeted him the moment they spotted him, and the former assassin wasn't a person without manners, so he greeted them back indifferently.
He could tell that these servants who the Crown Prince selected for him are neither of them are ordinary people as he can sense that these people had hidden abilities within them.
Laurence could tell that these servants were undercover to protect him by the orders of the Crown Prince.
As much as he didn't want to be labeled as a weak and pathetic wastrel prince, he didn't have a choice but to put this façade for now, as he wasn't strong enough to stand up for himself.
He might be a magical wastrel because of his inability to have an affinity, might as well he train his body like he usually does when he was still an assassin.
They worked professionally and never going to gossip around, unlike those servants in the main palace and he likes this kind of setup that no one's going to bother him, unless if it's important.
He didn't bother to check where they were going to put those gifts, as he wasn't that much of a material person, but he would ask them later on to see if he could get something useful for himself.
"Greeting Fifth Prince Laurence, glad that you are back. Crown Prince Eugene is waiting for you in your room."
Laurence halt on his steps and looked at the servant who greeted and inform him about the Crown Prince.
The former assassin didn't need to ask about why the Crown Prince was waiting for him, and he only gave his thanks to the servant as he walked towards to the direction of his room.
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"Y-your Highness Crown Prince…. I'm here…."
Laurence entered to his room and saw the Crown Prince sitting on the sofa while sipping his tea and the older male saw his little brother entered the room as he smiled and put down the cup as he stood up and approach him.
"Come here, Jules. Don't worry, only the two of us are here right now, so don't be reserved."
The older male ushered his little brother and took the hand of his little brother as both brothers make way to the mini-table where the teas and deserts are being served to them.
«….. ["Ah! My little brother is so cute! I want to squish those chubby cheeks! I remember Lady Hanezza used to do that to Jules when he was still a cute toddler!"] ….. »
Laurence almost choked at the ridiculous words coming from the Crown Prince's inner thoughts, and the former assassin took a glance at his side and he saw the stoic face of the Crown Prince.
Laurence: "…."
'I'm speechless at how his face contradicts his thoughts…'
Both brothers are now seated at opposite sides and the Crown Prince asked Laurence about his health, as usual, or what he does during his recuperation period.
At first, the former assassin is being cautious when the Crown Prince is asking him about himself during the time he is in recuperating since he couldn't let go of his habit of being suspicious to everyone as his previous life's nature of work being an assassin.
However, ever since he had reincarnated to this world and gain the ability to read other people's thoughts, this ability became at his advantage.
That's why the former assassin could tell that the Crown Prince doesn't have any malicious intent towards the original owner as he asked about his well-being.
'The way I observe him and hearing his inner thoughts about the original owner, I can tell that this Crown Prince has a huge f*cking brother complex! Geez! It's alright to be cautious at time but the way he does things, it's extremely excessive!'
Laurence would thank the Heavens in his heart that he could stay on his character because the amount of so-called affection and brotherly love coming from the Crown Prince's inner thoughts while his face is still void of emotions but his eyes soften the moment the Crown Prince looked at him.
"Jules, there is something that I want to discuss with you and this matter is a matter of importance. So, before I start, I would like you to promise me one thing."
The atmosphere between them became silent for a moment and Laurence trembled as how the original owner's personality should be.
«.....["I really don't want him to walk on this path. If I were to ask, I would gladly to shoulder all of this burden just to make sure that Jules would live a peaceful life but since the seal within his body had broken, I have no choice but to tell him everything as Lady Hanezza entrusted to me."] …. »
Laurence almost raised an eyebrow at the mention of the original owner's mother from the Crown Prince's inner thoughts.
'It looks like the original Laurence's mother trusted the Crown Prince so much, if she's willing to entrust all of her secrets to him.'
He just nodded as a confirmation, and the Crown Prince took that as a sign of agreement.
"Well, for starters, you know that Lady Hanezza, your mother, despite her status as a commoner before she became a concubine, has the rarest affinity that only appeared within millennium years. You are aware of this, right?"
He nodded and fumbled on his fingers while looking down as he listens to the Crown Prince about his mother.
Of course, the former assassin knew that information based on the original owner's memories that he inherited about his mother.
'However, I don't understand why she willingly to become a concubine for the King rather than to become a mage apprentice at the Mystique Tower?'