"Crack!" The slap sounded in the room as Alpin Banfi stared at his son who's just returned after causing such a big loss.
"You fool! I asked you to seduce her and ruin her reputation. Instead, you did not just fail, you even caused my years of relationship with Augustus' father also to deteriorate. Why did you have to involve him? I warned you that it would be too dangerous!"
"Father, I wanted to prove myself to you. I never expected that girl to be dangerous! And you know I do not want to marry her. There is no guarantee that she will ascend or even that the public will like her! She has no class. She is sleeping with the gardener!"
Alpin Banfi glared at his son and wished to hit him across the face once more. "You fool! I would have made sure that she rose to the throne. And once the power was in my hands, you could have discarded her without having to even look at her again! At least you had the good sense to delete the video evidence and contact the Queen."
