Smack!
The words had barely left his mouth.
Jose had just received the first slap of his life.
From Victoria, the mother who loved him most.
"So," Victoria's voice trembled, "to seize what you wanted, you did such a thing to your own brother, is that right?"
Jose hung his head.
Victoria had struck with such force that her own palm was numb.
Thus, Jose's cheek bore a bright red imprint of her hand.
But this time, he answered her promptly, "Yes!"
In an instant, Victoria felt like she was going to break down in tears.
What went wrong, exactly where did things go awry?
Why did she have such a child?
Why, for a throne so elusive and intangible, would Jose do such a thing to his own brother?
She turned around and opened the door.
Outside stood Hank Clegg, Dodo, and Merlin Edvin.
They must have heard the entire conversation.
But Victoria no longer cared.
