"Y- young Lord! Your father is here to see you...!" Everyone turned silent

"...." Liam was asleep.

"Lord?" Catherine came closer to the sleeping man. Now, everyone started panicking.

"Wake him up!"

"T- The food"

"No way! We have to receive him!"

Liam was sitting in front of his father, Leonard Blane II Pleaf, in the living room. Snacks and tea on the table and there were awfully lot of workers working in garden, near the window. A bunch behind the door, eavesdropping. The man in front had navy blue hair and same eyes as Liam. His brow was thick and so was his moustache. Cunningness was written on his face. Liam knew his fathr had no reason to meet him and neither his father loved him. His birth mother Jane Alire II Alame was from Alame house, Alire family, most prestigious from the house. She died in a carriage accident 3 years after the divorce. His 3 siblings are from the new wife, Dina Slake II Pleaf.

'Why is it so silent?' I saw him sip his tea without looking at me.

"Good to see you in good health father." I said swallowing the lump in my throat.

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"Hmm. You too." He replied coldly.

"What brings you here?" I asked in a serious tone. "Its not to ask about my life, is it?"

"No." He looked outside. "Its to finally allow you to do something for the family."

"What" I was dumbfounded. What was this man talking about?

"..." He looked at me sharply. "You are getting engaged"

"Huh?" What the hell? "I....see...?" I have a lot of questions.

"Who-"

"The only daughter of Amethyst house" He replied, cutting me off.

"Ah! That house was once the ruler of the maximum area but was overtaken by Solar house 2 generations ago. And now they-"

"Manufacture poisons and drugs but aren't accepted in Neel house and are considered to be a dying family." Take that. I have been studying a lot out of boredom!

"Precisely." He looked at me briefly. "I am leaving, wedding's in a week, the tailor knows your size." He stood up to leave.

"You don't have to leave so soon" I said politely as I stood along him.

"Some of us are busy. Else I would have joined in for the picnic." He said with a scoff. This man.

"Okay, stay safe" Leave and never return.

And he left like that! This man is soo weird. He has been always like that.

Liam walked outside the room.

"Lord? What happened?"

"Ah, you guys are getting a lady of the house." He said with a smile, almost forced, if it was not forced, he made it seem like it ws forced. "I am going to rest now."

With that Liam walked upstairs and toward his room.

Beside this marriage? Its for obvious reasons isn't it Victor Solar III of the throne? To finally weaken Pleaf family and control it. Or why else I would be forced to marry someone who provides no power and is on lower level compared to us? Its because the crown prince wanted to hit two birds with one stone. The family in power is through tyranny and the survival of Amethyst family will keep reminding people that. But the question is how does he plan to eliminate us? I understand the reason. Pleaf family is against taking control over the northeastern island of tribes and the southwestern island of the tribes that is seperated from the mainland of Kingdom of Venus. Basically the only kingdom since the last 3 generations. Alame house has good relation with Blane family because of my mother and the fact I was born. That house lives like family. So what the main family says, goes. Therefore, 2 houses are against the prince's dream. So perhaps demolishing my family will weaken the realation and he can start conspiracies to get what he wants. I figured it out because...

Its what I would have done as well!