Capítulo 498: Chapter 498: Bringing Disgrace Upon Oneself

Lin Fu gazed deeply at Fu Xing and then sneakily shot a glance at Han Shuang. Although her motion wasn’t obvious, it was still detected, and even Han Shuang, the subject of her look, realized it, his handsome face flushing red as he uncomfortably scratched his head.

Lin Qingfeng looked as if he had seen a ghost. Could it be that scoundrel Han Shuang could actually blush?

“Hmm?” Fu Xing’s tone rose at the end, his eyes narrowing dangerously as he rapidly recalled Han Shuang’s profile in his mind and couldn’t help but laugh sardonically.

It turned out that he might have lost a fiancée, but his little wife had several potential fiancés waiting, just biding their time to be chosen by her once she came of age.

That was damn infuriating!

Even when under Fu Xing’s gaze, Han Shuang didn’t cower but instead adopted a proud demeanor.

This made Fu Xing quite angry, and for some reason, he bent down and gave Lin Fu a quick kiss, “Let’s go, don’t waste time here.”

“Wait!”

Lin Fu, who merely received a peck, didn’t mind, but she had matters she wished to discuss with her uncle.

“I have something to say to my uncle.”

Although Fu Xing was very reluctant, he didn’t stop her.

…

After Lin Fu and Lin Cheng left, Fu Xing finally turned his attention to dealing with Theresa.

“Do you understand now?” he asked coldly.

“Understand what?”

“Murphy, you tell her.”

Cursed with bad luck, Murphy still approached Theresa with no hesitation, bowing gracefully, “I have seen Your Highness, Princess.”

“Have you now sided with Duke Fuxing?” Theresa, not entirely oblivious, had figured it out.

“Yes.”

“But you are a Cabinet Minister, how can you side with the nobles?” Theresa, overcome with emotion, accused resentfully, “You traitor, to think I always regarded you as a respected mentor.”

“Your Highness, it was Joseph V who first betrayed me.”

“You are his subject, you owe him your loyalty; how can you speak of him betraying you?” Theresa’s worldview was shattering over and over, nearly driving her mad.

“Your Highness, I’ve always said that the trust between a subject and the Royal Family is mutual.” Murphy’s tone was still calm and collected, “What our Duke just made clear is to let you know that Clive, a hundred years ago, was the most likely candidate for the Imperial Throne but ended up being mysteriously and secretly confined on Helheim Star, the worst part was that he brought shame to the Xia Family.”

“So please come to your senses and understand your place. Even Clive, back then, had more prestige than His Majesty Xiusi and was even more gifted.” Murphy, true to his role as a Foreign Minister, was very persuasive, almost causing Theresa to cover her face with her hands in despair and run away crying.

“I suggest that when you return to Capital Star, you should go over your family history, those ancient books kept in the Imperial Palace contain secrets that cannot be found on the Star Network, and it would benefit your growth. Princess Freya has done this very well, where others failed to recognize Ingrid, Princess Freya recognized her.”

“Enough, stop talking.” Theresa couldn’t bear such humiliation.

“I understand your point, and the lesson Duke Fuxing taught me is one I will never forget for as long as I live.” Such a great humiliation, how could she possibly forget? She had been foolishly delusional before, thinking that with her beauty and status she could thaw his icy heart.

Only now did she realize it was a self-inflicted indignity.

What infuriated her was that she now had to appease Fu Xing, to have him take her back to Capital Star. Only by leveraging his influence could she return in a dignified manner, pretending as if nothing had happened and continue her role as princess.