"I had no idea. Since when are you and Nancy Nash on the same side?"
An emperor's greatest fear has always been the collusion between his court and his harem, scheming behind his back. The discovery of such a plot would invariably send him into a furious rage.
And though times have changed and society has modernized, the fundamental nature of this dynamic remains the same.
Jameson Valerius was now that aging emperor, and the Valerius Conglomerate was the financial empire he had built with his own two hands. Yet, his failing health and his grown sons were constant reminders that he was no longer young, that this was no longer his era, and that he could be replaced at any moment.
So, when he learned that Liam Valerius and Nancy Nash had conspired to plot against Damien Valerius, it was as if they had crossed Jameson Valerius's ultimate line.
