I Survived My Father’s Test And Took His Throne Chapter 09
The moment he saw the body, the last of his hope vanished.
“No. That’s impossible. This can’t be Laurel.”
He shoved aside the security officers trying to stop him and dropped to his knees beside the corpse.
“Laurel, why would you do this? I don’t blame you. I really don’t…”
Evelyn cried as she comforted them both.
“Sister must have lost the baby and couldn’t bear it.”
“You still have me. I’ll stay with you always.”
If it became public that the royal heir had jumped into a river because of an unexplained pregnancy, it would expose the scandal of the fake coup my father had orchestrated.
So the royal press office suppressed the news. Two weeks later, they announced that I had died after a long illness.
The blow devastated my father, and for a long time, he was unable to preside over Royal Council meetings.
In the end, he decided to grant first inheritance rights to Evelyn.
After my “death,” she was his only other child.
Whether he wanted to or not, he had no one else to choose.
Outwardly, Evelyn refused the role again and again. In private, she immediately began heir training and started reading Council briefings every day.
Soon, her eighteenth birthday arrived.
My father held a grand royal gala at the castle, inviting representatives from every pack and members of the media, preparing to publicly announce that she had become the new first heir.
Just as he was about to speak, the great doors of the ballroom were pushed open.
Julian walked in with a unit of the Royal Guard.
The scene from three years ago repeated itself. My father’s face darkened.
“Julian, are you trying to seize the throne for real this time?”
But Julian dropped to one knee and placed my royal insignia before them.
“Your Majesty, I am not here to take power.”
He lifted his head, his eyes bloodshot.
“I am here to file a formal accusation on behalf of my dead fiancée.”
“Princess Evelyn Jennings murdered her own sister. She owes Laurel a blood debt, and she must pay it!”