Chapter 457

"You’re a stubborn one." Alaric sighed and said again, "Don't tell me you came to me to continue drinking fish soup." "Uncle, how much do you know about Rose?" Victor raised the corners of his mouth, got up, and sat by the side. "This woman is very ambitious, that’s all that I know." Alaric obviously did not intend to say more. "Really? You don’t want to tell me more? My people wanted to take you away, but you coincidentally distracted your own people before my people went to you. You even ingeniously made your own house explode, making everyone feel like you were kidnapped by someone else and that your life or death is uncertain. I have been taking the blame for you all this while, uncle. Jasper even threatened me, if he knew that I was the one who kidnapped you, he’d make my life very miserable..." Victor continued to pick up some pebbles and throw them into the water. "And there’s Rose, she came to me that day and asked if I hid you. Rose Rogers initially talked about cooperatin