"I won't…"
"Don't decide so hastily. Consider it before you get there. Don't you want to know why you ended up in this way?" Howard asked in a meaningful tone. "Since you prepared your birthday gift for His Majesty, you had fallen into a trap set by someone."
Felix's face turned pale. "I don't know what you mean," he said.
"Do you still remember the incident at Scott's mansion?" Howard said as he walked forward. "I believe that you haven't forgotten that, because since that incident, you fell into a trap set by Prince Francis and finally ended up this way."
"No way!"
"Why do you think it is impossible?" Howard sneered. "Prince Francis has always been in the imperial capital. Because of his poor health, he seldom made any public appearance. Even if he disappeared for a period, no one would come to know. Prince Jason had been outside, building up his force. One of them has been always inside the imperial capital, and the other was outside. The two of them worked hand in hand to make a vast web of traps for you, and you sneaked in it, just as they had expected."
Felix was horrified to hear Howard's disclosure. He couldn't believe what he heard and was still in denial. "Francis is dying. He won't live a long life." He intensely tried to throw off his doubts.
"Don't worry about him. He will live a long life, but I'm afraid it's His Majesty who wouldn't live longer." Howard was quick to dismiss his doubts.
"He had been poisoned, and his body has been totally damaged. Then how could he possibly live a long life?" Felix said, shaking his head, and still in denial. "It's impossible for him to live a long life."
"That's why I said all of you have neglected her," Howard said complacently, as if he was proud to have a young sister like Harper. "Do you know why Prince Francis moved out of the Imperial Palace and lived outside alone? He did it so that he could get treated by Harper and improve his health."
"Harper Chu again!" Felix shouted, raging with anger. But after thinking for a while, he realized that he knew nothing about Harper except for her gentle appearance.
"It had nothing to do with Harper. You can't blame her. You should remember that the person who gave the final nail in His Majesty's coffin was not Harper, but you, Prince Felix," Howard said in a harsh tone.
"Me? A nail in my father's coffin?" Felix searched his memory for any such instance when he directly harmed his father. "The Longevity Pills!" he exclaimed in shock.
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