Chapter 255: Eavesdrop

Richard’s POV
I could sense from my father’s tone that he was very sad. And he also kept sighing. He said, “As a father,
my only wish is for my children to live peacefully, healthily, and happily. Even if he is mediocre, it doesn’t
matter as long as he can live a comfortable life. It’s all my fault. I failed to handle my relationship well
back then.”

“Don’t be too sad. Remember, you still have Prince Richard. He’s getting more and more motivated
nowadays,” Fitch said to comfort him.

I was very happy to hear Fitch’s compliment on me. He was my father’s confidant. And being praised by
him was quite useful. But when my father spoke again, there was a hint of hesitation in his tone.

“Richard? Indeed, he’s been really active recently.” I didn’t understand what my father meant. Was he
also complimenting me? Then he continued, “But it’s good that he is motivated. He is making some
progress. So although he is not as good as Rufus, I brought him back just in case. If the curse on Rufus
won’t be dispelled, I have no other choice. I can only pass the throne to Richard.”

As I continued to hide outside the door and listened, I was so angry with my father’s words that I almost
wanted to explode. He obviously meant that he only took me as Rufus’ substitute. So up to now, he still
never gave up the idea of letting Rufus inherit the throne. No matter how well I performed and how many
things I did for him, I would never be comparable to Rufus in his eyes. I clenched my fists tightly, feeling
like my heart was extremely twisted by anger.

But soon, I calmed down. No matter how powerful Rufus was, he would never have the chance to inherit
the throne as long as he couldn’t get rid of his curse. “I think it’s time for you to give up on that. Until now,
we still haven’t found any clue about that witch,” Fitch said again.

“For more than twenty years, you have been looking for a way to remove the curse. But you still haven’t
found anything. I think this is fate. Maybe Prince Rufus is destined to be like this for the rest of his life.” I



couldn’t agree more with Fitch. This was fate, and even God was helping me. Rufus was doomed to fail.
My father was silent for a long time.

“Maybe it’s time for you to let go of the obsessions. Now that Prince Rufus’ mania has been exposed to
the public, the citizens can no longer accept him,” Fitch added.

I couldn’t help but applaud Fitch. Every word he said was what I wanted to hear, but I didn’t know what
my father was thinking. “Actually, being manic doesn’t matter that much in inheriting the throne,” my
father said slowly.

I got flustered at once. How could it not matter? If Rufus became the lycan king and went berserk every
now and then, I would be the first person he’d kill. I really wanted to rush in and wake my father up. I
wanted to tell him that I was the best heir. But I couldn’t do that. Once he found out that I was
eavesdropping, he would definitely be angry. My father was more terrifying than the vampires when he
was angry.

“You can consider declaring Prince Richard as your heir. I’ve been observing him these days, and I could
say that he is a qualified heir except for his bad temper,” Fitch advised.

Wait! I had a bad temper? And what did he mean by that? I greeted him with a big smile every day. What
made him think that I was bad-tempered? When I heard that Fitch discredited me in front of my father, I
couldn’t help rolling my eyes.

“You’ve noticed that too?” My father gave a short laugh and then said in an anxious tone, “But Richard
still has no descendant either, even though he has had a lot of affairs outside since he became an adult
and even has a mate now. Could it be that he is also affected by the curse? After all, the witch cursed not
only me but also my children. Although the witch didn’t know Richard’s existence when she put a curse
on me, Richard is also my child.”



Fitch sighed helplessly. “Yes. If Prince Richard has a child, you can declare him as your heir.” Upon
hearing this, my eyes widened. The baby in Lucy’s belly suddenly came to my mind.


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