My Insolent Shadow (22 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 103

“Your Grace! How can you possibly do this!”

A shrill cry, as if tearing itself apart, echoed through the hall.

“Maintain your dignity, madam.”

“Do I look as though I could possibly care about dignity right now? I have endured Your Grace’s lack of love for me until now. All I ever wanted was just one thing….”

The all-too-familiar scene of a marital quarrel unfolded plainly before Cassian’s eyes.

A cold smirk spread across his lips.

It was hardly surprising.

His father, that paragon of sainthood, always aimed to present himself as someone with a heart even greater than the god of compassion himself.

How could a son dare defy such a will?

From the very moment he hesitated over his decision—or rather, from the moment he first devised this scheme—he had already foreseen this exact scenario.

He had even considered it the most likely ending.

So while it was somewhat amusing that the script had played out precisely as predicted, it was certainly not unexpected.

Indeed, people never truly change.

No matter how hard one tries, human instinct snaps back like a boomerang, stubbornly refusing to shed its nature.

Cassian, who had been listening quietly to their shouts as if they were background music, suddenly burst into loud laughter.

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