Unable To Escape (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 93

Ayan Findley harbors hatred toward Killian.

However, it wasn’t because Killian had killed his father, as those around him believed.

‘That bastard became a duke, while I’m merely a count?’

Killian was a bastard, born out of wedlock, who had only belatedly been added to the ducal lineage.

There wasn’t a single noble unaware of the fact that the late Duchess Diaz had reluctantly accepted him solely to prevent her beloved son from being sent to the northern beastlands.

When young Ayan heard the tale of the bastard being banished to the north immediately after being entered into the family register, he paid it no mind.

After all, wasn’t it just a story about a lowly bastard?

It had nothing whatsoever to do with him—the rightful heir of House Findley, destined to become the next Duke Findley.

But everything changed when that discarded bastard not only survived but prevailed over legitimate heirs in the succession struggle, proudly claiming the title of Duke Diaz.

His father had died by that lowborn bastard’s hand, and House Findley, once thriving, was demoted to a mere earldom, becoming a laughingstock among the nobility.

While he—born of noble blood—became a mockery, the bastard of impure blood was hailed as “Your Grace,” revered by all, and even monopolized the affections of the Empire’s highest-born princess.

‘How can anyone praise that wretch? And that shameless princess, clinging to him like that! Has everyone lost their minds?’

Ayan firmly believed that Killian, born of such lowly blood, would soon reveal the limits of his capabilities.

It was only natural.

Half the blood flowing through his veins belonged to some nameless serving girl—no one even knew where she’d come from.

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