Chapter 401

• "Why are you doing this, Uncle Noel? Why?" Pedro asked, his voice filled with desperation.
• Uncle Noel let out a cold chuckle. "If you want someone to blame, blame your father. You, more than anyone, should know that I have always been loyal to only one master—your father. He was the one who ordered me to train you as his successor. He was the one who used his own death as a tool to fuel your hatred against the three families. He manipulated you, filling your heart with so much resentment that you would stop at nothing to destroy them and take your place as their ruler."
• "No! That’s not true! My father would never do that!" Pedro shouted, his heart rejecting every word Uncle Noel was saying.