The Lycan King's Fate Calling novel Chapter 269

Ethan's POV:

When I heard the soldier's report, my heart sank. I really didn't think that this issue would escalate beyond my control.

As Sylvia had said, I believed that although Rufus was aloof, he would never allow himself to go crazy in front of others, let alone kill an innocent child.

Besides, there was still a week left before the next full moon. The curse had never taken effect so early before... Normally, there would be some signs before the curse attacked, and Rufus would lock himself before the attack to prevent harming anyone.

So Rufus' sudden outburst was very strange.

And truth be told, I was quite suspicious of Richard. His explanation was nowhere near convincing. He was my son after all. I could tell at a glance whether he was lying or not. And right now, he was too fidgety and nervous. The more anxious he was to hide something, the more guilty he seemed.

As for Lucy, I couldn't see her through as easily. Her tears might be real, but I didn't know how true her words were.

I had planned to go over the whole thing after I went back to the palace, but now that a child's corpse had turned up, the public was aggravated.

It could've been easier to deal with private family affairs, but when the public was involved, things would be difficult and uncontrollable. One wrong move and I would be accused of covering up the crimes of my family.

In this particular case, if I couldn't prove that the child wasn't killed by Rufus, even if I managed to spare Rufus' life, I would have to imprison him for the rest of his life to appease the public.