Chapter 70

“Look here. The records here are kindly saying, ‘The last donation was 5 years ago.’; does it make sense to leave it?”

Ayla couldn’t understand what he was doing right now.

It was like catching a thief, bringing him in front of the door, and then letting him go.

Ayla spoke, touching the certificate of support on the desk with her finger, but Theon remained silent.

“This… If you dig a little more, you’ll soon find out who’s behind it.”

“So, just leave it.”

“Why on earth?! Why! Why! Why! Why on earth, when there is such solid evidence!! Why are you telling me to leave it?!”

Eventually, Ayla felt her last remaining rationality collapsing due to his frustrating reaction.

Being aware of the situation after screaming like a madman, Ayla calmed down, saying, ‘No, what I mean…’.

“Ha… That was me, so leave it.”

‘What is this guy saying now?’

Theon’s low sigh and the words he said immediately froze her.

Ayla felt as if she had been beaten in the head by a teammate on the same team.

It was the year Theon came of age.

The successor position remained vacant for a while due to his father’s sudden death, who was the Crown Prince.

The nobles, blinded by power, were in the midst of working behind-the-scenes to take possession of the vacant royal position.

Theon’s grandfather, the current King, knew all about their evil intentions.

To save the dignity of the royal family, the King pushed ahead with Theon’s ascension to the throne as the Crown Prince, at the same time as his coming of age.

There was considerable backlash from nobles and officials because he left the eldest son, Kyle, behind and crowned Theon.

Most of all, the King’s one-sided decision was bound to leave room for trouble, as Kyle was already holding the position of the Crown Prince. There was no way those who had been gaining power would leave it and see their own future collapse in an instant.

However, their insistence didn’t last for long, as it was certain that Theon would have the title of the Crown Prince.

Because he was the young boy who made a great contribution in punishing the fallen wizards from Pella, 10 years ago.

Nevertheless, whenever they had a chance, they sought and threatened Theon’s position.

It was a time when a decision was needed to protect the Stellen Kingdom from those blinded by greed.

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“Ha… That was me, so leave it.”

Theon let out a low sigh and touched his head with his big hand.

Confused by his absurd words, Ayla unconsciously closed her mouth and cleared her throat.

“Ahem, Your Highness… Is a thief?”

“What?”

Theon raised his eyebrows at Ayla’s words, as if he were offended, but her mouth was already opening.

“How can the person who will be the leader of the Kingdom do such a thing? Wow… Your Highness is ambitious, ambitious! Wow, goosebumps.”

“No, it seems like you’re misunderstanding something.”

“What misunderstanding? The evidence is so clear. Wow, you did this and then told me to find the thief.”

“Will you stop?”

At Theon’s irritated voice, Ayla rolled her blue eyes and looked at his face.

Soon, her red lips, which had been moving incessantly, closed. It was shameful but she had no choice but to stop, as it seemed like adding more fire would lead to trouble.

Theon smiled faintly, as if he was satisfied with Ayla’s passive attitude.

Soon after, Theon, who got up from his seat, slowly walked towards Ayla.

Theon, who came closer before she knew it, stopped in front of her.

‘Did he just grow taller after eating? My neck is going to hurt from looking up.’

Standing side by side, the difference in height between the two was huge.

Even at a glance, it seemed that he had two more heads in height than Ayla.

Whether he decided to change his attitude, Theon has long since erased his wrinkly expression while keeping his characteristic relaxed smile.

As Theon came closer and closer, with an expression she didn’t understand, Ayla’s eyes shook quickly, and she took a step backwards.

Bump.

Ayla, who has been stepping backwards, bumped into the wall.

As she approached a dead end, the memories she wanted to forget came to her mind.

‘She’s a young and pretty girl. We hit the jackpot.’

‘I’ll get a taste of her first so wait a little bit.’

‘I’ll show you something good, so don’t cry.’