"Did you know Missandel was pregnant with my baby?" Zack asked. Lord Zorander was surprised by his question but he put himself together, His injury still hurt.

"She is not fit to birth my first grandchild," Lord Zorander replied. He was not sorry about his actions.

"And neither are you fit to be called my father," Zack said. He knew that Missandel could not have lied to him but he still wanted to give his father the benefit of the doubt.

"How dare you break your promises? Lord Zorander grinds his teeth since he could not scream due to his injuries. "congregation you just killed her," lord Zorander threatened. He expected to see fear or regrets in Zach but he only shook his head.

"you will have to get back into the kingdom alive first," Zack said getting up from where he sat. Lord Zorander was scared by his son's words.. His wife had warned him against hurting that child. Who knew that is what will turn his son against him. No matter what he had done to Missandel, his wife never objected except when it came to the baby. She had hated him for hurting him. Now his son was willing to kill him.

"What do you mean?" lord Zorander was not able to hide the fear in his voice.

"I have been thinking father, would things have been different if I had just killed you the first time you kidnap her. Would I have been able to save my child and Missandel would not have suffered so much? You have been the problem all along. How did I not see it?" Zack said.

"you would dare to kill your father?" lord Zorander was scared.

"No, but I will dare to watch as you take your last breath. That injury will be the death of you. The dagger is laced with poison. The antidote will never be found. And once you die, I will bring Missandel into the house. If you dared to kill a baby, then why would I not dare do this to you. I will make her the madam of the Zorander household and there is nothing a dead man like you can do about it, " Zack said.

Lord Zorander held his chest finding it hard to breathe. It was a heart attack. Zack was not sure if his father had died from his words or the poison that was slowly killed him.

After his father's death, Zack became the new lord of the house. He brought Missandel back to the house as his wife and the madam of the household. Missandel then got pregnant again and gave birth to twins but lord Zorander had taken the female child and handed her over to his second wife

The young man knew that the children will face a lot of trouble growing up. He would never find a suitable husband for her because of her mother.

At that time he thought this was the best way to ensure her feature but he later regretted his decision when he saw Agatha always taken the side of Robert over Lawrence

Present.

"How could you do this father? Agatha treated her mother poorly. I am sure that witch deliberately made her go against mother?" Lawrence said.

"Yes she did, but that foolish woman also never knew that Agatha was not her daughter. The fool was fooling around with a young man and when she discovered she was pregnant she sneaks into my room and tried to use the same trick with Robert but I was certain I did not touch her.

I allowed her to think she fool me because this was the perfect excuse to kick her out of the household but when She gave birth the same day with your mother, the idea had come into my mind so I want with it. I realized now that I was wrong. Maybe if I have allowed her to grow with your mother she would have still been alive," lord Zorander said.

Lawrence nodded his head. " Did mother know? " Lawrence asked. He could remember that Agatha's shape words always hurt his mother. When he saw Lord Zorander nodding his head it finally made sense why his mother always acted that way.

It also made sense why his mother made him promise to take care of Agatha. "What happened to the child, I mean her real child,?" Lawrence asked.

"I do not know, I asked the midwife to do whatever with it. I did not kill it because he was innocent," Lord Zorander said.

"I understand," Lawrence nodded his head.

"Open the book," Lord Zorander instructed. Lawrence obeyed. His Jaw dropped seeing what was contained in the book. He did not need to recognize items in the book. It was a painting of a beautiful house. Lawrence knew this house, it has never been resided by anyone. Lawrence still remembers it was built back when he was still young. The building had taken ten years to build. No one knows who owned it.

It was rumored to have servants and a large farm, it was something only a wealthy man could own. So seeing this it was no wonder he was surprised.

"Father, this?" he was surprised.

"Agatha has a son and he should seat next on the kingdom's throne. I can not trust Robert to back the boy when the time comes since his daughter would be married to Prince William. You would not be able to help him without manpower and wealth. This is also the reason why you need to drop your last name and cut off complete ties with the family, " Lord Zorander said.

Lawrence nodded his head, He already found out the king has another son apart from prince William. He did not just know the son was also his sister's. He finally understood his father. Lawrence did not feel bad dropping the name. It felt like a breath of fresh air. He would have become nobody after he dropped the name Zorander but his father already prepared something for him.

If he continued to bear the name Zorander then he will be under Robert as the new head of the family.

"What have you decided to pick as your last name?" Lord Zorander asked.

"Zack," Lawrence said without a second thought.

Lord Zorander felt happy hearing this name. His son would be able to live a good life. No one knows that he has been behind such a large property. Everybody will believe that Lawrence had achieved this by himself and he did not mind it.

This was the least he felt he could do for his son and daughter. Now his son will be respected among the noble and his voice would be heard when he stands for Richard.

What made him most happy is Lawrence would no longer leave the kingdom. He knew he could trust Lawrence with what he has built. His only wish was to still be alive when the household of Zorander is ruined.

"Father you choose Robert, not me, zack zorander muttered as he looked at his father's paintings on the wall.

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