162. As You Wish

Conrad's POV

"Move! Get out of my way!"

I can barrelling down the hallway. My eyebrow was furrowed, my breathing frantic and my eyes wide. I hurried to my room in my villa and closed the door behind me.

I was trembling and shaking. In my hands, I held a document and I was terrified to open it and read it again.

I paced around the room. What had I done? Why did I do it? How long has this been going on?

My encounter with Susan had changed my perception of everything. I thought that I was the mastermind but it seemed that she was the one pulling the strings all along.

I felt my mind unravelling and my fears were laid bare before me. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that I was the son of a mere maid. I had Royal blood flowing in my veins but my mother was a handmaid and my father didn't love her enough to keep her around.

My father had always been there for me since I was little. He was the only family that I had and now, I could feel the weight of my decision on me.

I looked at