Chapter 628 Exposed


    Sylvia''s POV:


    "Richard! Why the hell would you do such a thing?!" Ethan instantly flew into a rage. Without


    thinking, he strode over to Richard and pped him across the face. "Haven''t you repented?"


    Richard covered his swollen cheek. Eyes wide as saucers, he looked so stunned he couldn''t even


    speak.


    "How dare you look at me like that? Spit it out, boy! Are you the one behind this?" Ethan was so


    angry that he raised his leg and kicked Richard on the chest.


    This brought Richard to his senses and he cried out, "Why would I do that? I''ve been so busy with


    work every single damned day! How would I have found the time to do such a thing?"


    After saying that, his eyes darted over to me and Rufus. He said sincerely, "It really wasn''t me. Do


    you believe me? I''m done with my old ways. Why would I make trouble for all of us?"


    The truth was, I didn''t believe Richard. Only a select few people knew about the curse. Besides,


    with Rufus gone, Richard would have nothing to lose but everything to gain.


    "I should never have let you out of the dungeon!" Ethan roared. Obviously, he didn''t believe Richard


    either. He was so angry that his whole body trembled.


    Richard wore an aggrieved expression and slumped his shoulders.


    But we were all tired of this hypocritical look.


    Everyone fell silent for a moment, not knowing what to say. Finally, Rufus spoke up. "Father, calm


    down. Let''s see what''s going on first."


    Only then did Ethan look to his confidant for an exnation.


    His confidant quickly handed the phone to Ethan and said, "It all started with a post on the Inte."


    The rest of us also took out our phones to check.


    Sure enough, the post made headlines. The article was very in-depth, including even the details


    about how Rufus went berserk every full moon night and how he couldn''t have any children.


    The article went so far as to state Rufus'' age when he had been cursed, and that even his mother


    didn''t know about it.


    Everything in the article was urate, down to thest detail. Evidently, whoever wrote it had to be


    someone close to the royal family.


    Now everyone was certain that it was Richard who did it.


    Scrolling through thements, I couldn''t help but frown.


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    At first, most of theizens didn''t believe it because Rufus had been set up before and his name


    was clearedter on.


    Because this wasn''t their first rodeo, theizens weren''t so quick to believe such ims anymore.


    When the news spread that Rufus had made great contributions at the border, his reputation as a


    good prince had been established. As a result, he won the hearts of a lot of political fans.


    Thus, many werewolves believed that Rufus was being framed again.


    Butter on, the public opinion gradually shifted. Someone had anonymously posted a video in


    which Geoffrey talked about the curse on Rufus in public.


    The video was clear and smooth, without any trace of editing.


    So, now theizens were divided into two groups.


    Some held the opinion that it didn''t matter whether Rufus was cursed or not. Leadership qualities


    were more important for a ruler, while it didn''t matter whether they could have descendants or not.


    Others felt that although Rufus was innocent, he wasn''t qualified to be the heir to the lycan throne.


    After all, to them, it was integral that a lycan king continue their bloodline.


    There was even a small group of werewolves who began to im that Richard was the destined


    heir.


    The Inte was an explosion of debates regarding this matter.


    Rufus closed his eyes and rubbed the spot between his brows. Putting down his phone, he looked


    at Ethan and said grimly, "It''s toote to have the post taken down."


    Ethan didn''t answer him at first. After a while, he said, "We have to distract the public and stop them


    from talking about it first."


    Just as Rufus and Ethan started to discuss countermeasures, Laura''s trembling voice suddenly


    sounded from behind us.


    "What the hell is going on?"


    When I turned around, I found that all the color had drained from Laura''s face. She looked at us as


    though we were ghosts.


    Oh, my God! I felt terrible. In the heat of the moment, we all forgot that Laura had no idea that Rufus


    was cursed. We even talked about it in front of her. It was obviously toote to go back on our


    words and cover things up.


    Now, we couldn''t hide the truth from her any longer.