Chapter 642 The Heart Of


    A Father


    Ethan''s POV:


    Standing outside the room, I could hear Richard''s screams. I squeezed my eyes shut and sighed. I


    couldn''t bear it.


    After all, he was my own son. I had raised him, educated him, and held high expectations of him


    ever since he was a child.


    Where had I gone wrong in raising him?


    He was such a sweet little thing when he was a child. He always followed me around everywhere I


    went.


    Maybe I was wrong to have sent him to military school, forcing him to do all those things he didn''t


    like.


    I sighed and wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes. Some said raising a son would guarantee


    your retired life, for there would be someone to look after you when you grew older. But heavens,


    did they have any idea how exhausting it was to even raise a son?


    "Father, help me!" Richard''s screams for help were deafening, followed by crackling sounds of


    something copsing.


    Was their fight really so intense? Richard was beaten up so hard that his voice cracked whenever


    he screamed.


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    I gritted my teeth and held back the impulse to rush inside the room. If I dared to interfere and


    protected Richard once again, Rufus would definitely push me away even more.


    "Ahhh! I was wrong, brother! I was wrong!" Richard''s pleading voice broke his old man''s heart.


    I couldn''t stand it anymore. I took a step towards the door, ready to barge inside. I wanted to protect


    Richard as I always did.


    My confidant, who was standing beside me, stopped me in time. "Prince Rufus has endured more


    than enough these years. Don''t let him down again."


    His words left me stunned and my hand hovered above the door knob hesitantly. Finally, I withdrew


    my hand and sighed heavily. "Am I a failure as a father? I hadn''t taken good care of Rufus ever


    since he was a child, and he has suffered from the curse for years, all because of me. Guilt had


    eaten me alive, and because of this, I couldn''t bear to look at my own son. I always avoided and


    ignored Rufus, which resulted in the alienation between the two of us. And Richard, who was


    brought up and cultivated by me, grew up to be a spoiled brat and a loser."


    The confidant sighed alongside me. "Perhaps it was because you focused on Prince Richard too


    much that he thought that inheriting the position of the lycan king was inevitable. Consequently, he


    was blinded by power."


    "s, I was too anxious." I always wanted to do infinite things in this limited life, but in the end, it


    was just as the saying went—haste made waste.


    "This must be fate. Prince Rufus grew up to be an excellent young man. You could hand over the


    werewolf race to him and rest assured."


    Hearing this, I felt much better. My confidant was right. Rufus truly was a strong lycan, and I was


    proud of him. The burden of running an empire that I had been so worried about didn''t seem so


    heavy with Rufus by my side.


    However, our rtionship was still strained...


    Although Rufus didn''t say it out loud, I could tell that he had a deep grudge against me. Rufus had


    suffered a lot because of my special treatment towards Richard these years.


    And because of my arrogance and stubbornness, Rufus and Sylvia had almost been separated


    from each other.


    I regretted my actions.


    "Don''t worry, Your Majesty. Prince Rufus is a sensible man. If he really hates you, he probably


    would''ve refused to even see you." My confidant was a straightforward man. He was always frank


    with me. My mood changed constantly because of his honest words.


    "Should I feel lucky?" I red at him crossly.


    My confidant chuckled. "I''m just saying you shouldn''t worry. The rtionship between a father and


    his son is a subtle thing, which can be developed slowly over time."


    I sighed. "That''s all I can do: just wait and see."


    But even as I said this, I wasn''t so convinced. After all, my deteriorating health didn''t allow me to


    take it slow anymore. My days on earth were limited.


    But there was nothing I could do about that.


    My sole wish now was to witness the birth of Rufus'' child. I hoped that Moon Goddess would bless


    Sylvia and make her pregnant as soon as possible.


    Just then, the room suddenly fell silent.


    I was wondering what was going on when the door suddenly swung open.