my Cedar too? I have suffered under those lying women for long enough. I won''t let you play your dirty games. I will not let you abuse my son just so that you can rise to a position of power. I will make sure that you fall back into the mud you came from.” That was terrifying.


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    What? You are close to committing a lese majesty by voicing such lies. Watch your words.”


    you would even be remotely interesting to him.” She stopped faking a smile, and her expression became icy as she spoke. “He is using you, little girl. My Cedar would never care for anyone unless they bring him a bit closer to his goal.”


    You moron.” She said that with so much fury in her voice that Lucille flinched. “That is all an act. Cedar is always nice to everyone. He was nice to Theodore and his whore, just to fool them into trusting us, even though he looks down on them with every fiber of his being. He is only nice when he has a goal. I raised him to be loyal to me. He can only be loyal to me and no one else. Everyone else will only get cruelty from him. You saw what he did to the men in your manor, didn''t you? He must have slaughtered them right in front of you. Isn''t that enough to show you that he is a monster? He will always be a monster to everyone but me.”


    you damned moron! He fooled you completely! Don''t you get it? He is playing with you until he gets bored and discards you like a broken toy. He''ll have fun and then crush you to let you fall into the dirt where you belong!” What was wrong with that woman? Why was she so angry when someone claimed that her son was kind?


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    at me?” When she was the one yelling, it was much more intimidating.


    Mother. May I ask what you are doing here?”


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