"Your Highness, you should not have provoked Theo," Ian warned with concern as they still sat in the mansion's hall. "I've cautioned you about the extent of his influence. He won't just sit back; he will use the senior council members to challenge your very right to rule."
"Then I shall deem those council members unfit for their positions if they choose to side with a man like Theo," Casaio declared. "What he is doing is blatant fraud. He assumes that because an 'insignificant' omega died, I would simply look the other way. He is mistaken. I may have turned a blind eye to such corruption in the past, but those days are over."
Casaio leaned forward. "Theo will repay every penny he stole from those he exploited under the guise of lending money."
Zilia watched him from her seat, noting the tension in his jaw. He wasn't just angry; he was deeply annoyed by the systemic rot Theo represented.
