Chapter 29 True Intention

[Ares] I had never been a kind person, and I made my father faint on purpose. I knew he was in a terrible mood because of Amos and Andrea’s union, yet I chose to announce my marriage to Aimee at that particular time. It was all too sudden for him to accept. To him, Aimee was a disgrace to the nobles. Although I was the same, I was his son, the son whom he had invested his hopes in since I was young. When Amos and I entered the study room, Father kicked the statue beside the table to the floor, smashing it into pieces. However, smashing the statue didn’t calm him, so he swept the things off his desk, making a mess. “You two are the best kids a parent could ask for!” Father pointed at Amos and glared at me. He didn’t know who to reprimand first. I stood aside, like I always did, and responded to his wrath with silence. I was waiting for Amos to speak up. As expected, Amos stepped up and calmed Father down with consolation and flattery. “Father, Brother is just bein