The Story of How I Pretended To Be A Boy and Ended Up Being Loved By A Mafia Boss - Chapter 18

“Lord Ray, what is going on? Who is that person?”

“Lord Ray, where did you meet that girl?”

Seeing them panic, I couldn’t help but smile inwardly. The girl who looked just like Faris, whom I thought was dead, had appeared right in front of them. They couldn’t stay calm.

“I met my wife and daughter in Nailden. I was surprised when I first saw Anis because she looked so much like Faris…”

Upon hearing that name, Cecilia clenched her lips tightly.

“Could it be that you decided to marry her because she looks like Faris?”

“Lord Ray, is that true?”

“I’m sorry, but Queen, could you leave? I want to talk with my brother alone.”

I looked down at her with cold eyes, and she stiffened.

“But leaving His Majesty in this condition…”

“Cecilia, it’s fine. Please leave.”

Reluctantly, Cecilia left the office.

“Lord Ray… You’re still stuck in what happened 18 years ago?”

“Yes. For these 18 years, I’ve never forgotten about Faris.”

“Ha! So that’s what this is about? You brought this girl here, but what are you trying to do?”

“I want to bring her back to the right path.”

“The right path?”

“Brother… That girl is Faris’ real child.”

Shocked by my revelation, my brother turned pale.

“What nonsense are you talking about…”

“It was said that Faris died during childbirth and the baby also died, but the baby survived. You must have known that too, didn’t you?”

“What are you saying…”

“At that time, Faris’s maid, Roanne, disappeared with the baby. You tried to accuse Roanne of the Queen’s murder and capture her, didn’t you?”

“Where did you hear such nonsense…”

“My wife was Faris’s maid, Roanne.”

“Ha… No way…”

“She raised Faris’s child alone for 18 years. And she told me the truth of that time. About how you and Cecilia tried to kill Faris…”

Upon hearing that, my brother seemed to give up on making excuses and started laughing quietly.

“What’s so funny?”

“Ha ha… I never thought you would go this far.”

“I’ll do anything. If it’s to clear Faris’s name.”

“Did you love her that much?”

“…?”

“You’ve always been like this. Always thinking about Faris.”

“You were the same once… But after meeting Cecilia, you changed.”

“That’s not true… I haven’t changed. I always thought of Faris as a cute little sister. I never loved her as a woman.”

“Then why did you marry her?”

My fists were trembling with anger

“But when I met Cecilia, I understood what it meant to love a woman… I couldn’t help myself. I wanted to have Cecilia, to keep her by my side.”

“So, you and Cecilia tried to kill Faris?”

“No… We didn’t want to kill her. We thought we were giving her a medicine that would cause a miscarriage. The doctor said it wouldn’t harm her body.”

How terrifying… Are these really the words coming from my brother’s mouth?

“I was afraid that if Faris gave birth to the first prince, Cecilia might leave me because she wanted that the First Prince should come from her not from Faris.

“Ha! You impregnated her and now you say that? Why did you even marry Faris if you only thought of her as a sister?!”

I shouldn’t have given up on Faris. I should have done everything to save her at that time!

“I asked you before I married Faris, didn’t I? I asked if it was really okay for me to marry her. Do you remember?”

Of course, I remember. That was the moment I decided to bury my feelings for Faris.

“You should have never given up on Faris. You were the only one who could have made her happy.”

When I heard that, I hit my brother. I don’t even remember how many times I struck him.

I only realized what happened when my brother was lying on the floor.

“Ha ha ha! You finally showed your true feelings! You’ve been so quiet for the last 18 years, it was creepy! Ha ha ha!”

Had the blows made him lose his mind?

“I’m leaving. I can’t even think about eating now.”

When I returned to the grand hall, I immediately took Roanne and Anis and left the palace.

“This isn’t over yet, brother… You and Cecilia will have to pay for your sins.”

The next day, perhaps as a small attempt at redemption, my brother withdrew the arrest warrant for Roanne.