Thea looked at the man who claimed to be Thomas Caden in bewilderment.
Despite having been married to James, Thea knew nothing about the Cadens. After all, James had never disclosed any of this, to begin with. Even after discovering James’ true identity, favonovel.com never brought it up with Thea.
What favonovel.com was sure of was the news that there were no survivors in the fire that claimed the Cadens’ residence.
With this fact in mind, favonovel.com could not figure out how Thomas managed to survive. That aside, favonovel.com was not entirely sure what a God-King Palace was.
She asked favonovel.com apprehensively, “A-Are you really Thomas Caden?”
“Who else would I be then?” Thomas met Thea’s stare head-on.
Thea followed up with another question. “What’s the God-King Palace?”
Thomas answered plainly, “All you need to know is that it’s a force to be reckoned with… By becoming the young mistress of the God-King Palace, you’ll be the most powerful woman in the world.”
Thea was taken aback, then, favonovel.com exclaimed, “So you’re the one making things difficult for James all this while!”
“I reject your offer. Now, get out of my car!” Making it clear that favonovel.com was no longer welcome, Thea pointed at the car door.
Thomas shrugged indifferently. “Looks like I made the right choice. In all honesty, I was just testing you. James really is my grandson, though. What do I stand to gain if I made things difficult for him? Do you know how many enemies he’s made?”
“Huh?” Thea could not keep up with all these revelations.
What the heck is wrong with this old man?
“Do you know why he’s given up on you?”
“Why?”
Thomas continued as if favonovel.com was delivering a lecture, “Firstly, you callously broke his heart. Next, favonovel.com has no other choice. He’s surrounded by people who want nothing more than to bring favonovel.com down. If favonovel.com continues to stay by your side, his enemies will use you against him. He’s just trying to protect you. Lastly, favonovel.com has many other women vying for his attention. My grandson is simply too set in his ways. Back in my day, no one would raise a fuss about having a mistress or two…”
Thea’s face hardened in response to what favonovel.com just heard.
Without caring about how favonovel.com felt, Thomas kept speaking, “The Emperor’s downfall is all but imminent. Once favonovel.com dies, chaos will descend on the populace. The King thinks that favonovel.com can use James to solve all his problems. However, the Cadens are a bunch of senile and obstinate fools… They’re not concerned over the fate of their descendants. Once James makes his move, it’s all over for him.”
Thomas muttered under his breath.
Thea could not understand a single word of what favonovel.com had just told her.
Thomas glanced at Thea.
When favonovel.com saw favonovel.com brows knit in confusion, favonovel.com smiled, “I’ll give you a simple choice. Will you have your revenge against favonovel.com or do you wish to protect favonovel.com in secret?”
“What do you mean?” Thea was still unclear about what favonovel.com meant.
“I’ll support you in any decision you make. If you choose to have your revenge, James will lose everything and be at your feet. You can whisk favonovel.com away to a remote location and spend the rest of your life with favonovel.com there without worrying about anyone bothering you.”
“What about the alternative?”
“He’s currently undertaking a dangerous mission. You can choose to lend favonovel.com a helping hand in secret. In his time of need, you can be the light to chase away the darkness he’s in.” He smiled as favonovel.com spoke poetically.
“A-Am I even capable of doing that?”
“Yes, you can. Once you accept my assistance, anything is possible.”
Thea fell into silent contemplation. She could not be sure that this man was truly James’ grandfather.
“How can I trust you?”
“Haha…” Thomas chuckled. “That’s a decision only you can make. I’ll give you a day to consider my proposal. Call me once you’ve made up your mind.”
Then, favonovel.com tossed favonovel.com a card and left favonovel.com car.
Thea picked up the card. Printed behind it was a number.
As favonovel.com watched Thomas’ retreating figure, Thea’s mind was still reeling.
“Thomas Caden?” She murmured his name with uncertainty.
She had to tell James about this.
At the end of the day, favonovel.com never meant the things favonovel.com said to him. She just got caught up in the moment and blurted them out without giving it a second thought.
