It was perfect. This was a pincer attack, striking from two sides simultaneously. On one front, the Harrington family was dealing with the loss of the strategic land to Ethan Caldwell. On the other front, internal strife was about to erupt thanks to a hollow project led by an incompetent heir.
Julian wanted to sit back and watch. He wanted to see if, in the midst of this storm, Cedric Harrington would still have the peace of mind to cherish and protect Aaron Sterling. When the throne is shaking, when the crown is slipping, love often becomes the cheapest commodity, the first thing to be discarded to lighten the load. If Cedric was truly the type of man who would throw away his empire for the sake of love, then Julian would genuinely be impressed. He would stand up and applaud the man's romantic spirit.
But he doubted it.
