Zara’s guess of her brother’s true motivations was dead accurate. The first thing Fitz did after returning to his own room was to immediately report to Lord Banks the details of his conversation with his sister.
When Lord Banks heard what Fitz said; that Zara would request that he accept legal sanctions at the press conference tonight, he suddenly felt extremely anxious.
Naturally he had ways to protect himself from any legal ramifications, but what really worried him was that if she did this, he could never return to public view. As long as he didn’t obey the law, people across the whole country wouldn’t easily forget this matter. Basically, as long as he still maintained a public presence, the general population would feel that he was a criminal who should be in prison.
As such, no matter where he went, he would be beaten like a rat in the street. In terms of fame, he would never stand tall again.
Just as he was at a loss for how to stop Zara from condemning himself at the press conference, Fitz told him another jaw-dropping part of his conversation with Zara.
Fitz said, “I’ve examined Zara’s words. It seems that she may be having an affair with that mysterious master. I believe that the mysterious master knew that Zara was in Aurous Hills, so he came here. It’d also explain why he was able to rescue Zara and my mother as soon as the incident happened!”
With his grandson’s words, Lord Banks’s palms became drenched with sweat. He found that things had indeed been developing in the worst direction. Initially he was afraid that Zara and Deana would survive, but neither of them came back just like everyone else.
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