Chapter 159

Thaddeus sat from his high chair at Christine’s he and watched the party progress. It was the naming ceremony of Lord Constantine’s first grandchild. Thaddeus thought that it was a pity the man had not lived long enough to see this day.

His eyes singled out the new father who looked as though he were wearing a mask of happiness. Something about Christopher seemed to bother him greatly. He could not place his hand on it but there was definitely something fishy about the guy. At first, Thaddeus had refused to take any counsel he gave at court and especially loathed how he tried to replace Lord Constantine at court.

In the beginning, he had made it very clear that although luck had been on his side and he had married into a noble and well respected family, he was not one of them. He had tried very hard to keep his opinions from influencing his decisions but he soon realized this was a mistake.

The young man was intelligent and whether he had his reservations about hi