Chapter 15. Hermes Has a Plot

~Aldrich's Pov~

When I left Lillian I went to Hermes at his office.

Arsenio had left the training with the soldiers. I told him to meet me at the palace in an hour, after I was done with the meeting with Hermes.

"I heard you wanted to see me. Does Beta matter?" He asked and looked at me for a brief moment.

"It's about the Heir Assessment, Sir Hermes."

"As you can see I have an important meeting, can it wait?" He sounded to be in a rush.

"Just five minutes, I won't ask more than that."

"You've got it then."

I went on to talk about Lillian's record as Princess and if he could alter her records on that, he listened and didn't say a word.

I made sure to use the entire five minutes I was given, and when I was done talking he exhaled.

We were already standing in front of his Bentley car.

"You've made a point." He muttered and fold