Chapter 212

“You’re really difficult to impress, aren’t you, Your Grace?” Lord Kylton noted in amusement before he uttered, “But I’m happy to say that bankrupting the government wasn’t the end. In fact, it was the beginning of the end. Knowing Xandar and Christian, we gathered that they would transfer the monarchy’s funds to sustain the government if the government funds were emptied. So, the end goal was to wait until both those funds dried up. And when the King and his second-in-command have nowhere else to turn for money, our family would make a sudden appearance to…”

“Offer financial support.” Greg muttered when he caught up, and he continued, “In exchange, you’d demand that the King take your daughter’s hand in marriage.”

“Bravo, Your Grace.” Kelissa said with a smirk, raising her glass while she was at it like she was already celebrating. After taking a sip, she added, “What’s better is that we lose nothing in the process. We’d just be giving Xandar whatever we’ve…borrowed fro