Chapter 29

Lucianne then muttered to herself, “A younger King Lucas.” She then asked Xandar, “Were they close? Him and your father?”

“Extremely.” Xandar and Christian said in unison.

She nodded in understanding and muttered, “That explains a lot. So after he didn’t get ministerial support, he just left?”

Christian nodded and said, “Yeah, pretty much. They took their supporters with them and that was it. He then founded his own company, doing some kind of export business. And his supporters became his employees. I don’t know what the hell he is exporting but it seems to be keeping him and them afloat. We haven’t seen him in years. How long has it been, Xandar? Fifteen, sixteen years?”

“Sixteen.” Xandar nodded ominously.

“So, he’s back.” Lucianne digested and asked, “He came back for something. What is it?”

All eyes were on Xandar, “He told me that he realized his mistakes, and he wants to reunite with the family, making it clear that he didn’t come back for t