Alpha's Rejected Mate Returns as Queen

472 The Provocation

Selma Payne’s POV:

‘Coincidentally’, these companies were all injected by the royal family, and some were even the royal family’s assets. The trouble was neither big nor small, but it was a dangerous signal – the Evaria Family had finally given up on those insignificant means and began to dig for the real interests of the royal family.

This was easy to resolve. Such an act of stepping on the loopholes of the law did not even require the intervention of the royal family to resolve it. But that was where the problem lay-strictly speaking; all the actions of these officials were in accordance with the legal process, so even if they failed this time, they could unscrupulously repeat such practices.

Could it be that they had to change the law because of this? However, some ‘loopholes’ were not loopholes. They had to exist for various reasons. If they were forcibly ‘perfected’, it would lead to more contradictions.

If it were before, we’d just bear it. If heaven wanted them to die, it must first make them crazy. It was in our interest to nudge the Evaria Family to act more arrogantly.

But now, the Evaria Family could easily figure out that their missing ‘master’ was in my hands, so we had officially shed all pretense of cordiality. There was not much meaning in backing down. It was better to go all out and strike a blow to the Evaria Family’s arrogance.

So I suggested, “An officer should be punished for making a mistake. In that case, why don’t we just take advantage of the situation and get that muddled officer to step down? You must know that the Evaria Family has always been good at using the power of public opinion to achieve their goals. This time, why don’t they have a taste of being drowned in condemnation?

“They’re still dreaming of becoming the king of the game. How can they lose the public’s support if they want to be the king? This time, they have to swallow their anger. Not only do they have to swallow their anger, but they also have to take the initiative to make that official step down.”

Duke Frank couldn’t wait for the Evaria Family to explode on the spot and support my proposal with all his might. However, he was a veteran in politics. He frowned and said, “I’m afraid it won’t be that simple. Your Highness knows these vile people are the best at inciting people’s hearts. Public opinion is the most difficult thing to control. Be careful of the backlash.”

“Don’t worry. This time, the Evaria Family is doomed.” I smiled with confidence. “The people have heard and seen countless jokes in the officialdom. Perhaps they can tolerate a stupid officer. However, in the face of human experiments, especially on innocent girls, pregnant women, and babies, such heinous things, could the people still tolerate it? How many mouths does the Evaria Family have to shut?”

“Human experiments?” Other than my father, everyone else was confused. Master Mary was taking it better. Master Kevin had disclosed some relevant information to her at my behest, but she didn’t know about the existence of Carey and that child.

Duke Frank and Arkadius didn’t need to know. Carey and that child had special identities. They were involved in scandals related to the royal family, so the more people knew, the better. We only needed to use human experiments. We didn’t need to let more people, especially Carey, bring unbearable pressure and potential danger to these two innocent lives.

I briefly and in detail explained the Evaria Family’s attempt to continue the bloodline of the illegitimate royal child through test-tube baby research, when they heard that my great-grandfather had committed adultery with his sister-in-law, the expressions of a few old foxes in the officialdom changed slightly, but they tactfully pretended not to hear it.

Lester’s report showed that out of the seventeen ‘experimental subjects’ he had handled, twelve girls had failed their fertility treatments and suffered from an illness that caused irreversible body changes.

Of the remaining five girls, three miscarried at the research institute. The Evaria Family did not listen to Lester’s suggestion to leave the girls at the research institute to recuperate and took them back to the Evaria Manor, never to be seen again.

As for the other two, one of them was Carey. The Evaria Family lied that she had a ‘miscarriage’. She had experienced seven months of life without dignity, like a female horse that had been bred. She had finally escaped from the devil’s den and was now under my protection.

The other one was also declared to have ‘miscarried’ by the Evaria Family, but the statement’s authenticity was unknown. Carey said that she had not seen the girl since she was five months pregnant, so it was likely that the girl was also dead.

Anyone who read this report would be furious. I wanted to go directly to the Evaria Family and make the b*stards who led these experiments pay for the girls’ torture.

Now, everyone in the study had ugly expressions. In addition to the shame and hatred for the Evaria Family, there was also a trace of guilt on their faces. They were at the top of the pyramid and should have protected innocent people.

However, the people who claimed to know the Evaria Family like the back of their hands had allowed this tragedy to happen right under their noses. They could not ignore their responsibility of dereliction of duty against their conscience.