Husband With Benefits
Chapter 266: Rise And Fall

Chapter 266: Rise And Fall

"Crack!" The slap sounded in the room as Alpin Banfi stared at his son who’s just returned after causing such a big loss.

"You fool! I asked you to seduce her and ruin her reputation. Instead, you did not just fail, you even caused my years of relationship with Augustus’ father also to deteriorate. Why did you have to involve him? I warned you that it would be too dangerous!"

"Father, I wanted to prove myself to you. I never expected that girl to be dangerous! And you know I do not want to marry her. There is no guarantee that she will ascend or even that the public will like her! She has no class. She is sleeping with the gardener!"

Alpin Banfi glared at his son and wished to hit him across the face once more. "You fool! I would have made sure that she rose to the throne. And once the power was in my hands, you could have discarded her without having to even look at her again! At least you had the good sense to delete the video evidence and contact the Queen."

"That is what I am saying! Father, Queen Rosalind is in your hands already. And we have enough evidence against her to blackmail her. Why can’t we..."

"Junior! You fool! Do you think Queen Rosalind has been queen for so many years without doing anything? She might have been blinded by us but she would definitely have her own backup plans and ways to wiggle out. She’s not as foolish as she’d like us to believe. All that evidence needs to be kept safe for future use. For now, the rumors about Eleanora have likely started to spread. Did you do what I asked you to?"

"Yes. Our contact at the Queen’s mansion has already sent out the details of the Princess’ sordid affair. I’ve also added details of her abandoning her fiancé at the altar that we received from our resources."

"Have you found out the details of who she was with after leaving with that boy?"

"Not yet. It’s all shrouded in mystery. But we are working on it. Our immediate problem is Lucien Frost at the moment, though, Father."

Alpin Banfi shook his head. He’s a businessman even if he is with that Evangeline. He won’t suffer losses. Once our people start to create problems for them, they will simply abandon their plans and leave them in a lurch. Also, I’ve asked about. Even if he is genuinely in love with Evangeline, he is answerable to Demetri Frost and that man is known to be ruthless like a Demon. We need to concentrate on Eleanora who is the problematic factor. I had her brought here to be used for our benefit. But..."

Alpin Banfi Jr opened his mouth to say something when," Sir Banfi! We have bad news."

As a servant rushed in Alpin Banfi’s face tightened as a cold mask descended.

"Queen Rosalind has suffered a heart attack?" Banfi asked slowly.

"Yes Sir. It’s all over the news."

Alpin Banfi waved the servant away and roared at Banfi Jr. "Why were we not informed of this when it happened? What is your person doing? She is closest to the queen and she should have informed you. Are we paying her to sleep?"

"I’ll call her and ask..."

As Alpin Jr called the number repeatedly, no one answered until a person finally did," The woman you are calling has been imprisoned for treason. She tried to poison the queen. If you don’t want to be implicated..."

As the ominous voice trailed off on the threat, Alpin Junior shivered in fear before repeating everything verbatim to his father.

Sir Banfi frowned as he heard this before laughing mirthlessly. Alpin junior looked at his father in confusion, wondering if he had lost his mind due to shock.

Finally, the man stopped and looked at his son," Sterling has changed his ways. First with the way he handled Evangeline’s scandal and now with putting his own mother in the hospital. The one who handled things carefully and defensively has suddenly gone on attack. Something has changed."

"What do you mean, father?" Alpin Jr asked in confusion.

"You fool! What do I mean? Are you really my son? Alexander Sterling likes to avoid confrontation at every possible moment. Rather than attack someone and get rid of them, he would rather deflect an attack. It is why he has never vied for the position of a ruler. He knows he is not suitable. However, his faults have been covered first by the previous king and now by his daughter, whom Sterling has groomed carefully. The only reason we have been able to plot against them and continue to undermine Sterling’s power is because of his own thinking. He’d rather have stability in Estania than create unrest by attacking us."

But now, such a man has suddenly changed his tactics. His weakness which was our biggest strength is gone. It can mean only one thing... Someone else is now the mastermind, directing things behind the scene."

"Junior, our dormant spy is still on Alexander Sterling’s staff. Activate him. He should keep a close eye on everyone who meets Alexander and what that person is doing every moment of every day! I even want timings of what time he goes to the washroom! Understood?"

"Yes, of course, father. But how would that help us..."

"If a man suddenly has gained strength in his broken legs, those legs need to be broken again so that he remembers that he is not supposed to stand. Sterling has suddenly grown claws. Well, he will know the consequences soon enough."

Banfi smiled as he thought of what was about to transpire. So many years of waiting as they played this game of chess...It was good that the confrontation was going to come to a head. But what Sterling did not know was that he was too late...and he’d already lost much more than he guessed.

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