Now, because of James, they had gotten themselves involved in the turmoil.

“Because of you, the Cadens have now been dragged into the fray. It’s not unlikely that you might have been manipulated from the very beginning. Disposing of the Emperor under the Cadens’ name is certainly a surefire way to get the Johnstons and Cadens involved and cause a rift between the two families.”

James simply sat there with his mouth agape.

He knew that the Capital had been governed by complex dynamics that