Nevi walked beside the old woman, supporting her carefully.

The old woman was supporting herself with a cane in both hands. Although she was sick, she looked determined, as if she was determined to follow them all the way.

Nevi said he had no choice, otherwise he would have wanted to get on a wheelchair a long time ago...and Arthur also walked very slowly, probably waiting for her to complete the mission in her heart.

Scott suddenly remembered that Ivan had always been very close to Arthur, so he asked Ivan:

"Uh, who's behind Uncle Arthur, and what's wrong with their expressions?"

"Ha, the one on the left is Nevi. Arthur's personal butler. I heard that he actually followed Arthur out..."

Ivan's next words are the key point.

"According to Haines' custom, the Duke's Butler is the chief steward of the Duke's Palace. So, Nevi got a promotion."

"Oh, no wonder..."

Scott grumbled helplessly, "He might be... flattered."

Ivan continued:

"But I don't really know the old lady on the right. But Uncle Arthur must have had a reason to bring her here."

When the emperor saw Arthur had really arrived, he stood up from his seat with great joy, spread his hands and said:

"You have finally come forward as the true shield of the Empire. I can't remember how many times I have asked for your opinion in private, and now you are finally willing to take on this responsibility."

After hearing the emperor call the approaching blond man "the true shield of the empire", everyone present imagined a bloody battle between wealthy families for property:

"So, he is the successor designated by the old duke?"

"Yes, with his blond hair - to be honest, he looks like he has the potential to inherit the throne."

When James, the Imperial Blade, saw Arthur coming, he just glanced at Arthur and his tense expression relaxed a lot:

"If Arthur had inherited the title from the beginning, there wouldn't be so much trouble!"

...

Arthur half-opened his eyes and looked at the emperor. He clasped his hands together and said calmly:

"...I'm not used to it. Why did my father give me this name?

"(Complaint) I still prefer you to call me 'Arthur'."

Ivan and Scott were speechless—that’s right, “Alexander” is indeed difficult to write!

"Hey, isn't this a sign of respect for you?"

The Emperor clattered down the steps and even came in to greet Arthur himself.

Arthur raised his hand to refuse, and then said to the emperor:

"I brought everything that proves that I am the direct heir. And in order to prevent those two trolls from saying that I 'stole these things and forged them', I also brought witnesses."

When the two "haters" heard Arthur say this in front of the emperor, they fell silent.

After hearing this, the emperor looked at the "troll" coldly, then said to Arthur with a smile:

"With me here, you have nothing to fear... But since you have made all the necessary preparations, please ask the witness to reveal the truth first."

Then, everyone returned to their original positions, watching Nevi and Louis, who came to help, carefully help the old woman in.

When the old woman took off her hat, the Duke and Lord Haines widened their eyes and glared at her fiercely.

Apparently, they knew this woman.

The Lord gnashed his teeth:

“It’s actually her!

I didn't expect my father to do this. We have been working for nothing for so many years!"

The old woman held her cane in trembling hands, her eyes met the Duke's, and then she turned away.

It was obvious that she hated these two people from the bottom of her heart.

"Meet...Meet His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although the old woman was in poor health, she insisted on completing the salute with the help of Nevi and Louis.

"Lukixiting, His Highness Everey. This is Charlotte Baggio, the former Grand Steward of Haines and the most trusted subordinate of our father, the old Duke of Haines, Zalman Haines."

Arthur stood not far away and introduced them to everyone present, then looked at the two people with a cold gaze.

"She is the one who proved that Atole tampered with his father's will and took away the position of head of the family. She can also point out that Alex poisoned and killed his father."

At this point, Arthur's eyes showed some regret:

"It was not until Charlotte finally found me that I realized that I had always been the heir chosen by my father..."

After hearing what Arthur said, Atole pointed at Arthur and cursed:

"You're talking nonsense! It was my father who gave me the Haines family tree himself. I am the heir recognized by my father!"

Charlotte turned her head towards Atole and sighed helplessly:

"That was a helpless move made by the old duke because he knew he didn't have much time left. If Alex hadn't poisoned him, he would have wanted to take you with him.

"I was with the old duke before he died. He told me that the thing he regretted most was indulging you and Alex."

At this point, Charlotte's eyes were full of coldness:

"I have watched you grow up, and I know exactly what kind of people you are and what you are capable of.

"I still remember that I served you three afternoon tea. Seeing that Arthur had a cold and lost his appetite, Atole stuffed all the biscuits on the table into his mouth that day, and he didn't stop even when he was about to choke to death. Arthur couldn't eat cold food, but Alex transferred the cold water for washing hands to Arthur's cup."

Arthur almost couldn't help laughing when he heard Charlotte's words:

"Those were just child's play when we were still little..."

"No, Arthur. You are still too kind,"

Charlotte kept shaking her head.

“From that incident, I can see that Atole is greedy by nature and Alex is a bad guy by nature.

"I am just a subordinate and I can see it. Is your father pretending to be stupid?"

After listening to Charlotte's story, Lord Duke of Haines lowered his head.

“So, Atole, Alex.

"Zalman doesn't like Arthur more because he is of legitimate blood. It's because you are indeed inferior to Arthur in many aspects!"

"Before he died, Zalman made a will and sorted out the real inheritance documents and gave them to me. He said he hoped that I could hand these things over to Arthur on his behalf and witness Arthur return to his own position."

After listening to Charlotte's proof, everyone fell silent.

"Although Haines is in a bit of a predicament, fortunately everything is in time,"

Charlotte smiled slightly, but her body was shaking again.

"Unfortunately, my frail body cannot survive until that day comes.

“I really have no choice but to find Arthur and have him bring me here. I must make Zalman’s true decision public so that people won’t be deceived by the lies you made up.

"Since the Duke has been punished, I won't say much. I just hope to do my job as a witness and prove that Arthur is the real Duke.

"This is enough."

Atole looked at Arthur coldly and asked:

"Is there any evidence that you are the direct heir designated by your father?"

Arthur glanced at Atole and smiled:

“I know you’re the kind of person who won’t stop until there’s absolute evidence to bring you down.

"Of course I brought it so that you can be punished in peace."

Then, Arthur and Nevi instructed:

"Nevy, take out the things you brought."

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