"Maria isn't your real mother."
Alaric furrowed his eyebrows upon hearing this. His father had never told him about this in his past life.
"Your mother's name is Jade Kristine Astania," Lucas said, observing his son's reaction.
He thought that Alaric would be furious, but other than being a bit surprised, he didn't give much of a reaction.
Alaric raised an eyebrow. "You mean my real mother is…"
Lucas nodded. "That is right. Your mother is someone from the imperial family. She is the younger sister of the current emperor."
With Lucas' confirmation, Alaric finally realized why the old Marquis, Tyrone, had always been very respectful to him in his past life despite the huge disparity in their status. It turned out that he actually carried the blood of the imperial family!
Alaric slumped into his seat and rubbed his temples as he digested all this information.
Looking at Alaric's complicated expression, Lucas sighed. "I did not want to hide it from you, son…"
