Kapitel 813: Chapter 813: The Rift and Anger Between Father and Son (2)

This resentment, which he had thought would always remain hidden in his heart, proved too much for his endurance. With few people close to him, over the years, he had come to treat his two cousins like his own brothers and couldn't tolerate anyone scheming against them for any reason. It was his bottom line, and he would not allow anyone to cross it even by half a step.

"Hengheng, no, Father... Father has not..." Seeing the alienation and indifference in Chu Heng's eyes, Emperor Huian felt a sting in his heart.

He had always known that this son did not love him as he appeared to, and he had guessed where the problem lay. However, when everything was laid bare before him, even as the Emperor, he found it impossible to accept.