Chương 185: Arrangement

"My father?" As soon as Calix heard about his father, all the gentleness in his eyes vanished and he almost gritted his teeth, cursing the man for even existing in the world. If not for him, his mother would have lived happily and possibly have a better family to take care of her. He did not even care that he would not have been born if not for the Duke. All he wanted was his mother's happiness, which she had lost completely after she married into the Zale mansion.

"Yes, your father. He sought out a witch to curse my family. But the spell backfired on him, and all the people related to him by blood have been affected by him." Alastair gave him a brief explanation of what had happened. "Given the circumstances under which you fell sick and considering your situation, you must have been affected by the curse. You have been poisoned, and slowly, it will start to kill you from within, until..."