Chapter 29: Pathetic Clowns

"What if I refuse?" Jaiden gave Braden a cold stare, his voice steady. "Refuse?" Braden scoffed. "This is an opportunity for the Jubbs family to survive—don't be so blind to your fate!" Adrian tilted his head back and gazed at Jaiden with a look of pity, though his tone dripped with disdain. "The once-mighty Jubbs royal family... Ever since you took the throne, you've led it into decline. What a shame! The mighty Khidal Empire has been reduced to a nation of weaklings. Southeast Alliance could...