14. Nothing Will Change

I teleport Zayn and me to the hall of the mansion.

It would have been better to appear in Grandfather's office, but he wouldn't be there.

"Do you think it's alright to leave the prince there?" Zayn asked.

"I don't want to deal with him unless we get to the bottom of this drug."

I still can't believe the drug was made again and had reached the capital. The Suburb has the most significant rate of low-class commoners and homeless people. Many people there are unhappy with their life, so half of them take the life of crime.

"Let's go, Zayn."

I was walking down the hall to reach Grandfather's office when the door suddenly opened as Julian, my older brother, exited.

He peered at me with a look, and I returned a glare.

It seems he and Grandfather had a talk in private about something. It had me curious, but I wasn't going to ask Julian.

I pull on an attitude and bypass him without saying a word.

"Alice."

I stop in my tracks. Zayn was lowly growling as I turned around. "Oh, brother, I