She and William are half-siblings, and Alice has long been dissatisfied with her father handing over so much power to William.
It's better that William is dead now; she might inherit all the power he holds in the future!
However, she also witnessed her father's ruthlessness. William was, after all, his son, yet he didn't even grieve over his death.
Just then, the butler rushed in from outside, his face panicked and panting, saying, "Something terrible has happened! Master, something terrible has happened..."
The emotions of everyone in the hall had just calmed down, but the head of the William family, whose temper was already on the verge of exploding, said impatiently:
"What kind of behavior is this, rushing around like this? How can you accomplish anything important when you're so careless?!"
The butler was so frightened by the grim look on the head of the William family that he gasped for breath and stammered, "He's...he's back! The young master is back! I couldn't stop him no matter what I did, and now he's heading straight for the hall. Master, you must go and see!"
"What?!" The William family head and other family members' expressions changed drastically instantly, and Alice's face turned even uglier.
She quickly stepped forward and raised her voice: "What happened? Wasn't he already blindfolded and killed?"
Did the alliance leader not kill him? But how could that be!
The alliance leader did indeed find out that he was carrying a bugging device!
The head of the William family couldn't wait any longer: "What are you all standing there for? Go and take a look!"
Just as the group was about to rush out of the hall, they saw a man who looked exactly like William George striding towards them from a short distance away, angrily saying, "Father, what are you doing?!"
"I've only been away from the noble court for a short time, and you already don't want your son to come back? These servants have some nerve!"
When William the patriarch and the others saw this face clearly, their expressions changed drastically, and countless possibilities began to flash through their minds.
Is this the real William George, or someone sent by the Emperor-Killing Alliance to impersonate him after William George was killed?!
"Heh, how dare they stop you?" The head of the William family was the first to suppress his strange expression and greeted William with a beaming smile. "Isn't it because the royal palace and the Emperor-Slaying Alliance have been making quite a stir lately? Of course, we have to keep a close eye on them."
Other family members quickly chimed in with laughter, "That's right, what if members of the royal family or the Emperor-Slaying Alliance infiltrate?"
"Is that really true?" William looked at his family members with suspicion, a strong sense of unease rising in his heart.
Why does he feel that his family is acting strangely today, and that they are hiding something from him?
“Of course, would we lie to you?” Alice stepped forward. Although she was very reluctant to see William return, she still had to pretend to be polite in front of him. “Brother, you must be very tired after coming back. Why don’t you go and rest for a while?”
William frowned, but he couldn't see anything wrong. He simply said, "Okay, then I'll go back and rest first."
"By the way, I was attacked on my way back. I caught the killer and will interrogate him when I have time."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but as soon as he turned around, the head of the William family couldn't help but look at William's hand.
He clearly remembered that his son William had a mole on the back of his left hand, but his son's left hand was completely clean!
In that instant, a chilling glint flashed in William's dark eyes, and his clenched fists cracked beneath his sleeves.
It's fake, it really is fake!
The leader of the Emperor-Killing Alliance betrayed his promise, killed his son, and even sent someone to impersonate him!
Thinking of this, the head of the William family felt as if countless angry flames were erupting from his chest, threatening to engulf him.
"Father, my brother has indeed returned, but could there be something fishy going on?" Alice worriedly clung to William's arm, her expression concerned, as if something was really wrong with William.
Regardless of whether this William is real or not, things are going in her favor.
After all, now that her father has no choice but to suspect this person, even if this William is real, she will make him look fake!
The head of the William family narrowed his eyes sharply and said coldly, "Keep an eye on him. We absolutely cannot let him take control of the William family!"
Alice's eyes shone with undisguised joy: "Good father, your daughter will never let you down!"
At the order of the head of the William family, the crowd quickly dispersed, and Alice went to attend to the tasks assigned to her by the head of the William family.
However, as they left, they didn't notice that in a corner of the courtyard not far away, William George strangely poked his head out from the corner, his gaze towards the head of the William family and Alice becoming even more sinister and vicious.
He had long suspected that Alice wanted to seize all the power under his command, but he had never found any evidence.
But now that the countdown has begun, it seems that even his biological father is on Alice's side, which puts his power in jeopardy!
A cold smile crept across his lips as he said viciously, "Father, you've been unkind to me, so don't blame me for being ruthless in return!"
Having spent many years by his father's side, he was acutely aware that his father was driven by profit and would even disregard family ties to achieve his goals. Therefore, it was not impossible for him to collude with Alice for personal gain.
Didn't his father always teach him to be ruthless in his actions? Okay then...
He would show his father what true mastery really was!
Alice swaggered out of the courtyard, her steps light as the wind, a smile playing on her lips, clearly in a good mood.
Her birth mother hurriedly followed behind her, her eyes full of cunning calculation: "By the way, daughter, do you think this William who came back is real or fake? After all, Gu Momo isn't someone you can trust. What if she's up to something?"
If Gu Momo is lying in the recording, isn't that trying to lead them to kill each other?
But as soon as Alice's birth mother thought about it in this direction, she couldn't help but worry: if the recording was real, then they would have really let the people of the Emperor Killing Alliance in. If they didn't get rid of William, wouldn't they be inviting a wolf into the house?
"So what if Gu Momo is behind this?!" Alice's eyes curled into a sinister sneer, her lips curved into a captivating smile.
"Sooner or later, we will be completely controlled by the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. Once they succeed, their best option will be to wipe us out! So now we have no choice but to take action against the Emperor-Slaying Alliance before they can act!"
She wouldn't have dared to have such thoughts before, but Gu Momo and Li Zhanting just reminded her.
The William family cannot remain puppets of the Emperor-Killing Alliance forever; if they want to survive indefinitely, they must take full control of the situation.
There is only one way to take the initiative: stand above the Emperor-Slaying Alliance!
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