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Chapter Thirty-Two
Kenneth’s attention turned to the door as it opened and Lord Rockgonie and Detective Cooper walked in.
He wasn’t shocked at his friend’s presence because after the revelation on the real reason behind his presence at the office, the Detective had said he was going off to find Lord Rockgonie.
That was quick.
He stood to his feet to welcome his friend.
“I sure am glad to see a familiar face,” he said as he stretched his hand toward Lord Rockgonie.
“A familiar face, you say? So how is it that I do not recognize you?” Lord Rockgonie teased, causing everyone in the room to chuckle. “It’s good to see you safe and unharmed, My Lord,” He said, starting with a handshake and ending up with a brief hug.
“I guess I have these fine officers to thank for that,” he responded as they took their seats. “They’ve been looking out for me from the beginning.”
“I figured that out already, on my way here,” Lord Rockgonie responded with a smile. “I hope you are all right, though?”
“Yes, I am. And the Lady?” He responded, knowing Lord Rockgonie understood his question and would respond with equal tact.
“The Lady is fine as well. She has been worried sick about you, though. But I guess that’s all about to end.”
“Not yet, I’m afraid. These fine officers need to first catch who is responsible for all of this.”
“And we have, My Lord.” This time it was Detective Cooper who had responded. “I am afraid your valet is responsible.”
There was a brief silence in which Kenneth exchanged looks with first Detective Cooper and then Lord Rockgonie.
“It is true,” Lord Rockgonie said and shrugged his shoulders in resignation. “I am afraid there’s more, though.”
“More than the fact that the person I trusted most in the world was playing me for a fool all this time?” he responded, his voice cracking.
After Detective Cooper revealed that Leonard was alive and was, in fact, the person who had first come to them with all the allegations and evidence, Kenneth felt betrayed. He still managed to try and think up an excuse as his mind refused to believe Leonard had betrayed him without a just cause.
What does he stand to gain, after all? No! There has to be a reason why he did this.
He continued trying to reason it out and was almost on the verge of absolving his valet of any guilt whatsoever in his mind.
“Yes, My Lord. There is more,” Detective Cooper responded.
There was a brief pause before the Detective continued.
“He is your half-brother, My Lord.” Detective Cooper made the big revelation.
“I beg your pardon?” Kenneth smirked and turned to look at Lord Rockgonie. The look he saw in his friend’s eyes wiped the smile off his face instantly.
“Is this true?” he asked nervously.
“I am afraid it’s true. It slipped out when I talked with him during the protests. He confirmed it when Detective Cooper interrogated him,” Lord Rockgonie said.
“Apparently, his mother had a brief affair with your father while she worked as a maid in your house. It had happened once and they had buried it away like it never happened. Unfortunately, she only found out that she was with child months later,” Detective Cooper said, before pausing briefly to catch his breath.
“She’d gone back to your father, who had promised that she would always have work at the manor so that she would have the means to take care of the child. His only condition was that their secret would remain between both of them and not even the child would know that he was his father,” Detective Cooper continued.
“So my father is actually aware of this,” Kenneth interjected.
“Apparently so. It seems Leonard’s mother kept her promise till the tail end, when she finally told Leonard the truth on her death bed five years ago,” Detective Cooper said.
“So, he is my elder brother? And he has been working as my valet?”
