Lucius was still smiling, but his expression soon grew serious. "Miss Giana, when Mr. Stone was cast out of your family, did you know he had brain cancer?""That..." Giana glanced at her sisters before turning back to Oscar, her face clouded with shame. "We... We didn't know. If we had known, we never would have—"Before she could finish, Oscar cut her off, "They didn't know, Lucius. What exactly are you trying to say? What does whether I'm sick have to do with the Chamberlains? And what does it have to do with my teaching the Method of Guided Circulation?"Lucius maintained his calm, unhurried tone. "No need to rush, Mr. Stone. Every Draconox Archon carries a curse and never lives past the age of 25, always dying one way or another."You claim that, barring an accident, brain cancer will be your cause of death. But who can prove that? Do you really have brain cancer? Is it truly incurable?"At those words, one of the Draconox representatives rose to his feet. "I can prove it. Whe
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