'God, Brad, what do you want to do?' Let go of my son!?' Lady Julia exclaimed.

"I..." Brad heard that the other party had misunderstood, and was at a loss for a while, but at this time it was little John who spoke first.

"Mom, don't worry, my brother is just going to teach me how to ride a horse, and he'll definitely protect me if there's any danger, right?" John looked at Brad and smiled innocently, and at that moment I noticed that Brad's eyes were actually moist.

"Well, my brother will definitely protect you at any time, definitely—" Brad said, touching John's head, his tone trembling a little.

'Don't believe him, John, he's lying to you, come to Mommy!' It is clear that Lady Julia does not believe Brad's statement, and perhaps she always imagines others to be like herself.

"Don't worry, John is my brother, and I will never hurt him," Brad raised his head and said coldly to Lady Julia, perhaps not expecting the always gentle stepson to speak to herself like this, Lady Julia was stunned for a moment.

At this time, I saw Brad squatting down, putting his hands on John's shoulders and saying seriously: "Good John, my brother has something to do and may not come back for a long time, so please leave it to you at home during this time, and you must take care of your parents."

'Then you're not teaching me how to ride a horse?' John said in a hurry that children care about things that are never the same as adults.

'Well, wait until I get back... At that time, my brother will teach you.'

'Then we'll settle it, it's a puppy.'

'Well, it's a puppy.' The brothers looked at each other and smiled when they said this, and then Brad stood up and glanced at Julia coldly, the look couldn't tell whether it was hatred or helplessness, the latter couldn't help but subconsciously take a step back when he saw this, looking at the other party's panicked look, Brad couldn't help but sigh.

'Father... I'll leave it to you.'

'Huh?' Julia was puzzled for a while, and didn't understand why Brad suddenly popped up such a sentence, and Brad didn't pay attention to her at all after that, and ran to the side to pick up the body of her dog Larry.

'Grayson.' Suddenly he called out the butler's name.

'Here, young master, what do you command?'

'Get me a shovel and I'll make a grave for Larry.' Brade said coldly, never looking up at the others present.

No one understood that Brad was in the mood to bury a dog for the river at such a critical moment, but he did just that, and in front of hundreds of people present, he made a simple grave for Larry with his own hands, and then stood in front of the grave and prayed silently, after doing all this, he walked up the steps and said to everyone: 'Ladies and gentlemen, a lot has happened in this family recently, and as a descendant of the Mach family, I am very sad about all this, so as not to further deteriorate the situation, I... I hereby declare myself Bled. Mach officially renounced his right to inherit the status of Earl and left the family...'

"What, how is it possible..." As soon as Brad's words came out, there was an uproar at the scene, and Brad himself was very calm about this, waving his hand at everyone to signal quiet.

I know that this decision is a bit sudden, and everyone may be a little difficult to accept for a while, but this is indeed my own will, and it has nothing to do with others, I hope that in the future, everyone can sincerely unite and continue to protect our Mach family, I have made up my mind, and you don't need to persuade anymore. That's it.' Brad bowed deeply to the crowd and went back to the house to start packing, leaving the others in a mess and talking.

'What do you think?' At this time, the princess quietly came to me and asked in a whisper.

It seems that the boy seems to realize that as long as he continues to stay in this house, things will sooner or later get out of hand, but if he breaks with Lady Julia and his brother John, he can't bear it, feeling that he is the kind of old-fashioned aristocrat who values the family reputation and the so-called 'sense of justice' more than anything else, so in order to avoid a tragedy, he has to choose to run away from home, hoping to calm the whole matter.' I analyzed it based on my own observations.

'No, does he think that the problem will be solved as soon as he leaves?' At this time, Ellie on the side said with a disdainful face.

'No way, everyone values different things and thinks differently, so this may be a helpless choice for Brad.'

At this time, Ah Ziwen on the side nodded when he heard this: "Actually, I can understand his choice, after all, the old earl and John are his relatives, and it is better for him to take the initiative to quit than to make trouble and his family is ruined..."

While we were sighing, Brad had already packed his luggage, he didn't have much to bring, and he felt that he wanted to show a gesture of complete separation from the family, and no matter how much Grayson, Guillaume and others tried to dissuade him, the young nobleman still resolutely stepped on his mount.

'By the way, aren't you guys going to Port Villars?' Don't you mind if we go together?' Suddenly, Brad saw us in the crowd and asked.

I couldn't help but look back at the princess and the three of them, and they all nodded, after all, it was not appropriate for us outsiders to stay here at this point.

'That would be our pleasure.' After a few polite words, we went back to our room and packed our bags, and then followed Brad out the door.

'Young master, you can't go!' Suddenly, Guillaume rushed out from the side and grabbed the reins of Brad's horse.

'Guillaume get out of the way!' Didn't you hear me clearly?' Brad yelled at him angrily.

'Hear me clearly, I'm sorry, as a subordinate, I really can't accept your decision, this family can't live without you, you are the rightful heir of Lord Earl.'

'Isn't John?'

'But... You're the eldest son! And I think the Earl also wants you to succeed him.'

Brad shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this: "Whether it's the eldest son or the second son, John and I are both father's children, so whoever inherits it is the same, and my father must not mind in his heart."

'But Master John is still only a child, and if you leave, the power will inevitably fall into the hands of Lady Julia, and then the entire Mach family will collapse... Then you will be the sinner of the thousands.'

'Oh, then wouldn't I be a sinner if I stayed and fought with my stepmother and dragged the entire Maher family into the abyss of civil strife?' Won't it be the laughing stock of the world?'

'This...' Guillaume couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this.

Brad looked at Guillaume in front of him, his eyes gradually softened, patted the other party's hand holding the reins of the horse, and said softly: "Guillaume, I know that you are loyal to our family, but because of this, you should be more concerned about the overall situation, and now if I stay, it will only make more people suffer... So even if you can do me a favor and let me go...'