Chapter 497 Change His Appearance
Branden nodded slightly, exuding an extremely powerful aura that made it impossible for anyone to divert their gaze from him, even if he didn’t say a word.
Facing curious looks, Branden remained calm and composed. He casually uttered a sentence that threw the whole scene into chaos.
“What if this person is not Prince Harry?”
Everyone was stunned, including Harry, but Catherine’s expression remained unchanged.
The first to speak up was Queen Lina, who had held a grudge against Catherine for a long time. She wanted to teach Catherine a lesson. Even if no one dared to lay a finger on Catherine, it would still be satisfying if Catherine got punished by the king.
Queen Lina pretended to be angry and scolded, “Nonsense! This is Prince Harry. Can’t the king even recognize his own child?”
Branden turned his head and glanced at Queen Lina. His sharp eyes shot directly at her, causing her heart to skip a beat. She felt as if someone had their hands around her throat. She had never encountered such a terrifying gaze before.
Who exactly was this man?
Branden’s words shattered Harry’s previous confidence.
Harry felt that the man in front of him was not an ordinary person. This man’s gaze was as sharp as if he could see through people’s hearts.
What did he know?
Harry didn’t dare to speculate randomly. He could only defend himself loudly, “No, this is impossible. I am the king’s son, and that is an undeniable fact!”
Everyone present found it absurd. Although Harry was not favored, he was indeed the king’s son. The royal bloodline was always strict, and no one could fake it.
It seemed that Harry refused to believe it until he saw the evidence.
A chill flashed in Branden’s icy eyes, and his eyes showed a profound coldness. His voice was cold, sending shivers down people’s spines.
“I didn’t say you’re not the king’s son. I only said you’re not Prince Harry!”
Branden deliberately paused for a moment, and then a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. ” Is that right, Prince Hayden?”
“Prince Hayden?” The other people were dumbfounded. “Wasn’t he dead?”
Branden’s words were like a giant bomb exploding in the water, stirring up a thousand waves.
Prince Hayden was the queen’s second child. After the death of Prince Toby, he lost his life at a young age due to a car accident.
This incident was always a taboo topic within the palace, and the king ordered everyone to keep silent about it.
However, Branden suddenly brought it up in public, leaving everyone in a state of confusion.
Queen Lina was even more shocked, staring at Prince Harry in disbelief.
“What did you say? You said he is Prince Hayden? How is that possible?”
Branden had no intention of engaging with this foolish woman. His gaze remained fixed on Harry.
“Do I need to continue?” he asked.
Everyone here was intelligent enough to understand. This man was able to succinctly point out Harry’s true identity, which meant he must have solid evidence.
Branden’s bluntness caused Harry’s face to darken instantly.
With a grim expression, Harry stared at Branden and asked, “How did you find out?”
He had been hiding his identity for so many years, erasing all traces of his past. How could Branden possibly uncover it?
How did Branden find out about everything?
Branden coldly assessed Harry, not even considering him a threat. He glanced at Harry with a mocking expression, sending a chilling breeze that made Harry’s heart feel cold. He didn’t even dare to meet Branden’s gaze.
When Harry obediently lowered his head, Branden spoke slowly, his voice calm yet firm.
“You know how to change your appearance, but why didn’t you erase the traces of your life in that country?”
Hearing Branden’s words, Harry immediately understood where he had gone wrong.
He had been careful enough to erase all the information about his changed appearance, but he hadn’t erased the traces of his life in that country during that month.
If someone were determined to investigate him and continued to dig after finding this clue, they would eventually discover something. After all, in this world, there really was no such thing as a secret.
He had been cautious enough, but Branden’s ability to uncover an event of so many years ago was incredible!
The current Harry was not the true Prince Harry. He was Hayden, the queen’s second child.
Hayden was born a year before Harry. Due to Harry’s mother’s humble status, Harry had been fostered under the queen’s care.
Being close in age and living together, the relationship between Harry and Hayden had always been good.
Back then, someone tampered with Hayden’s car, causing the brakes to fail and sending it crashing off a cliff.
Luckily, the queen’s confidant discovered it just in time and saved him.
Worried about further persecution, Hayden had been kept outside the palace, seeking an opportunity.
Later, Harry was expelled from the palace and met his demise on the streets after offending Queen Lina.
Seeing a chance, Hayden altered his appearance to look like Harry and assumed Harry’s identity, waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge.
Having grown up together, Hayden knew Harry’s habits and life experiences like the back of his hand. No one ever suspected his true identity.
Now, everyone understood that all this trouble was related to Hayden.
The king looked at Hayden with a pained expression, asking, “My child, why did you do this? You are a prince, a member of the royal family. Why would you harm your own sibling like this?”
Queen Lina took the opportunity to interject, her smile hiding her true intentions. “Why? Because he’s jealous of the crown prince and wants to become one himself!”
Upon hearing Queen Lina’s words, Hayden erupted in anger, roaring at her like a provoked lion.
“Shut up! Do you think I need to be jealous of that idiot? I am the queen’s son. Even if my older brother is gone, as long as I’m here, the crown prince will never go to your son.”
Hayden was not bluffing about this. The Ravenloth royal family placed great importance on the distinction between children born from concubines and wives. As long as the queen had children, no one else’s child could become the crown prince.
With hatred in his eyes, Hayden glared at Lina, his red eyes burning like two surges of flames as if he wanted to burn her to ashes.
“Isn’t this the reason why you wanted to kill me?”
Exposed in front of everyone, a moment of panic flashed in Queen Lina’s eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
After all, she had lived in this palace for so many years and had seen all kinds of tactics. This little trick couldn’t scare her.
“Nonsense! Show me the evidence!”
After venting her anger on Hayden, she turned to the king and complained bitterly.
“Your Majesty, Hayden plotted against members of the royal family, and now he’s trying to achieve his dirty goals by slandering me. He should be put to death as soon as possible!”
