He Did Exactly What They Said
I had always been obedient.
Whatever people told me to do, I did.
On the day the king and queen brought me back to the palace, my adopted brother leaned close and sneered, "How did it feel to spend three months as a gutter rat? If you have any sense, roll even farther away this time."
I nodded, turned, and ran straight toward the edge of a towering cliff.
My father and mother were terrified. They barely managed to drag me back, their faces drained of color.
When my elder sister saw it, she grabbed my collar and said coldly, "Attention-seeking trash. If being crown prince embarrasses you this much, you might as well die."
I said nothing. I grabbed a vial of poison and poured it down my