"Actually... someone has proposed to my mother."
The young count's face was full of displeasure, "I know exactly what these people are thinking, and I will not let them succeed."
As he spoke, a hint of murderous intent slipped through his words; he genuinely had murderous thoughts.
If someone were to marry his mother now, it wouldn't affect his title, but it would be sickening enough.
More importantly, if... if anything were to happen to him, the child born to that person and his mother would have the right to inherit the title.
They don't need to kill him; they only need to kidnap him and keep him in a place where he can't contact the outside world. After a certain period without him appearing, they could persuade the Secretariat to follow certain rules, revoke his title, and select a suitable person to inherit.
In fact, at that time, even his mother would have to cooperate with those people, because only then could he stay alive.
