2024-11-06 20:12:59“I have dropped out of the marriage contract, so it is no longer valid so if you have come to beg me to take you as my husband just forget about it and leave. If you have some shame, you will find someone else to marry since you are so desperate to get married.”
“Thea, you must be mistaken,” He said subtly, “I did not come here for you. I have come to see Lord Walton.”
“If you have come to persuade my grandfather I am afraid that is another impossible task for you because this engagement will not go on.” the rigid expression she was wearing when he came back, only that she was looking at him with disdain now.
“The marriage contract had specified that neither of us had the right to call off this marriage, only Lord Walton has the power to do that and that's why I have come to see him. You don’t not have a say in this!”
She scoffed in disbelief, “What? I am the current War god in Mericania and you say I have no say about my own marriage? How dare a mere doctor say this to me? Did the isolation that you went through in the medicine village affect your head?”
“Ah, it must be the marriage contract, the silly agreement that our parents have made, that must have given you the illusion that we are on the same social level when you hold no candle to me. Now let me tell you clearly, we do not match each other. Look at me, the position I hold in the society, how could I marry a mere doctor?”
She spoke so highly to him but he wasn’t shaken. “I am only here to meet Lord Walton,” he insisted.
“I let you in after you told me who you were because of my grandpa and the respect I have for him but you should learn to know your place.” She said in a much calmer voice.
“Our social stance is miles apart, even your generations to come will struggle to catch up with mine. This marriage should not go through because you can't handle a woman like me.”
Thea saw that he was unfazed with what she said, her icy glare returned to her face again, “Don’t tell me you haven’t burned the marriage contract, have you?”
Alex shook his head, “I told you earlier, only Lord Walton can say that we are not going to go through with this marriage again.” He remained calm as usual, he knew that he could not use fire to fire with such a strong headed woman.
She brought out a pistol from her pocket and aimed it at his chest.“I was being lenient with you earlier because I thought you were sensible and civilized enough to understand the situation of things but you are making me use the hard route on you. You better throw your copy of the marriage contract in the fireplace or I will kill you for disobeying a War god. Trust me, one click and a bullet will pierce your heart.”
“It’s been a while since I used my gun last and my hands have been itching to use it again. Many people have fallen by my gun and I don't care if I had to add more people to it. It will be quicker to kill you than to let you burn that paper but I am giving you the opportunity to do the latter. So choose wisely.” She offered.
Alex showed no fear even though this was the first time someone was pointing a gun at him. It would only take him a few seconds to take the gun from her because of his swift reflexes. Besides, he could see that she was not holding the gun like she was going to pull the trigger, only a fool would not sense that.
“I don’t care if you decide to shoot me here, I have only made one request since I got here. Take me to Lord Walteon . He is the one that has the final say over this marriage.”
“Arrrgh!” She growled out in anger. She sent daggers at him with her eyes filled with rage and fury. She had no plans to shoot him, she just wanted to shake him up a bit but he was even unshaken, which made her more angry.
Her parents had informed about the marriage contract after she had won the war and was eligible to qualify for the potion of the War god.
She could not believe that her parents had picked her future husband for her when she had lived her whole life keeping her head up and living independently. They didn;t not even pick someone of a high status but they went to pick someone like Alex, an ordinary doctor that had no social importance.
Many suitors, wealthy men, dukes and even the crown prince had asked for hand in marriage but her parents had hooked her up with a doctor that didn’t even have his training under the most famous doctor in Mericania.
“Since you are here to see grandpa, I should take you to him. Come with me!” She turned on her heel and walked to the elevator which took them straight to the sixth floor.
Thea led him into a huge master bedroom where Alex saw Lord Thor Walton lying lifelessly on the bed, he had an oxygen mask attached to his nose.
“That is my granada who you seek , he fell into a coma six months ago and he hasn’t woken up since then. I have even reached out to the best doctor here in Mericania, Doctor Norton, he is yet to find the cause of his ailment nor the treatment.”
“I am the one that has his authority now with me, you can’t get anything from him now as you can see. This is the last chance I will give to settle this amicably, Burn up the contract and I will do any favor that you ask for.”
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Chapter 180- Princess Serena disappears
The night was quiet—but it was the kind of quiet that carried tension in every leaf, every gust of wind.A silence that did not soothe, but waited.Thea Walton walked alone along the marble-lined walkway of the eastern courtyard. Her boots were silent against the stone, but her heartbeat was not. It pounded beneath her ribs with a stubborn rhythm that refused to settle.She had not seen Alex since the royal edict was declared.She had stood three steps behind him when the Crown Prince raised his voice and placed a scroll in his hands.She had watched as the palace bowed to him—an outsider, a healer, a threat—and had said nothing when her fellow generals whispered questions in her direction.But it wasn’t jealousy.Not entirely.It was something heavier.Something harder to name.She climbed the stairs to the private terrace just above the Flame Pavilion. There, surrounded by a half-circle of plum trees, stood Alex Cole, alone.He was facing away from her, his hands clasped behind his
Chapter 179 - Four times
The throne chamber was not usually this quiet.But on this morning, no one dared to speak out of turn.The long ceremonial hall, gilded with beams of gold lacquer and painted phoenixes, stood bathed in soft sunlight that filtered through tall stained-glass windows. Every footstep echoed. Every breath was measured.A select gathering had been called.Not a full council meeting—no, this was something rarer.A Strategic Royal Audience, convened solely at the will of the Crown Prince.Seated at the base of the throne dais were General Earlton, Lady Thea Walton, and four court physicians. The rest of the benches were filled by trusted intelligence officers, security masters, and two elders summoned at the last hour.At the center of the chamber stood Alex Cole, his posture straight, his expression unreadable. He wore the same black-silver robe gifted to him during the flower refinement trial. The inner hall lighting gleamed faintly off the phoenix embroidery on his collar.The whispers had
Chapter 178
Later, in the quiet of the strategy garden, the Crown Prince sat with Alex beneath the phoenix blossom tree. The sun had softened, casting golden light through the leaves. “You were not wrong to speak bluntly,” the Prince said. “But it will draw more enemies,” Alex replied. The Prince nodded. “I am used to them.” He looked up at the sky. “There was a time I believed in peace. In balance. But now… I see we are all pieces on a board shaped by men like Bourne.” Alex’s voice was low. “Then let us be the ones who flip the board.” The Prince smiled faintly. “You remind me of my uncle when he was young.” “Was he wise?” “He was brave,” the Prince said. “And now he is dead.” They sat in silence. Then the Prince stood. “I have a favor to ask.” “Speak it.” “Continue your research on flame Qi,” the Prince said. “There is a legend I need verified. One that involves your seal… and my mother.” Alex raised a brow. “What legend?” The Prince’s voice lowered. “That the Phoenix Line o
Chapter 177 - Dangerous waters
The banners of the Jade Pavilion fluttered in the late morning breeze as the Imperial Court of Elders convened for an unscheduled session.It was rare for the Crown Prince to summon the council without imperial prompting. Rarer still for him to do so on temple day, when most elders were expected to attend prayer offerings or engage in scholarly review. Yet all thirteen robed figures arrived within the hour, none bold enough to decline the Crown Prince’s personal seal.At the center of the grand chamber, a long half-moon dais faced a raised seat where the Crown Prince now sat, flanked by two incense-bearing ministers. Behind him stood Alex Cole, dressed once again in black and silver robes, his face calm though his presence sent a ripple through the room.The court was not used to outsiders.Certainly not ones who stood without kneeling.Yet none called it out.They had heard of him.They had heard of the poisoned assassin.The Crown Prince stood.His voice was steady, rich with the
Chapter 176 - Half brother
The first light of morning filtered through the lattice windows of the Crown Prince’s private strategy hall, casting long golden bars across the polished floor. Outside, the palace was waking. Gardeners swept fallen petals. The temple bells rang softly in the distance. Couriers moved with quick steps, carrying missives sealed in jade tubes.But inside, the tension was suffocating.Alex Cole stood near a long scroll table, arms folded across his chest. He had cleaned and dressed his wounds, though the bandage around his left bicep was still fresh. His expression was unreadable.Across from him stood Thea Walton, her cloak removed and tossed across the nearest chair. Her uniform was partially undone, revealing the tight linen beneath, but she looked less like a war general today and more like a woman on the edge of something personal.The Crown Prince sat at the head of the room, leaning slightly on his right arm. His sword, wiped clean of the assassin's blood from the night before, la
Chapter 175 - Alex goes down
Moonlight spilled across the cobblestone pathways of the imperial courtyard like liquid silver. The garden here, nestled between the east wing of the inner court and the outer temple pavilions, was designed for silence. No servants wandered here after dusk. The lanterns had been dimmed to faint embers, and only the distant rustling of wind-touched bamboo broke the stillness.Alex Cole stood alone beneath the blossoming night cherry tree at the garden’s edge.His breath was shallow. Fatigue gnawed at his bones.He had not rested since the completion of the cure. The strain of channeling high-tier flame Qi during refinement had pushed his meridians close to overload. Though he had masked it well, his energy was fractured. Spiritual channels that usually ran like rivers now trickled slowly, choked by internal strain.Still, something had drawn him outside.A whisper at the back of his mind. A prickle at the base of his neck.He had sensed it earlier at his window—a shift in the palace’s
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