The Immortal vampire Prince

Chapter 6 Mother-in-law

Lucian's face darkened at the sight of the doctor. He had strictly told Max not to let the doctor come. Did Max defy him? The question didn't linger in his mind any longer because the doctor had already started treating Muna, who was unconscious.

Meanwhile, Aria's face immediately lit up the moment the doctor arrived.

"I will be back," Lucian informed the family. Without waiting for their response, he left.

Immediately he got to his room, he brought out his phone from his pocket and dialled a number. "Hello, Max. How did the doctor arrive? I personally told you to keep him hostage."

"I know. I tried, but he slipped out of my hands when I went out."

"What do you mean by slipping out of your reach? Are you damn mad?" Lucian fired at him angrily. He couldn't believe Max was so careless. He couldn't even take care of a simple task.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but the man was just too clever for only me to handle. That man is a sly fox," Max told Lucian through the phone.

Lucian fell speechless for a while, but he couldn't hold back his disagreement with the matter. "Where are the rest?" he asked.

"They went back to Aurelia. They told me they would be back before sunrise," Max conveyed, more like he was coaxing him.

Max wanted to tell him that a problem had arisen in their country, Aurelia, but he was scared to tell him because Lucian would leave everything behind, even though he had made a vow never to return to Aurelia due to his father's betrayal many years ago.

"Don't you want to at least visit Aurelia? It's been years since you last visited." He couldn't hold on any longer and blurted out what was on his mind.

"Why do you want me there? I'm sure you know why I left. I can't go, even if I wanted to," Lucian told him from the other end.

"I know it's been thousands of years, but at least you need to visit your birthplace once and accept the throne..." Max suddenly trailed off.

"Shut your mouth, Maxwell. I'm not power-hungry, and I don't need any throne."

"Forgive my insolent behaviour, but your in-laws are treating you like trash. I also heard your wife had divorced you. There's no need to stay in a place where you're not valued at all."

"I know that they aren't treating me as their son-in-law, but very soon, everything will change. They will start respecting me."

Max's words came out in a rush as he started speaking. "But how, Your Highness? The people of Aurelia need you to be their king. You're the only surviving heir to the throne and the only one with true royal blood running through your veins. They need you. They need a strong and capable leader, my prince."

"That's enough. No more discussion about that. I have decided on this matter. I will not be going there for eternity."

"Okay, fine. Let's make a deal."

"And what's that?"

"If you don't get to do anything about your divorce up until tomorrow, then you will have to return to Aurelia. Deal?"

"Deal," Lucian agreed and hung up.

Lucian paced slowly around his room, thinking about his next move. What should he do? Was there a way for him to change Aria's mind? The major reason he left everything behind wasn't just because of the betrayal caused by his family, but also because of the love he had for Aria. Now that she wanted to leave him, there would be no use in staying here anymore. The best thing for him to do was to leave.

"Fuck..." He cursed under his breath and caught his lower lip between his perfect white teeth.

But then again, he had this strong feeling not to leave just yet.

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The rays of the sun streamed down through the curtains. Lucian groggily lifted his head, feeling good.

"Oh, damn! Today is Aria's birthday." He remembered and quickly got off the bed to prepare himself.

"Good morning, Aria!" Lucian greeted her as he hurriedly went to meet her. "Oh my, you look so beautiful!" Lucian exclaimed immediately he laid his eyes on her. "Your birthday dress looks so beautiful."

"I forgot. Can I give you your birthday gift here?"

"No, give it to me when everybody is bringing theirs. That sounds good." Aria told Lucian decisively. She turned her back against him and walked past him without another word.

"Okay then, see you in a minute," Lucian said after Aria.

Lucian walked past a door in the house, and he immediately stopped. His eyes were caught by something. He took a peek through the door, which was slightly open. "Muna," he muttered as he opened her door. It made a creaking sound.

He entered the room and stood three steps away from the bed she lay on before speaking. "I don't know why you got injured so severely, but I'm still trying to understand why you said I'm the reason behind you being so badly hurt."

"I'm sure that back in the woods, I only encountered a werewolf. Or are you perhaps a werewolf?" he said, more to himself, as he stood there staring at her unmoving body.

He stood there for a while, pondering over the puzzle. After a while, he turned and was about to leave when he saw his mother-in-law approaching the door with a tray of food in her hands.

"Let me help by giving her her drugs and food," Lucian volunteered, stretching his hands out. When he noticed her piercing gaze, he dropped his hands and took back his offer. "Fine, I won't help," he told her.

"Who even gave you the fucking right to be in my niece's room? How dare you? You didn't treat her last night, and all of a sudden, you're showing your fake concern. How dare you?" Elle fired at Lucian angrily, her voice devoid of any emotion.

"I just wanted to help out."

"Oh please, just stop blabbering. If you truly wanted to help her, then you would have done exactly that when you had the opportunity. Stop faking that useless concern. It might work on my precious daughter, Aria, but never on me."

Elle was growing more irritated by the second. Just how dare this lowlife call her mother-in-law?

"Shut your mouth and stop calling me mother-in-law. I'm not your mother-in-law."

"But you are."

"I said shut your mouth!" Elle yelled at him. She took the glass of water from the tray she was carrying and splashed it in Lucian's face, causing him to shiver at her sudden action.

"That serves you right," Elle hissed at him and walked past him to tend to Muna.

Lucian just stared at her, not knowing what to do at that moment. He stormed out of the room in a dazed state. He went back to his room to change his clothes. When he was done, he came out and walked past the hallway. As he was about to descend the stairs, the sight that greeted him left him utterly in awe.

Aria was hugging someone else so intimately that Lucian almost broke down in tears. She was doing it in front of everyone.