Published at 18th of October 2020 05:50:55 PM
Chapter 168: Chapter 168 - Shocked Together With Heinley (1)
Chapter 168 – Shocked Together With Heinley (1)
“Please stay here a moment . ”
Marquis Farang walked out towards the gate and spoke to a guard, but the guard gave no sign that he acknowledged him . Marquis Farang then climbed up a large rock near the wall and peered over it . He came back inside, clicking his tongue .
“Not only have the knights surrounded the front gate, but the entire mansion as well . ”
No, no . Sovieshu, are you trying to lock me up? I rushed to the front gate . When the knights saw me, they exchanged embarrassed glances with each other . They seemed to pity me, but they did not step aside .
“Why are you here?”
“Sorry, Your Ma—Navier . ”
“How long are you going to keep standing there?”
“As long as His Majesty orders . ”
The knight’s voice was firm .
“I’m going to see His Majesty in person . Get out of the way . ”
I angrily tried to open the gate, but the knights blocked my way .
I stared up at them in amazement, but they kept their positions while refusing eye contact with me . I was about to go back inside, when I heard Heinley’s cold voice approach .
“Keeping the King and Queen of the Western Kingdom in custody . Don’t you know this will turn into an international incident?”
I thought he was talking to himself at first, but it sounded like he was giving a threat . The knights pressed their lips together, but it was a different person who answered .
“Who cares about international affairs when someone takes another person’s wife?”
It was Sovieshu . I didn’t see him arrive in his carriage behind the line of knights, but he soon walked forward, and the knights parted to allow him access . The white bars of the iron gate served as a barrier between us . Sovieshu looked at me and Heinley .
“I’ve never taken ‘another person’s wife’ . ”
“My my, King Heinley . You shouldn’t have caused such a disturbance yesterday if you were going to tell a lie . ”
“You had nothing to do with Navier the moment you were divorced . And she’s not just ‘another person’s wife’ . ”
Sovieshu’s gazed sharpened at Heinley’s words .
Did Sovieshu not have enough sleep? I noticed dark bags under his eyes . He held himself with dignity as usual, but he looked tired . I thought he would be celebrating with champagne after the divorce . Maybe he didn’t want to have a toast after I remarried? I felt like gloating, but I kept a calm face to avoid giving too much attention .
However, when it came to Sovieshu, his control slipped when he was fatigued . He grabbed a gate bar roughly with one hand and rattled it threateningly as he sneered at Heinley .
King Heinley, the playboy king . You seduced the innocent Navier, didn’t you?”
That was unfair to Heinley, as I was the one that proposed to him . Probably for my sake, however, Heinley kept his calm and gave no answer . Eventually I stepped forward and said, “I proposed . ” Sovieshu stared at me as if I had just smacked him .
“Do you want to side with him that much?”
Despite my confession of truth, he still seemed to believe that Heinley tempted me to his side .
“Yes . ”
There was a pause, and then Sovieshu let out a delirious laugh .
“Are you doing this to get revenge on me?”
“Revenge?”
“Did you choose him to make me angry?”
“No . ”
“Don’t you know that he’s an immature womanizer? You don’t have to ruin your life to get revenge . ”
“I’m not ruining it . ”
“Navier . He’s only using you . ”
“We’re using each other . ”
Sovieshu looked startled by my answer . The strange thing was that Heinley, who had been smiling by my side, had widened his eyes in shock at the same time .
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Oh…alas .
Under these circumstances, it was probably best that I didn’t announce that our marriage was of political convenience . It was awkward to correct it here, so I decided to apologize to Heinley later, then turned back towards Sovieshu .
His black eyes burned with fury . The look on his face made it seem like I had taken away his throne .
“With the path you were going, and with who you were walking it with, you shouldn’t be surprised, Your Majesty . ”
“I want to be with you, Navier!”
“And yet, yesterday you annulled our relationship at the divorce court . ”
“That was…”
Sovieshu opened and closed his mouth a few times, then shot Heinley a glare again .
“I didn’t mean to send you to this novice who knows nothing about you . ”
Heinley still seemed numb after hearing my answer earlier . He didn’t respond immediately, even though Sovieshu was shooting arrowheads at him .
‘Is he still in shock?’
I gently tugged the hem of his sleeve and waved my hand in front of him, and he blinked into awareness and smiled .
“But now I have plenty of time to learn about Navier, Your Majesty . ”
“King Heinley…!”
Sovieshu lunged forward and grabbed the bars with both his hands . This time, however, he didn’t have the chance to speak further .
“Your Majesty . ”
Marquis Karl, who had been standing next to Sovieshu, addressed him in a small voice .
“There are too many eyes around here . ”
Sovieshu blinked and finally looked around .
‘This . ’
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Indeed, there were many eyes . Many people had gathered to watch, curious about the knights surrounding the mansion and the loud argument taking place at the front gate .
Sovieshu gritted his teeth and shot a glare and Heinley and me, but he quickly turned his heel and climbed back into his carriage . It soon disappeared . The knights, however, remained, and they did not move an inch .
There was no longer any reason to stay out here, so Heinley and I returned inside the mansion . I explained the situation to my parents, and my mother vowed that the Emperor would not be able to contain her entire family . She asked me if I would disguise myself as a maid . I really would be trapped here if I stayed for fifteen days .
We sent a maid out as a trial, and soon found out that that plan would be completely useless . Though the maids were allowed to enter and exit the grounds, they were thoroughly checked . When a servant climbed over a wall, he was tossed back over . My family went out one-by-one to see exactly who was confined, and it soon became clear that the guards only had two targets—me and Heinley .
The next day, my parents tried to meet with Sovieshu to plead for my release, but he refused to see them . By this point I became nervous .
‘The longer I’m held here, the worse it will be for Heinley…’
He was a solitary king in a foreign nation, and he had remarried the former empress . I worried that Heinley’s reputation would be tarnished, even in the Western Kingdom .
“It’s alright . ”
Were my feelings written on my face? Heinley stood with me by the window and looked over at the barrier of knights . He took my hand carefully .
“It’s best to leave quietly and without creating a disturbance . However, I prepared for the worst . ”
“You mean Sir McKenna?”
“Yes . In a few days, the Western Kingdom will lodge a formal protest . ”
The corner of Heinley’s mouth tilted upwards .
“Your ex-husband is a cowardly man, but he is a good emperor . He’ll be forced to withdraw his guards . ”
“Yes…”
I was glad to hear that…
“Rather, Queen . I’d like to ask you something . ”
“Anything . ”
“About…what you said yesterday . ”
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“I…”
There were so many things I said yesterday, and I don’t know what he was talking about . When I looked over at him, Heinley dropped his gaze, then shook his head with a smile .
“Never mind . ”
‘What is he thinking?’
Ah! By any chance?
“Is it about what I said about a political marriage?”
“What?”
“I’m sorry . I said it without thinking . ”
Heinley stared at me blankly, then scratched his cheek and smiled .
“Not that…”
No? Heinley sighed . He gripped my hand tight, and spoke to me in a soft tone .
“I don’t merely think of you as a political partner . ”
“I just wanted to say that . ”
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