Blake’s eyes widened in disbelief of the words he’d just heard, and Zane quickly turned to face them. “What?” Blake asked, still in disbelief. Ruby quickly knelt properly, facing Blake head on as she explained, “Let me help. I overheard you saying Dad has stopped all communication in the hotel. I heard Dad rarely leaves the house, plus he has a meeting room at home. When I went home a few days back, I saw a few ministers leaving the house. I’m sure they must be having their meetings there. So far, I am the least suspected person in the house, so I can easily infiltrate it without being suspected.” Blake was surprised by her reasoning as this was exactly the case, but it was a risky job. Dawson is a ruthless person and is capable of hurting his own child just to get what he wants.“No! You can’t do that. Don’t you see how he tortures Sebastian just for being a rebel? He can do worse to you if you’re caught.” Zane quickly intervened before Blake could say a word. Blake helped her to
Blake was hesitant as he nodded while replying, “Yes, Chloe.” “If that ends up being the case, are you willing to come along?” He asked more plainly. Chloe was left in a fix. Despite all she was going through, relocation was the last thing on her mind because she had her whole life here. She has a company to take care of. And now, she has a sister to care for.“Blake…”“You don’t have to give me an answer right now. Think over it for a while until the issue with Dawson is settled.” He interrupted, worried about her response. Chloe swallowed hard, thinking of what to say to end the awkwardness, “What are your parents saying about it?” she asked curiously. “The King can’t mean what he said, right?” she asked again. Blake faked a smile, knowing how his Dad would never joke with something like that. He said, “Don’t worry about them. Before they are my parents, they are the royal custodians, so they have to be careful in involving their personal feelings in meddling with the royal deci
Diana, who was just walking out of their room, was surprised by Blake’s statement to his father. “Blake! How dare you speak to your father like that?” She scolded. “What right does he have to meddle in my business and act all innocent about it?” Blake yelled angrily. Diana bit her lower lip, trying to hide the fact that she knew what he was talking about as she asked, “What are you talking about?” Blake scoffed in disbelief, seeing through his mother’s act, “You were in on this too? And you claim to care for her!” “I always felt it was unlikely for everyone to hate our union so much, which was why I launched an investigation only to find out you both sabotaged the article and organized fake comments. Do you know how hurt she was by those comments? They were demeaning and only targeting her. I am just coming back from her house and she was in such a bad mood. She was almost in tears.” Blake lamented. While Braxton was too embarrassed to speak, Diana tried to explain, “We really d
Then he started to walk away again, but Blake wasn’t ready to let him go just yet, “You threatened Stephanie too much for letting Dawson hurt him so much, so she probably didn’t tell you. Ruby is yours, too.” He said, forcing Brandon to stop again. This time, he turned back to face Blake. “What kind of a father are you? You let Dawson ruin your son with his poor parenting, and now he is a criminal and the scum of earth. Are you going to sit by and watch your innocent daughter involve herself in this mess, too?” He asked, pulling every string he could to provoke Brandon to the core. And he succeeded as Brandon charged towards him and grabbed his neck, “Who the f@ck do you think you are to judge me?” He asked angrily. Out of nowhere, Zane jumped in, forcefully pulling Brandon’s hand away from Blake’s neck. “Get a hold of yourself!” He scolded angrily. While still trying to restore his breathing to normal pace, Blake looked at Zane, surprised, “What the hell are you doing here?”
TWO DAYS LATER Blake paced around the house, anxious about the outcome of tonight’s event since he’d confirmed from Brandon that everything was going down tonight. By now, he’s already gotten all the names of the plotters, and just like he requested, Brandon, Dawson, was showing his full support for their relationship on social media. Even the masses' opinion changed with the majority supporting them. They believed love doesn't care! This made Chloe become relaxed, and even Blake, who knew most of this, was just a plot felt relaxed too. As for the coup, he already devised a plan to bring him down, but he had one more thing to settle before the time. With Zane driving, they arrived at Chloe’s house. To his surprise, Laila and Victoria were also present in the house, throwing a small party. Laila was even the one that got the door, leaving him starstruck that he had to check again to be sure he was in the right house. “Umm…this is Chloe’s house, right?” Blake asked after loo
With Blake’s order, Zane decided to rent the cab for one more day, and after forcing his parents to dress in disguise, they took off in the cab with Braxton’s personal guard driving them. It was so discreet that most of the palace staff didn’t know what was going on. After all, no one could be trusted until the evil ones were weeded out. By dusk, Blake started to send out his secret notes in disguise of Dawson, inviting the plotters to dine with the king. With the help of Brandon, Blake got his hand on Dawson’s secret seal, which he used to authenticate the letters before sending them out.Every single letter was made to seem unique and personalized, making each member feel they were the only one invited. He also ordered the kitchen staff to prepare a feast to make the whole scene believable, especially for Dawson’s spies around the palace. By 8pm, the ministers involved in the plotting were already tropping in. As per the information he had, the operation was supposed to begin by
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINEDawson let out a wicked laugh, which was quickly backed by his supporters as he stood up and walked behind Blake. He gently massaged his shoulder while whispering, “Earlier, I told you you only had to be in the future to worry about marrying a divorcee. But I guess you were too busy thinking about your lovely girlfriend to understand what I meant.” Blake played along, feigning ignorance and acting scared as he spoke, “W–what are you t-talking about? The only way I can’t be in the future is by dying now. Are you trying to kill me?”“Dawson, you mentioned he was smart, and he just proved it. You just took a gamble a few minutes ago by saying that. What if he understood and decided to do something about it? Our plans could have gone to waste.” Vivian complained, finally feeling more relaxed than she’d felt since she came to the palace several minutes earlier. Blake looked around and let out a confused and fearful laughter, “Dawson, you’re joking, ri
Blake's smile slowly turned into a psychotic laughter that scared the crap out of Dawson for a while. He looked at the plotters and asked, “Don’t you also find this funny?” He said, pointing at the guards who had dragged his family to the dining room.“Once they fall into a deep sleep, those weapons become useless…” His voice trailed off as three guards slowly dropped to the floor one after the other, their weapons crashing beneath them. Real fear surfaced in the plotters face, and Vivian almost peed her pants. “Mr. Aspiring King, why don’t you go back to your seat? We have a whole lot to talk about today.” Blake suggested.Dawson was hesitant as he wasn’t sure whether or not his plans were going accordingly but one thing he knew was Blake had the upper hand for now and he needs to obey him until he thinks of another move. He sluggishly went back and sat among his people, beads of precipitation forming on his forehead. The ministers let out a sudden gasp, confusing Dawson, who was
It was a day of festivity in the Kensington Palace as it marks exactly one month since Chloe returned to the palace with her twins, as well as the date the family had set for their official white wedding. On Chloe’s part, it was easier to forgive Blake’s parents as they weren’t exactly hostile to her. All she ever wanted was to become Blake’s accepted wife, and now she finally got the opportunity. At first, she was worried they had accepted her because of the baby, but after finding out how long Braxton had been trying to abolish the law, she realized they did love her for her. Chloe was a sight to behold. Dressed in a stunning white gown adorned with intricate lace and sequins, no one could tell she just gave to the two genders of life. “Woah! You look magnificent!” Victoria complimented as she walked into the dressing room where Chloe was. “I know, right? The dress fits so perfectly that no one would guess she just put to bed.” Ruby chimed in as she adjusted her ethere
Hot tears trickled down Blake’s eyes as he stared at his parents. “Blake, we’re sorry…” Diana apologized, also tearing up. “You know, I wasn’t the one you offended.” Blake pointed out. “We will apologize to her when she’s back.” She said, “Just please bring back my daughter-in-law.” She begged.Bryce scoffed in disbelief, “She is your daughter-in-law now?” Blake faked a smile as Bryce had asked the question he meant to ask. “Abolishing a law is not as easy as you think. It requires a lot of debate within the parliament, votes, and mutual understanding. It took me five months to finally achieve this. You won’t understand until you are in my position.” Braxton said. “Do you want me to be grateful?” Blake wondered, not sure why he was telling him this. “No.” Braxton replied, “I just need you to know that Chloe can be your queen and your equal now. I wonder why they even made that law and why I had to fight so hard to support it.” He added before turning away and walking towards hi
As Blake had promised, he sent Zane to Wexissia as soon as he resumed office as the crown prince just a few days after his return. But Zane’s journey was fruitless. He searched around the house and realized she wasn’t home. At first, he thought she had stepped out since all her belongings were still intact, but after days of waiting and asking around, he realized she never returned home after seeing Blake off. Back at home, Isabella tried to get an audience with Blake, which became unnecessarily hard since his return. Fortunately, Blake also had a reason to meet Isabella since Chloe sent him to her. After settling things with his family, he found time to go to her school and meet with her. Isabella became anxious after finding out that Blake returned a few days earlier without Chloe, and so as she stepped into his car, he began to inquire about her. “Where is my sister? How could you leave her alone there?” Isabella asked curiously. Blake explained how she’d threaten to kill he
Blake chuckled, not willing to believe her, “Chloe, you must be exhausted. Go to bed now.” He suggested and attempted to lay back down, but Chloe had to show him how serious she was. She quickly grabbed a scissors which she’d placed on the drawer beside her and started to cut herself. Blake was triggered, quickly pulling the scissors from her grasp. “Chloe, are you crazy? What has gotten into you?” He asked angrily as he covered her injured hand with his palm and reached out for the first aid kit, which was in the drawer beside the bed. “Maybe if I am dead, you won’t hesitate to go back home.” She said, “Chloe, you can’t be serious about that…why all of a sudden?” He asked, applying first aid while still quite stunned by her decision. “It isn’t all of a sudden, Blake, I have made my decision, and if you don’t leave by tomorrow, I will kill myself.” She threatened, and without waiting to know if Blake was done with his first aid, she pulled her hand away and covered hersel
Holding a small pregnancy stick, Chloe stared at herself in the mirror, the sun reflecting through their three bedroom apartment window. Even though she was already five months gone, her stomach was still as flat as ever. She remembered the first time she found out she had a cryptic pregnancy when she first passed out at the hospital after Blake recovered from his gunshot wound. At first she wanted to inform the family during the big feast but after hearing their decision, she decided to keep it a secret even from Blake because she didn’t want to seem like she was forcing herself on him. Even though she knew Blake wouldn't think that way, she was worried his family could misinterpret it and even end up forcefully accepting her because of the baby. Two months after living as a married couple in Wexissia, she still couldn’t bring herself to tell him the truth until today, which she’d chosen to tell him. Blake wasn’t home at that time because instead of just retiring, he decided t
It took another week for the matter to die down, and the royal family decided to invite everyone that are now considered as family to a huge feast that they had organized. Shortly after the desert, the king and his wife summoned Chloe and Blake to his office along with Victoria and Zane, leaving the kids and Laila out. “I am sure you understand the royal family has been in turmoil for a while now, and adding a contradictory marriage to it will only make the people question the power of the royal family.” Braxton explained, and Blake already started to frown. “What he is trying to say is that we will support your marriage, but only on one condition…” Diana said. Chloe felt a glimmer of hope, seeing that his family were finally going to support them, but Blake knew his parents well and didn’t have any hope whatsoever. “What condition?” He quickly asked, “That you will take her only as a concubine. She can’t be your equal, and you will have to take a wife first before yo
“How could you let her do that? You should have forced her or something!” Blake complained upon hearing the tales of her action since he lost consciousness. He gently caressed her hand as she rested on his bed while he sat on the chair where she was seated earlier. “My brother did everything he could as a king, but she refused to listen and exercised every right she had as a citizen. Don’t even go there.” Victoria explained. “We were all scared to death when she kept throwing up and feeling sick without even eating anything. I don’t think there is anything we haven’t done to make her listen, but it was just as if we were talking to a rock.” She explained further.They were still discussing when Zane and the King who had just heard the news of Blake regaining his consciousness arrived, but to their dismay, the patient was now taking care of the guest. “This girl? She just always has to be so annoying.” Zane complained.Blake gave him a bombastic side-eye, asking, “Did you even apolo
The palace was in a haze, and the violence Blake tried so hard to prevent eventually happened. Blake suffered three blank shots to his chest while Dawson suffered over seven gunshots. They were both rushed to the hospital. After hours of being in the theaters, the doctors operating on Dawson eventually stepped out. Unfortunately, none of his family were by the door waiting for him. Only the prosecutors were.The doctors didn’t hesitate to respond since they understood what circumstances he was brought there. “He is currently braindead, and his organs are failing rapidly. With life support, it would be a miracle he makes it past two days, but that miracle won’t happen the following day.” Despite his critical condition, once he was moved to the wards, he was handcuffed to his bed because of the magnitude of his crime. Meanwhile, Blake’s surgery took a few more hours. His surgery was quite critical because he was shot very close to the heart, and the best surgeons around the globe f
Blake's smile slowly turned into a psychotic laughter that scared the crap out of Dawson for a while. He looked at the plotters and asked, “Don’t you also find this funny?” He said, pointing at the guards who had dragged his family to the dining room.“Once they fall into a deep sleep, those weapons become useless…” His voice trailed off as three guards slowly dropped to the floor one after the other, their weapons crashing beneath them. Real fear surfaced in the plotters face, and Vivian almost peed her pants. “Mr. Aspiring King, why don’t you go back to your seat? We have a whole lot to talk about today.” Blake suggested.Dawson was hesitant as he wasn’t sure whether or not his plans were going accordingly but one thing he knew was Blake had the upper hand for now and he needs to obey him until he thinks of another move. He sluggishly went back and sat among his people, beads of precipitation forming on his forehead. The ministers let out a sudden gasp, confusing Dawson, who was