“I thought Wes was keeping a good eye on them. How did he miss such an important thing?” Blake asked as soon as he was alone in the car. Zane removed his hand from the car steering and wiped his face worriedly, replying, “The whole plan seems to be something they had already made before. It seems it was their contingency plan all along.” “So because Dawson is being cornered, they want to create a coup just like in the past?” Blake guessed right, and Zane nodded in confirmation. “He has a court hearing next week, so they are rushing it up. Without you or the King, no one would be able to stop him.” Zane explained further. Blake anxiously swiped through his tablet, digesting more information that his informant had gathered until the car eventually came to a halt in front of a small bungalow several miles away from the city. When the duo walked in, a few other people making up his secret investigation team were already gathered in the meeting room of the house. “I hope no one was t
Once Blake left the house, worried Diana turned to face her husband, but Braxton already knew what she was going to say and quickly replied, “Don’t panic. I’m sure it’s nothing.” Immediately, he left for his office, calling his personal guard to get information. While Bryce angrily left for his room, Diana set her worries aside and walked towards Chloe, who was vividly anxious about the whole situation. Chloe practically held her breath as Diana etched closer and once she was standing just in front of her, her defensive instinct kicked in and she started to yap, “Like Blake said, I only agreed to what you said the other night because I was trying to be polite not because I really accept it. I love Blake with all my heart, and I’ve suffered a lifetime without him, I don’t want to do that again.” Diana scoffed in disbelief as she stared blankly at Chloe while she yapped. “This isn’t about us. It’s about the laws of this throne. You don’t think you can change that, do you?” She aske
“Blake is really proving himself. At this rate, I will be a bride’s maid very soon.” Bella giggled excitedly as she read through the article online about Blake and Chloe's relationship. “I know, right? I’ve never been to a wedding before, so this is going to be my first. I have to look my best since it’s a royal wedding.” Damien chimed in, casually arranging his clothes in his wardrobe as they sat in his room talking. Bryce scoffed in disbelief as he silently watched the two of them disregarding him. “Are you even listening to me at all? Dad made a threat…”“Yeah, we’ve heard all about it. This might be new to you, but average parents always make threats like this just to oppose a marriage, but when their children eventually disobey them, they have no option to forgive.” Bella explained, hoping he’d understand and stop being a joykiller. “You’re right. It’s new to me because my parents aren’t average. My Dad isn’t someone to make a decision like that, especially when it concerns th
Just as she was about to push the door, Chloe started to talk. “George’s plan was to kill me as soon as he got every single property in my name. He even gave me chlamydia that he contracted from my sister, thus causing me three miscarriages.” She said, forcing him to stop. Laila tried to hide her real emotion, facading it with anger as she turned towards her, asking, “What has that got to do with me? I wasn’t the one he cheated with, was I?”“With the amount of evidence I had, I really thought no man with conscience would agree to work with them. Imagine my shock when a fellow woman requested me to take such a measly sum as payment for my pain.” Chloe went on. Laila’s eyes quickly welled up in tears as she remembered her actions during the entire process, which was her attempt to degrade Chloe’s sincerity in her marriage. She was soon overwhelmed with guilt as she realized she’d let a feud with her mom hurt someone else.“I’m sorry.” She apologized, almost in a whisper. “I just wa
Laila swallowed hard seeing her mom standing in front of her, her eyes equally filled with tears. “Did you?” She asked, standing up to face her. “I had come to visit you 4 years ago when I found out about the lies Dad told. It turned out it was the twin’s birthday, and you looked so happy playing with them, and your husband…it didn’t even look like you had a life before them. I didn’t want to mess things up, so I left.” Laila explained.Seeing the mother and daughter about to have a heated conversation, Chloe, who had become invisible to them, slowly picked up her things and sneaked out of the room. “Have you ever tried to check up on me once I became an adult? To see if you could make me believe you? No! Because I wasn’t important. I am already a stain to your otherwise perfect life anyway. I am a mistake you regret so much. I’m sure you blame yourself over and over again for not listening to everyone that advised you against choosing that path with Dad…”Her ranting was interrupt
Blake frowned as he scrolled down the pages of the article about their relationship. “Has Chloe seen them?” He asked curiously.“Most probably. Girls are more interested in these things.” Zane chimed in. Blake sighed heavily, dropping the tablet beside him on the sofa. “I didn’t think they would sabotage it.” He lamented. “Of course. Not everyone is as dumb as you. Chloe just got divorced not less than a month ago.” Zane complained. “Zane, please stop provoking me. I am not in the mood…”“Yeah, let’s discuss more important things. I already discharged the spy team but getting more information about the coup is almost impossible as Dawson has completely stopped all meetings at the hotel since Wess was exposed.”Blake let out a sigh as he already had plans regarding that but wasn’t sure it was going to be a complete success, but his silence was falsely perceived by Zane who thought he was still worried about the negative comments going around the internet about Chloe. “Blake, get a
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
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