“I will speak to the royal council regarding your request to release Cristela from prison,” Rion said.
Before he could leave his place, Odette held his hand and asked about his condition. Rion knew what his wife was worried about right now, so he nodded slowly.
“I’m disappointed, but it’s fine. I have to keep my promise. Cristela will be free,” said Rion with a faint smile on his face. Odette stared at him silently. She felt uncomfortable, as if something stuck in her throat.
Odette had forced Rion to free Cristela.
She took a deep breath then approached Doctor Alex.
“Where’s Anwen?” Odette asked when she didn’t see Anwen. Doctor Alex said that Anwen had left first.
“I don’t know what happened to her, but she’s been looking annoyed ever since coming to the courtroom. I think she&rsq
Odette closed the door as soon as she entered her room. One by one, the sufferings and hardships she had with her mother flashed in her mind, replaying again like a broken record.‘Her mother’s name is Celestial, and she doesn't know who her father is. The mother must be confused about who the father of her child is because too many men have done that with her.’‘Mom, who’s my father? What’s his name? Even though he’s dead, he must have a name, right?’‘Mom already told you not to talk about him anymore! Stop asking. You're giving me a headache!"Odette’s tears kept trickling down on her pale cheeks. All this time, she always wondered why her mother never wanted to talk about her father. Now, she knew. It was because her father had made her mother suffer so much by his betrayal and a very evil trickery.Odette sobbed whi
Odette woke up out of breath. She kept calling her mother while crying. Rion, who sat beside her, was also surprised.“Mother!"“Odette.”“Let go of me! I want to go home. I want to be with my mother!” Odette got out of bed and ran towards the door, but Rion caught her.“Odette, where are you going?” he asked her.“LET GO OF ME! I WANT TO GO HOME! MY MOTHER IS CRYING!”Odette struggled to break free from Rion’s embrace.“No, Odette. You can’t go home.”“But, my mother is crying! Let me go! I want to go home! My mother is crying! I WANT TO GO HOME!” Odette was crying hysterically, scaring Rion because the girl kept saying she wanted to go home.“Calm down, Odette. You were just having a bad dream.”
Rion told Odette everything he knew without hiding anything anymore so that no one in the future would use the secrets he kept to instigate and ruin their relationship.Odette was shocked to hear all of that. She felt so heartbroken for her mother that she cried again.“Why was my father so mean, Rion? My mother loved him, but he betrayed her. He doesn’t even care about me. Do I really mean nothing to him? I’m his daughter too...” Odette said weakly with tears brimming in her cheeks.Rion also felt sad when he heard Odette’s despair. He stroked his wife’s hair slowly while hugging her tightly just like Odette did to him when he was feeling down. He accompanied Odette until she was completely calm.When it was noon, Rion stayed in his office, while Odette went to see Cristela with Anwen. She wanted to hear more about her mother. Cristela who was still in the infirma
“Are your wounds healed?” Odette asked. She was trying to keep Theo from talking about the one million gold coins.However, Theo knew her intentions.“Your husband and I have made a deal, so I assume the debt is paid off,” he said, making Odette a little surprised.“What deal?”“Anyway, it’s paid off, and you don’t have to worry that I’ll chase you. Bye, I have to run an errand,” Theo said, walking away from the place. However, he came back when he realized he did something wrong.Theo then bowed politely in front of Odette.“I’ll excuse myself, Your Highness,” he said respectfully. The man was suddenly very polite.Theo left Odette, and he was stunned to see Rion up ahead, looking him straight in the eyes. His expression suddenly stiffened.
At the door of her mother’s room, Odette sat nervously. She didn’t want to lose her mother because she only had her mother in her life.“Your mother will be fine.” Hans, who was sitting beside her, touched her shoulder and smiled reassuringly. He then took out a chocolate candy from the pocket of the black vest he was wearing and gave it to Odette.“Take this.”Odette just looked at the boy and the chocolate alternately. Since she still didn’t take the chocolate, Hans pulled her hand and put it in her grip while saying, “Take it and eat this. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine. It will make you feel better.”“Huh?” Odette was stunned. Her eyes blinked confusedly. She didn’t understand Hans’ words.Mike, Mr. Agreste’s confidant, chuckled at what Hans did. Odette then turned to the man.
Rion entered the room and found Odette sleeping soundly. Beside her, there was a phone and the painting of Celestial portrait. He then looked at his wife.Her face looked sad, and it seemed she had been crying. Rion stroked her head gently, feeling very sorry.“Rion.”“I didn’t mean to wake you up,” said Rion as Odette opened her eyes. The girl got up, and he sat beside her.“Rion, do you still have the crystal that Aathreya gave me?” Odette asked while looking at Rion with puffy eyes.“Trish put it on Randle Mountain so that Narine could go to the mountain and get back to the palace any time. What’s wrong with the crystal?”“I want to go to Randle Mountain to meet Narine. She is always with Aathreya. I want to ask her many things about my grandfather. Can you help me?”
Anwen was curious, so she followed where the voice came from. When she finally found the source of the voice, her eyes widened and she instantly froze in her place. Trish and Knight Erina were kissing on the terrace.For a moment, Anwen forgot to breathe and her eyes suddenly heated up. She really wanted to cry now.Anwen backed away slowly and turned around. Then, she immediately ran. Trish who saw it instantly ended his kiss with Erina.“Sorry, Erina, I can’t,” he said, leaving Erina and rushing after Anwen.“Anwen, wait!”Seeing Trish was chasing her, Anwen ran faster. Her eyes were already brimming with tears, and she didn’t want Trish to see her crying.“Anwen wait, I beg you!” Trish managed to grab Anwen’s hand, but the girl slapped his hand away angrily. After that, Anwen ran again, but he chased he
After a while, Anwen calmed down and fell asleep. Odette was still awake, waiting for Narine to come back. She sat by the window, watching the snow fall slowly. The entire ground was now covered with snow.Odette tightened her coat as the air got colder. When she first came to the palace, it was summer and now it was already winter.After waiting long, the crystal finally shone brightly. Not long after that, Narine appeared.“Narine!”“Huh?” The fairy was surprised to see Odette who suddenly appeared in front of her.“Y-yes.”“I’ve been waiting for you. I need to talk to you,” said Odette, immediately catching the little fairy.“Let’s talk somewhere else.”“But, I’m hungry!”Odette took the cake that Anwen al
“Doctor Ody.”“Mia?”Mia smiled and sat beside Odette.“I know you’re feeling scared right now, but we can definitely handle it properly,” Mia said reassuringly.“You’re not afraid of him?”“When Bee was born, and I saw him for the first time, I cried because I remembered when Alvin was born. At that time, I didn’t want to see his face because I hated his father so much. Every time I remembered that, my heart hurt, and I felt bad for having such a thought. Alvin doesn’t know anything, so why should he be hated?”“Mia...”“Bee doesn’t know anything either. He’s a sweet child with a heart as pure as an angel. Why should I be afraid of him?” Mia smiled, then looked at the sky. “Since my parents died, I don’t have anyone anymore. People who should be called family actually treat me like trash. Perhaps even tr
“Odette!” Hans finally came. He quickly approached Odette, who was struggling to get away from one of the firefighters who were holding her and preventing her from getting closer to the flames blazing the house.“Senior, help Bee! BEEE!” Odette let out a hoarse cry.Then Hans was stunned to see Bee being carried out by the firefighter. “Bee?”“Baby, Honey.” Odette immediately dragged her wobbling feet to approach the child, carefully taking him from the firefighter. “It’s okay, Honey. Mom is here. Mom is here.” She rubbed Bee’s back and kissed him as she hugged him so tightly. It wasn’t long before Bee suddenly lost consciousness.“B-Bee? Bee!”“Let’s take him to the hospital!”Odette and Hans rushed into the car and took Bee to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, Bee was handled by the doctor immediately.“Bee…
In the palace garden, Rion, Trish, and Anwen sat together while enjoying dessert.“What?” Anwen and Trish were shocked to hear of Rion’s plans to retire and leave Panthera.“Are you serious, Your Majesty?” Trish asked hurriedly. “What’s wrong? Why so sudden?”“It’s not sudden. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.”“Then what about Panthera?”“There is you.” Rion casually said it as though it wasn’t something serious, then cut the cake in front of him before eating it in delight.“What?” His eyebrows raised a little upon noticing the sharp gaze from Anwen and Trish. The two of them couldn’t believe what the king had just said.“Your Majesty, your joke isn’t funny at all,” Trish said flatly.“This isn’t a joke.” Rion took a deep breath and then looked up at the sky.
Betelgeuse, Alpha of the Orion constellation.Betelgeuse D. Panther was the star in the hearts of Odette and Rion.“Bee...” Odette kept smiling as she watched Bee’s sleeping face. When the boy was asleep like this, he became very calm.Somehow, every time she looked at Bee, she was like seeing Rion’s figure when he was small.“Mom… Zzz…”“Mom’s here.” Odette chuckled when she heard Bee calling out to her. She remembered Rion also calling her name in his sleep. Indeed, Bee really was the son of Arion D. Panther.“Sweet dream, Honey,” she whispered and kissed the boy’s forehead.She then got off the bed then left the room, walking towards the living room. When she arrived, she saw Mia was busy with piles of fabrics that needed to be sewn.“Mia.”The young woman stopped her activities and turned her head naturally.&ldqu
“Drystan,” Rion called the young man again, and this time, Drystan cast his gaze at him.“Is my father…?” Drystan wanted to ask about his father’s condition but couldn’t finish his sentence. The words stuck in his throat as though, deep down, he had already guessed it.“Did you already know about this?”Drystan nodded with a faint smile, but sadness was evident in his eyes. He told Rion that before going to the capital, he went to Bosa with his father. When his father found out that Aathreya was dead, and so did Rion, he decided to take that step.“He regretted that he never gave any happiness to Odette. If you died, Sister Odette would definitely suffer a lot, and he didn’t want her to suffer anymore. I told you that my father deeply regretted all the things he had done in the past, and now he had proven it. That’s it, I’m leaving,” Drystan said in a self-deprecating man
“Big brother?” As Anwen saw Rion’s fingers moving slightly, she rushed to kneel beside him, followed by Dario.As Rion’s consciousness returned, Dario’s consciousness actually faded.“When… when you meet your sister-in-law, tell her that I’m sorry,” Dario said while looking at Rion wistfully.Anwen was silent. She didn’t give any responses, as she wasn’t sure if there would be a chance to see Odette again or not.Dario’s eyes quivered. They slowly closed before opening again, closed again, and opened again. This continued until his body slumped to the ground helplessly. Luckily, Anwen immediately reacted and supported his back.Dario’s eyes were still open, and he looked in a daze at the cloudy sky above him. At this moment, he had sunken into his trove of memories of Odette.‘I DON’T HAVE A FATHER! MY FATHER IS DEAD!’The image of Odette
Rose sat by the river while Rion lay on her lap, enjoying every second of their togetherness.“Rose, I’m sorry,” Rion said as he looked at the woman, holding her hand, which stroked his forehead gently.Rose smiled gently. “You’ve said it 100 times.”“I am so sorry.”“You’ve said that a hundred times already.”“Since you left, I couldn’t breathe properly every day, and something invisible kept tightening my heart.”“Yes… You’ve said it, and Lucas also told me.”“Lucas?” Rion got up and looked at Rose questioningly.“Yeah. He said Trish told him about it.”“Trish?”When Rose told him everything Lucas had told her, Icarus arrived at the Rose Garden. Anwen was surprised to find Dario and Saintess Angela there.Dario hopped onto Icarus’ back and carried Rion down
Aiden was finally gone as his body was destroyed from within by the combined power of Rion and Aathreya. However, although Aiden was dead, the problem wasn’t really over because Gerald’s soul had already left his body and resided in Rad’s body instead.At the moment, Gerald was floating in the air, under the purple eye that still stood firm in the sky. He raised his hands to activate the Divine Eye, but Icarus came and breathed out a powerful flame, forcing Gerald to move away to escape it.“Narine?” Anwen muttered when he saw the little fairy on the back of Icarus flying towards her.“Get the king onto Icarus’ back,” said Narine briskly.“What?” Anwen and Trish felt puzzled.“Just do it if you still want to meet the king!” Narine exclaimed in a bit of a hurry as if she was being chased by time.Roul, who was listening to their conversation, nodded to Trish as the man lo
Swoosshh…The wind blew against the leaves of the shady trees while the blooming rose swayed gracefully and gave off a sweet fragrance. Several butterflies flew around and perched from one flower to another, showing off their stunning wings.Odette walked among the roses while looking right and left. That place reminded her of the Rose Garden in Green Castle, or… was she actually in the Rose Garden?Her gaze swept around the area, looking for the Green Castle building, but no matter how far she looked ahead, she didn’t see the building anywhere.Tap!Her steps came to an abrupt halt when her eyes fixed on Rion’s figure, who stood a few steps away from her. The man was wearing a charming white cloak with gold thread fluttering slightly. For some reason, Rion looked more handsome than usual.“Rion?”The man smiled gently at her.Seeing that, Odette couldn’t help but feel an endless joy