Daniel, who got the question, looked at Valencia meaningfully like a longing look that had long settled in their heart. Was that the extent of Prince Daniel's longing for Valencia?Valencia could only look away, avoiding Daniel's gaze, which seemed to raise the memory in her heart. Making pity and guilt rise to the surface of her heart. 'Strange, why does one corner of my heart feel the pain? No, not like this, please. Because I don't know her, I shouldn't be like this.' Valencia thought.Asher clenched his fists with great anger as Valencia responded to Daniel's attitude with a sad look. Asher put his lips to Valencia's ear and whispered. "Honey, why do you look sad? Are you remembering something about your fiancé?"JLEB!!!Asher's question hit the mark, and it made Valencia even more uneasy. She was put in a bad situation. Valencia could only remain silent without replying to his words. His body was weak this time because of the pressure and incomparable anxiety.Seeing Valencia
Valencia's chest rumbled. She hated having her feelings toyed with like this. She felt like someone who lost her way and only found dead ends. 'What is wrong with me? And who are my feelings for? Why do they mean so much to my heart? Why are they demanding to have me? Am I unable to escape the snares of this terrible Fate? Between feelings from the past and the present. All at once. Am I that crazy?' Valencia's mind struggled. She continued to run without thinking about her surroundings until her footsteps stopped at a mini park on the side of Addison's residence. The corners of Valencia's eyes, which were already wet, she rubbed roughly and headed for a long bench not far away. It just so happened that the sky was clear tonight, as the moon and stars were faithfully visible despite sometimes hiding behind clouds. Luze's persistence wasn't enough. He followed Valencia to the garden and sat down beside her without argument. "Go away! Can't you give me some time to myself? What a
"Honey, what's wrong with you? Why are your hands full of blood? Did someone attack you?" Asked Asher while absentmindedly taking each of Valencia's limbs one by one. "Stop doing this, Asher!!! I'm not the one who's hurt. Hurry up! Hurry and help her! She got hurt to protect me. Hiks... I beg you, Asher, help her, his... Help Luze." Valencia pleaded with tears in her eyes. She looked at Asher expectantly. 'Valencia, is this how you feel about Luze? Haven't you gotten over her yet? Should I give in to your selfish request that doesn't respect my feelings?' Asher's heart hurt seeing Valencia's hopeful eyes. "If you just keep quiet. I'll take this as a 'yes'... I'm sorry if I disappointed you, but I can't watch the person who protected me die, or I'll regret this for the rest of my life." Valencia said. Seeing Asher only silent in response to her request made Valencia forcefully pull Asher to follow her without thinking about the consequences. Asher was only silent and followed Vale
Aside from being a millionaire, handsome, and full of charm, there was now one more thing that made them admire Asher, and that was his gentleness. "Oh, my God. Look at Mr. Asher. Why is he so charming?" Exclaimed one of the women who was a guest. "You're right. I can't imagine how happy it would be to be the spouse of the ruler of the business world. Surely his wealth will not be seven generations old." Said another woman who looked at Asher with sparkling eyes. "You guys, stop staring and gossiping. Don't you see, Mr. Asher is carrying his girlfriend very possessively? Don't you know what happened a moment ago when another man met them?" One of the women enjoying wine seemed to be meditating, but she was stirring things up. "Oh.. the other handsome man. Uh.. about that handsome man, doesn't his face look familiar? Who exactly is that man, huh?"Opinions and gossip quickly spread again. Even the quarrel that occurred some time ago is now linked to Valencia and Asher's current sit
Raisa turned her face away in disgust. "Don't touch me. You're disgusting!" Raisa sarcastically said as she brushed Daniel's hand away. "Why are you going wild, Alexa? Must I give you actual pleasure to make you acknowledge my existence?"Daniel's eyes were filled with lust. He consciously lifted the woman in his arms bridal style. "You masher!!! Where are you taking me? Wake up, Mr. Daniel! I'm Raisa, Reina's best friend, the one you love. You can't do this to me!" Raisa shouted right in Daniel's ear. "Noisy! Shut up, or I'll enjoy you right here and now!" Daniel snapped back. "You're crazy! Wake up; I'm not your Alexa!" Daniel's face was already red. His body was already heating up. With what consciousness he had left, he led Raisa away from the party to the car Daniel remembered parking some distance from Brahmantya's yard. With difficulty, Daniel reached into his pants pocket for the key, then opened the side door randomly. Daniel's mad lust was unbearable, so he easily thr
Ken drove his car at a moderate speed, splitting the night and the glittering city of Clayton. Halfway there, Asher suddenly felt what Daniel had felt a while ago. Sultry, burning heat, and thirst attacked him instantly. Asher's face was already red, with his breath starting to catch. Valencia, who was still absorbed in her world, began to feel something was wrong with Asher. She saw the man who had been silent, but suddenly his breathing was ragged. Now Valencia could feel it. "Asher, what's wrong with you?" Asked Valencia worriedly, seeing Asher so tormented. "Damn! It looks like someone put an aphrodisiac in my drink. Ughh... this is really excruciating." Asher replied with a heavy and seductive voice, like a professional gigolo ready to serve his guests. "Asher, should I help you to calm her down?" Valencia squeaked. She didn't say it out loud because she was too shy to discuss sexual matters. He looked at Valencia, who looked at him worriedly, then Asher's hand touched Val
Ken spoke awkwardly to his men. There was no way Ken would blatantly say that his Master and mistress were having sex. Everyone would have been miffed at the ridiculousness of his Master's revelation. Ken's eyes kept scanning the corners and found one of them hiding behind a tree.Asher slowly and sneakily approached his enemy to capture him alive for questioning. Ken stepped in a circular fashion while dispelling enemies from various directions. Right behind the targeted enemy, Ken immediately hit the nape of the neck until it fainted. Thump! Instantly lying down at that moment. "I finally got an informant."Ken left the enemy there and reorganized the backup plan in case there was an impromptu attack from the enemy. Sure enough, a high-caliber bullet suddenly struck Asher's car without a sound. Shutt... Prank!The rear windshield instantly shattered until a scream was heard from inside. "Madam!" Ken exclaimed. He immediately lunged at the enemy. He was sometimes using hand-
"Don't try to provoke the limits of my patience. Brengsk! Because I can't be that patient with someone like you. Whatever you say, one thing is for sure. I won't let you go!" A heavy and firm voice echoed in the quiet place. Asher now didn't care about the enemy before him, especially after seeing that Valencia was already in good hands. Her current situation was surrounded by three people with one of their leaders. While on Valencia's side, there were still Ken and his men who took care of the remaining enemy men. Although Asher wasn't sure about the unknown person suddenly taking Valencia away, his hunch said that the man who helped Valencia had something to do with the other identity of honest Valencia... Asher's silence and grin apparently stirred up the enemy's emotions until he showed his emotions unabashedly. "You dare to ignore my threats, Mr. Asher!" The enemy leader exclaimed. "Why not?! Just an opponent like you. What do I have to worry about? Didn't you say yourself
"Surprise?!" repeated Asher with one eyebrow raised. 'Valencia doesn't usually make surprises like this. What does my naughty wife want to do?' but the words stuck in Asher's mind.Asher massaged his temples and signaled the waiters to disperse. Asher was completely unaware that today was his birthday. All Asher knew was that he was irritated by his nosy wife's behavior, who arbitrarily changed the order of the mansion. Even though Asher always kept the mansion the same as before, which was when his late mother still occupied it.Asher's light steps carried him up the stairs to their bridal suite, hoping his wife was there or making sure Valencia didn't leave the mansion without his knowledge. Every step Asher took was like a flower blossoming in spring. It felt so thrilling."Since when did my heart become so pounding just from stepping into a room and imagining Valencia sleeping on her back. Oh shit! I really can't seem to help it." Asher said.The door to the room was still firmly
Valencia let out a long sigh after seeing Avrora's departure from her sight. Her body that had tensed up with the veins on her forehead that were interlocking gradually decayed and went limp. Her sluggish body collapsed and sat down on the sofa with both palms that still left a sense of anger, fear and trembling. 'I never thought I would have to deal with a woman of such high status in the Kingdom so quickly. It's really tiring, even my hands are still shaking after her departure.'"Madam, are you alright?!" Asked Rey worriedly at Valencia who looked exhausted and had a worried look on her face. Valencia turned to Rey who was standing beside her with a smile. She waved her hand slightly as a sign that she was okay. "I'm fine, Rey. Oh yeah, I hope this incident doesn't reach Asher's ears." Valencia said calmly, though not as calmly as her heart was still racing at the thought of Avrora's name. "Are you sure you don't want me to report it to Lord? Because I think, in the future, th
Valencia turned her head with a smile and patted Liana's hand to ease the anxiety of the maid Valencia already considered a friend. "I'm fine. After all, from the moment I found out that Asher had been matched, I already had a premonition that there would definitely be a time for me to meet Princess Avrora. It's just that I didn't expect that the time to meet would be this soon, I will definitely deal with it.""Madam, you are truly full of patience and maturity. It is fitting that the lord chose you to be his lifelong companion. Master has never made a wrong choice.""Never mind... don't keep praising me. Rather, prepare the meal for Princess Avrora immediately. I'm afraid the maid made a mistake out of fear. I'm going to change my clothes to welcome her."Valencia and Liana began to move off on their own. Valencia went upstairs to change into proper clothes. Liana, on the other hand, took over the maid's duties to serve the honored guests of the Kingdom.In the living room, Princ
Asher glanced with a sharp glance at Louzen, "Louzen you come to my office." Asher ordered."Yes, sir." Louzen trailed behind Asher, following his leader to the Dragon Knight leader's private study.In the Dragon Knight leader's private study, Asher was already sitting at his desk. Meanwhile, Louzen stood in front of him quietly waiting for Asher to start talking. "Tell me Louzen. What information did you get from the incident that happened at The Angel building?" Asher asked calmly. He didn't want to pressure Louzen and make him too cautious.As much as possible Asher made Louzen feel that he didn't know anything Louzen had done, so that in time Asher could catch those who were traitors in the Organization. As the saying goes, if you want to catch a fish, you need to spread the bait, widen the net and pull it slowly so that the fish is not surprised and get a satisfactory catch.Louzen was still silent. He seemed to be organizing the right words to say to Asher. "Sir, I've sent a t
Asher glanced at Rey. "Rey, escort Her Highness the Princess back to her palace. Tell Her Majesty the Queen to take good care of her daughter. I have a busy schedule and don't have time to play with her spoiled daughter!" Rey immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Swearing by anything, Rey would do everything he was told, except bringing Princess Avrora back to the Palace. But Rey was just a subordinate, he was forced to obey his lord's orders. "Your Highness Princess, please return to the Palace. Currently the Master cannot accompany you, he has a busy schedule that cannot be postponed." Rey said with all due respect to the daughter of the leader of the Stanford Kingdom. Avrora could only snort in annoyance. She was indeed old enough to lead a country. Avrora was also smart enough to follow protocol or state meetings. It was just that her attitude suddenly turned spoiled and childish when in front of Asher. That's what made Asher feel ill-feeling and uneasy if he had to linger wi
Valencia noted the ingredients needed to make the cake, tumpeng yellow rice, young coconut, other fresh fruits to make fruit ice and finally vegetables for the side dish to complement the yellow rice. "Yep... Can you read it, Liana?" Asked Valencia, she handed the piece of paper to Liana. "Let me read it. Hmm... " Liana looked like she was reading seriously. "It looks like the meal that Madame is going to make is going to be special. There are a lot of spices that are said to make food have a high flavor. I'm really looking forward to Madame cooking a lot of food." Liana grinned. Valencia had already prepared it earlier. She took out her gold card and gave it to Liana. "Shop all you want, Liana. I'll be waiting for you here.""Yes, ma'am. Then I'll go shopping." Liana said cheerfully. Valencia could only shake her head in understanding. She did not expect, the figure of Liana that Valencia first saw looking very mature and calm was only a cover. The Liana that Valencia saw at thi
Asher looked at the file in front of him to check. But his mind drifted to thinking about the arranged marriage forced by his father. "Rey, order a team of hackers and spies to track down the ulterior motives between father and Her Majesty the Queen. I'm still sanctioning this just an ordinary matchmaking. There must be a price to be paid by Father for this." Asher ordered. "Sir, isn't your wife the fiancée of the Crown Prince who disappeared two years ago?!" Rey asked while struggling with the documents in front of her. "Hm. Alexa Zheyana Hoult is the official fiancée with a will and stamp from the late King. Therefore, even though I am legally married to Alexa in Broughton. Alexa's engagement to Daniel was still valid in Stanford, as long as the will and royal seal had not been returned. And damn it, those seals were nowhere to be found. Perhaps someone from the late Madame Harsha's camp has deliberately kept it.""So, according to the master. Lady Alexa's supporters still expect
"Shhh... don't let anyone else hear about this, let alone Asher." Alexa warned Liana with her index finger to keep what she saw and heard a secret. "But why would you do that, ma'am?" Liana asked not understanding Alexa's train of thought. She put the porridge on the table and sat next to Alexa. "You know, Liana. The first time I met Asher was a miracle. I had just fallen off a cliff because I was escaping from someone's captivity and Asher was lucky to save me. It was only a few days after that. He suddenly legalized the marriage without my knowledge on the grounds that I was unconscious, isn't that ridiculous." Alexa said recounting the beginning of her meeting with Asher. "Madam, I have become very curious about the course of Madam's love story with Tuan. Because as far as Liana knows about Tuan. He is a rigid man who is against women." "Really?! Ah... don't just say that. How can any woman reject a man as handsome and rich as Asher." Alexa chuckled with her opinion. "I'm
Louzen and his men took over the job of taking care of the guards. Asher headed for the car that was ready in the courtyard. Yes... The Ferrari that Asher was using was parked in front of the building. Maybe Louzen had brought the car to the courtyard. Asher opened the car door behind the steering wheel with his left hand. He sat Alexa down with the car seat stretched out to make Alexa feel comfortable. Alexa's eyes were still closed, which made Asher even more worried and anxious. He closed the side door then switched to the driving seat and took his sports car at high speed. A 30-minute drive from The Angel building to the mansion. In front of the main door, Asher stopped the car. From the front side of the door, the mansion guard approached the car and opened the front door and invited Asher to get out. Asher came out from inside and gave the car keys to the guard. "Move the car." Asher ordered. He immediately went to the side door of the car and lifted Alexa bridal style and