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The Wood family was currently gathered together in their living room after the engagement ceremony between Shirley Wood, the youngest of the Wood family and Peter Green, the son of the gold mine owner at Carlo Hill.
Cassandra Wood who was the older sister of Shirley, was sitting on the edge and didn't seem to like being there. Several times she saw her husband being a servant to her family. She was upset. Very upset. How could she not? Her husband had no authority whatsoever and was often the target of her family. She really wanted to see her husband fight back, at least once. But, in fact, until they had been married for almost three years, Bill was still the same. Still becoming a useless son-in-law to her family. "Hurry up and fill this glass, Bill!" Shirley ordered her brother-in-law. Bill calmly picked up the bottle of red wine and opened it quickly and refilled Shirley's glass. He then stood next to the old man who was Cassandra's grandfather, Christopher Wood who had a pointed face like a crow. Shirley smiled happily and sipped her wine slowly. "You see, don't you, dear? My brother-in-law is so kind to serve us all so well," she told Peter. Peter Green, the man who would soon marry Shirley, smiled with satisfaction, "That's right. You're very lucky, dear." "Of course. Our Bill has a true heart, he'll do whatever we tell him to do," George Wood said, Shirley's older brother who was also Bill's brother-in-law. Bill didn't respond at all and turned to his wife, "Cassie, do you want me to fill your glass again?" "No, I don't," Cassandra replied curtly. "How about the dessert?" Bill asked. "No need," Cassandra replied and got up from her chair. "Grandpa, I'm sorry, I have to go to my room, I'm so tired," the beautiful woman with blonde hair argued. Not waiting for an answer, she left the living room. Bill quickly took off his apron and followed his wife. The woman did not go to their room, but she went to the rooftop. Cassandra knew her husband was following her, and pushed Bill away and hit him with her body. "Why, Bill? Why do you have to be such a coward? Don't you have any self-respect? Why don't you fight them?" She didn't stop hitting and Bill didn't seem to want to interfere with her venting her anger. Bill just waited until she got tired of hitting him. "What did I do wrong to marry a trash like you?" Cassandra shouted. Bill was silent. He thought answering his wife's words would only make her angrier. "Why do you want to be their servant, Bill? Tell me why!" Cassandra urged, unable to stand it. Bill couldn't possibly tell her the truth. It was still his big secret. "Tell me! Why don't you ever defend yourself? I'm sick of it, Bill. So sick of seeing weak men like you." The woman then began to cry in frustration. When Bill tried to touch her, Cassandra pulled away. "You can't even defend yourself, how can I possibly put up with you? Let's just get a divorce, Bill!" Bill froze in place as soon as he heard that. "Divorce?" "Yes. Let's get divorced! I hate you." "Why we must get divorce?" Bill asked. "Why, you said? After all, we only got married because grandma asked us to, not because we liked each other." Cassandra turned around and looked the other way. Bill approached his wife and touched her arm but she still refused. "I know, but-" "But what? Never mind, it's better if we go our separate ways. There's no point in being together," Cassandra said, still unwilling to look at her husband's face. "I can't." Cassandra laughed sarcastically, "Come on! Look at you! You're just a worker at a fruit stall in the market. What can I expect from you?" The woman sat down on a chair, staring ahead. Bill followed her and sat beside her even though he knew she didn't like it. "What's wrong with that, Cassie?" Cassandra really wanted to strangle her husband. "You know I work in an office, I'm a secretary in a big company. Don't you ever think about how embarrassed I am to have a husband who has such a lowly job?" Cassandra paused for a moment, before continuing, "You have no idea how they mock me. Loser husband, no self-respect, living hand to mouth. I'm the one who-" "Cassie-" "Don't interrupt me yet! Let me talk!" Cassandra pleaded and she was now back on her feet. The woman seemed ready to explode again, and Bill could see that very clearly. "Because of you, I'm underestimated, Bill. So, never mind, let's end it all. I can't take it anymore." Bill shook his head and gingerly touched his wife's hand. "No, I won't. I will never let you go." Cassandra clicked her tongue in exasperation, "If you won't do that, then I'll be the one to sue you in court." "Don't do that. Please, Cassie. Give me a chance to change!" Cassandra sighed tiredly. If only her husband had said that long ago, she would have immediately supported him. However, right now she was really very tired. Waiting for Bill to change for three years was not a short time. She had gone through so many trials and insults in her marriage with Bill, she didn't want to go through it again. For her, it was enough. "Your chance is gone," Cassandra said. Bill began to despair, "Give me a chance to change!" Cassandra was still silent, not even intending to reply. "Just one time," Bill said seriously. Thinking for a long time, Cassandra, who initially looked hesitant, finally replied, "Okay. One chance, if you don't change, I'll file for divorce." A smile appeared on Bill's lips. "Okay." He had been unable to apply for a good job because it meant he had to use his real identity. He couldn't do that because it would mean revealing his identity to the public. He couldn't do it yet, there was still one thing that made him have to hide his true identity. "That's it, dear. I'm coming down." Cassandra groaned in annoyance again but was too lazy to say anything so she just kept quiet as she watched her husband leave the rooftop. When Bill returned to the living room, his grandfather-in-law was already glaring at him. "Where have you been? The guest glass is empty." "Talking to Cassie for a while, Gramps." "Hurry up and fill Peter's glass!" Bill sighed, trying to restrain himself and quickly picked up the wine bottle and poured the drink into Peter's empty glass. Peter smiled mockingly. "Come here for a moment, future brother-in-law!" Peter said, asking Bill to come closer. The man was actually reluctant to respond but he also wanted to know what Peter wanted so he bowed slightly. "Your wife is very beautiful, can I approach her?" Peter whispered in a low voice. Bill instantly stiffened. "How dare you!" Bill shouted.Elliot smiled and replied casually, "He ranked fourth in yesterday's training."Niall frowned and vaguely began to remember the young man. The young soldier, who was almost nineteen years old, then said, "Oh, I remember him. My father once mentioned that he was one of the unique soldiers.""Unique?" Kharel raised his right eyebrow. Niall nodded, "He doesn't have any family in the palace. So, my father was even impressed by his abilities, which he built from scratch."Kharel was stunned for a moment.Elliot, who also knew a little about the young soldier, added, "Yes, that's right. He's from a commoner family and trained himself. So, you could say he built his skills on his own without any help from anyone."Kharel was stunned to hear this. "Amazing! Without any help, he was able to reach this point." The crown prince sounded impressed when he heard the story."His achievements are quite impressive, to the point that my father also said he wanted to train him personally, but unfortu
Niall was about to step forward as if he wanted to stop the duel between Kharel and Ashton.However, when he saw that James Gardner was already near the area, he said, "It's okay, your father is there. Kharel will be fine."Elliot immediately looked for his father at the edge of the duel area. Sure enough, James was standing on the sidelines watching the duel."My dad knows too. Nothing bad should happen," Elliot said, his vigilance beginning to wane.Of course, with a war general like James Gardner near the duel area, the two young men were sure that the strange Ashton Sehel would not dare to do anything else. Now, Elliot and Niall could relax a little while watching how James' presence brought extraordinary calm to Kharel.Apparently, Ashton did not change his aggressive attacks on Kharel, but the crown prince seemed to be launching his attacks more frequently. Unexpectedly, Kharel managed to attack Ashton several times at points on his body that had quite high points."Very good
Niall Anderson was silent for quite a while before the young man replied, "I don't know. I ... just feel something strange about him."Elliot was about to ask a question, but at that moment the fight between Kharel and Ashton had begun, so he chose to focus his attention on watching the duel first. Kharel looked so calm and repeatedly landed precise attacks. Meanwhile, Ashton always seemed to rush to attack with enthusiasm. This made Elliot frown in surprise.No, no, no. This can't be, right? Why do I feel like he's so eager to attack Kharel? Elliot thought.He then turned to his father, who had stood up from his seat and was staring at the monitor with obvious anxiety. "Something's wrong," Elliot said, who felt that his father also noticed something strange about Ashton's fighting style.When Niall didn't respond, Elliot immediately turned to his best friend and found that the young man had clenched his fists and was staring wide-eyed at Ashton."That bastard! Why do I think he
It would be a lie to say that Riley wasn't worried about letting his son go to the competition alone. Kharel was his only son. He was not only his son, but also the crown prince of the country.It was only natural for him to worry about his son.But suddenly he remembered his son's face begging him for permission that morning.Kharel had clearly been hiding something from him, but considering that his son was over 20 years old, he thought that he was trying to solve his own problems. So, he felt he had no right to doubt his son's abilities, so he said, "James, he wants to go and I won't stop him. I ... believe in him, he'll definitely come back."James swallowed hard. Seeing the look of genuine concern on his friend's face, James didn't dare to disturb Riley's calm.Therefore, he also chose to calm himself and replied, "You're right. Your son is amazing, and Elliot ... my son would never let his friend go alone.""He'll definitely try his best," James added.Riley turned to his best
Helen replied in a calm voice, "This is only the first session, dear. Don't worry, there are still three more sessions to go."Angelica looked uneasy, but she knew she could only wait. Meanwhile, James Gardner read the results of the first round and smiled faintly.Elliot Gardner, his son, was in first place with the highest score and had a significant lead over the soldier in second place, Ashton Sehel.Ashton Sehel started the first session with a set of arrows and managed to beat Niall Anderson, Elliot's best friend."It's okay, there are still a few more rounds," Kharel said when he passed Niall, whose face looked tense. Niall responded to his best friend's words with a warm smile, feeling so happy to have friends who always made him feel valued. Elliot, his youngest friend, even ran up to him and patted him on the shoulder, "You can definitely catch up. Don't worry!""Go for it, Niall!" Elliot said with a cheerful smile, then immediately returned to the fencing set. Niall sho
Kharel nodded briefly to the staff member.The staff member then invited the crown prince to put on some special equipment before choosing a sword.Kharel chose a sword that was slightly flexible but had good sharpness. He was not the best at using a sword, but his sword skills were not bad either.So, with confidence, the young man stepped into the sword arena where a class one soldier was waiting to greet him."Your Highness, I will not hesitate to fight you," the soldier said. Kharel, who had not yet closed his protective helmet, smiled at his opponent, "Don't worry! Give it your best shot!""Yes, Your Royal Highness," the soldier said, who looked extremely happy to be the opponent of the future king. The main rule in sword fighting was that the attacker, Kharel Mackenzie, had the right to attack his opponent fully. Meanwhile, the opponent's role was to defend and was not allowed to attack. Therefore, the most difficult part was for the attacker to launch a full-scale attack to







