CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 12

"What is up with them? They're chasing us to prepare for a fight or what? Don't they have the marriage alliance with aunt already, starting to get greedy, eh?"

"Well, daughter, you may need to accept this marriage, after all."

Raising a brow, Sheila further asked.

"Why must I?"

"In actually, we would scoff at them for trying to forge another marriage with us, and the eldest daughter at that, if only, the marriage partner sent to be an in-law wasn't the third prince."

"Is this third prince, whatever special? I never even heard that a third prince existed."

"Of course, this third prince never came to existence only until now."

"They are making me marry a newborn child?"

"...No. This third prince is a title brought with money. It seems they made a scam to be sold off again, as a marriage partner. But I don't know if they intentionally underestimated us, they think they won't be found out."

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"The real owner of this title died a year ago, he was very low key and very weak with no political support, his title is nothing but a sham in the end and brought him troubles. Until depression hit him hard to his deathbed."

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"Your aunt has long noticed but is always short on clues, that the imperial power is getting out of the imperial family's control, every bit was being taken away and the emperor and the crown prince are slowly turning into mere puppets, but she does not know why, this mastermind behind the scenes does not have any intention to completely restrict her, just putting her in the center of events as to restrict a lot of her movements. And the debut of your sister was a great a way to call for help."

"And the third prince?"

"This person buying the title and is now a part of a marriage alliance seems to be a part of a show in itself, they want to pique our curiosity and in the end let him enter the family."

"This second husband-to-be is a spy from them in itself?"

"Yes. By letting him marry you, you can monitor the spy and we won't have to resort to torture and wait a long time to get just a single word from a trusted spy's tight lips."

"It makes sense. If the guy was really a spy, they might have cultivated him to be trustworthy and never speak a word, even if we get a single word out from his mouth, it's probably just telling us to fck off, like how it always happen with this people."

Enlightening the people on the table by purposely puting a confused show, truly their daughter-father duo style.

The breakfast table continued with a silent atmosphere for the meal. With the disciplined servants waiting for orders and the clattering sounds of the dining utensils, it was the total scene.

The first to finish the meal and stand from the chair was surprisingly, Creedas. He excused himself and with hidden but very visible excitement in his eyes, left.

'Hmm. Must be going to meet her noona.'

Second was her brother Providaz, the first husband and the rest until I went out, nobody was then left sitting on the chairs. It truly was the pleasure to be the end person in a good meal. She truly was feeling great until a bad premonition was telling her to walk another path, but it was too late as infront of her, just a few inches was Providaz.

'He angers me everytime I'm in a good mood by showing his face, when it comes to him, my mythical senses always lowers in capability, its always late.'

"Let's do a deal."

A naturally cold toned voice spoke out to her exactly. Nobody is behind her, she knows it was meant for her.

Cocking her head to the side and giving a falsified smile.

"Ah, yes, of course it's you. Who else is there? Why do you block my way?"

He gave back a bored smile, his eyes deepened considerably, narrowed and the folds on the side of his eyes stretched upward.

"No need to act like that, once this deal is done, I wouldn't bother to ask you one of these days. You are way too interested on the little lass Creedas."

"A lot of words, you only bother to be talkative infront of me, huh? And what of it?"

"I will investigate what you are interested in and you must do me a favor in return."

"Providaz, give me a reason to agree with this deal."

"You can get your answers fast."

"I have my own informants, even though not faster, they can still get the same information, so I don't know why I need to bother with this deal, I am not in a rush."

"Oh, then because I'm trustworthy."

"For others, they may feel like it, but does it look like I'm interested? When I do a deal, I only think about trustworthiness when I like the fellow dealer."

"Hmm. Dearest sister, you don't like it, how about current information about your own spawns?"

"...You ate something suspicious, why do you suddenly offer me these for free?"

"Did you forget the condition of a favor from you."

"What nonsense, I never heard of it. Let's do the deal."

"The favor is that you also investigate something for me."

'In the end, he said it.'

"I never heard that you are troubled by lacking men to do those for you."

"Well, it would truly be easy, if not for the fact that the target is difficult this time."

"... A hard one, then why do you even ask me for it, ask eleder sister."

"You know that person, in fact you give birth for him. If I can remember, you fancied him and scheduled yourself to lose memories for two years and falsified a commoner's memory just to play sweetheart with him. And in exchange you hooked him within a long year."

"Oh, wow! You never truly stay out of my business completely don't you, you even know that, crazy guy. Hays, it's one of my regrets but greatest achievements. You know, he's like you, way too blind."

Speaking back in a bland tone, she also reminiscence of the willful past, for once, tried acting like a real teenager, reckless and going along with her emotions, though a short time, she spent it to fancy two man. It was a great time. Though she got herself pregnant, she transferred them to countable women with great abilities like she always did, and have them give birth for her as she dislikes the change it brought to her body.

She wasn't bothered like those normal parents as this method was used by countless women of the Hareth family, a magic invention to have a lot of offspring for a short time, just get pregnat, quickly transfer, and have a quick chance for another pregnancy, the after affects it may cause to the body were already settled since a long time ago because of how often the method was used, all they need to do was have someone take care of the choosen woman.

It was that easy, that she was amazed at this cool technology back then. She didn't trouble herself having to give birth and suffer damage. She's too evil sometimes, and her guilt and emphaty isn't the type to get easily incurred by people when she lashes out at them.

It wasn't a trouble calling her such a villain for not caring that much for her children, even until now. When 'that' incident happened, she let it happen, and lost them. But what did she felt back then, it was nothing but a small interest with the bravery of the escapees and the plans made by them.

Now, she reminded herself to know things about them and at least care a bit, so as to not turn into someone who completely lacks the nature to care, another difference to make with her brother. Even though this disgusting person never had and have no plans to have offspring, going as far as to poison himself, he, since the very beginning never bothered caring.

He got close to the long glass window and for a rare moment, let the sun shine on his pale face. His forefinger touched the glass and it pierced a perfect small hole, with the glass he touched and a bit further dissolved into nothing. The small hole was now there, the gentle breeze entered and caused his wavy short hair to shook in a sauve manner by the side.

"You already have an idea who. Then I'll give you his current information, I will also give you what I need you to investigate."

"Is that all?"

CONTINUE..