Chapter 769 - Saving Her Cursed Lycan Prince

Even a child as young as Firman could tell something was wrong. He grew more uneasy with each passing day and always wanted me to hold him.

I felt terrible. I was the one who got my dear Firman into trouble. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t be in this miserable situation.

“Mom, can’t we leave this place someday? What’s going on? There are so many guards outside,” Firman asked curiously, poking his head out the window.

I touched his soft hair and explained, “Don’t be afraid. It’s just a routine patrol. Recently, there have been a lot of kidnappings in the city, so you’re not allowed to go outside. Things will go back to normal once they catch the kidnappers.”

“Really? I have a good friend in kindergarten. We were supposed to fly kites together. ” Firman looked at me innocently, with hope for freedom in his doe-like eyes. My heart sank. I felt so guilty I couldn’t meet his expectant gaze.

“Don’t worry, honey. I’ll make you a big kite later. How about a tiger-shaped kite? It would look fierce in the sky.”

Firman’s eyes lit up happily. “Thank you, Mom! I hope those kidnappers will be caught as soon as possible so I can go outside!”

“Yes, don’t worry, baby. They’ll be caught soon,” I said softly, my voice thick with emotion.

Just then, a guard came to announce that the tutor had arrived.

I knelt down in front of Firman and tidied his clothes. Then we headed to the study to meet the tutor.

Firman looked forward to his classes every day. Although the tutor Rufus had sent was very serious, he was a good teacher.

While Firman was in class, I sat and waited in the pavilion outside.

When Firman bounded out of the study, I knew his class was over, so I immediately approached the tutor to ask about Firman’s studies. Truth be told, I also wanted to subtly ask about the outside world.

But the tutor was very discreet. He wouldn’t tell me anything aside from Firman’s progress in class. His tone was flat, and he was neither polite nor rude. He didn’t treat me like the former prince’s wife.

I had no choice but to try to force some answers out of him. But unexpectedly, when I asked for information, the tutor seemed annoyed. With a darkened expression, he said coldly, “If you keep asking, I’ll have to report you to the king.”

I immediately fell silent. Just thinking about Rufus scared me out of my wits.

Once upon a time, I had been ambitious. I used to want Firman to compete for the throne, but now I knew that Firman and I were nothing in this palace. It was already a blessing that we were alive.

Dejected, I returned to the main hall alone and looked out the window absent-mindedly.

While I felt panicked, a voice told me not to be afraid. If anything I dreaded happened, I would already be in trouble.

Many days passed without any changes. Things must be fine, I kept telling myself.

One day, things were uneventful as usual, until there was a knock on the door.

Puzzled, I stood up to open the door, only to find that it was Adela standing outside. I breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, I was confused as to why she would visit us at this time.

Just as I opened my mouth to greet her, Adela suddenly slapped me across the face. “You Fucking bitch! Go to hell!”

As I was too stunned to react, Adela seized the opportunity to pounce on me, yanking at my hair like a madwoman.

Title of the document This pissed me off. Although I was virtually powerless in this palace, nobody dared to hit me. How dare this bitch slap me?

I quickly turned the tables, straddled her, and slapped her on the face.

Over the past few years, I had done some graft in this palace, and I was much stronger than this she- wolf. Soon, Adela’s face was swollen because of my slaps.

“Bitch, hit me again and I’ll kill you!” Adela struggled hard and managed to kick me in the belly. While I winced in pain, she kicked me a few more times until I let go of her.

Adela immediately got up from the floor, pointed a trembling finger at me, and spat, “Did you poison me? I’m infertile because of you!” I was shocked, but I tried to keep a calm expression. How’d she find out about the poison?

“Say something, bitch! Was it you?” Adela, whose face was red and swollen from my slaps, was furious.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Who told you that you were poisoned?” I looked at her coldly, unwilling to give myself away. Perhaps this idiot was provoked by someone, so she came here just to stir up trouble.

But it didn’t matter even if she knew the truth. Anyway, she couldn’t do anything to me. We had been in the same boat for a long time now.

“Bitch, it was you! You’re the only person I’ve been in touch with in this imperial palace!” Adela was so agitated that she burst into tears. “I thought you were kind to me. I didn’t know you were such an evil bitch! How could you deprive me of the right to be a mother?”

I was about to deny her accusation, but at this time, Rufus strode in with a doctor and a bunch of guards.

Only then did I realize that my crimes had been exposed. No wonder this idiot dared to question me so boldly today!

Backed into a corner, I had no choice but to tell the truth. “You’re right. I poisoned you.”

Adela’s eyes widened in disbelief. “So you did do it! I knew it was you! You bitch!”

“Shut up, you idiot.” I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at her and sneer. “You deserve it, you idiot. If you just used your brain for once, you wouldn’t have been fooled. But you’re too stupid to think straight, so you can’t blame others for taking advantage of you.”

“I’ll kill you, you bitch!” Adela was so infuriated that she rushed up to me, poised to strike.

Without any fear, I puffed out my chest and shouted, “Bring it on! Hit me!”

Enraged, Adela picked up a cup and threw it at me. I dodged the teacup projectile and was about to fight with her.

Rufus, who had seen enough, finally ordered the guards to forcefully subdue us.

But Adela refused to give up. She barked madly like a rabid dog, but Rufus soon gagged her.

Then Rufus strode over to me with an icy look in his eye. “Why did you do this? Were you not content with your peaceful life in this palace?”

I sneered at him unscrupulously. I had nothing to lose at this point. “Because I hate you and I hate Crystal. I hate everything in this imperial palace. The only way I could take revenge on the royal family was to make my son take the throne.”

Rufus frowned in confusion. “Isn’t Firman Richard’s son? He’s also a member of the royal family.”

Hearing this, I laughed hysterically. “Oh, you poor, poor thing! I almost feel sorry for you, Rufus. You’ve been kept in the dark by everyone!”

Rufus’ POV

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