My expression darkened. “What do you mean?”
Lucy chuckled and looked at me with a vicious gleam in her eye. “Oh, my God! You still don’t know? Laura and Crystal have fabricated such a detailed story and they’ve deceived everyone, including you! You’re nothing but their tool, Rufus! Even if you have all the power in this world, so what? You can’t ever have the person you love most by your side!”
Hearing this, I knew Lucy knew more than she was letting on, so I dismissed the other people.
“Tell me, what do you know?” I asked as soon as we were the only two left in the room.
Title of the document Lucy laughed hysterically, glaring at me with resentment. “And why should I tell you anything, Rufus? Seeing you stumbling around in the dark gives me great pleasure, you know.”
“What do you think you can get by doing this? Think about Firman. Do you really want him to lose both his parents?” I locked eyes with her coldly.
At the mention of her son, Lucy lost some of her audacity. “What… What do you want to know?”
I strode towards her slowly and bent down until we were at eye level. “I’ve come to realize that I’ve lost a small part of my memory.”
Lucy cracked a smug smile. “Do you want to know what memories you’ve lost? Beg me and I’ll consider whether to tell you or not.”
I sneered. “I can figure it out without asking you.”
“Oh, is that so? I’m sure that Laura and Crystal have misled you. What they say and do in front of you must be deceiving.” Lucy looked like she was determined to get my plea. She wasn’t as panicked as she was just now. “Only I can tell you what you want to know.”
I clicked my tongue and said with a smile, “Don’t you want to know what I’ve figured out so far?”
“Fine, tell me.” Lucy raised her chin arrogantly, as though she was certain I knew nothing.
With a calm expression, I said bluntly, “Crystal is my mate, and Arron and Beryl are my children.”
Lucy’s expression changed dramatically.
Seeing the visible panic on her face, I chuckled. “It seems that my guess is correct. So, do you really think I’ll just let you go after you tried to murder my two children?”
Lucy averted her gaze in fear.
I continued relentlessly, “Besides that, I want to look into Firman’s identity.”
“What? Why? Firman’s just a child. You can’t hurt him!” Lucy, who was scared out of her wits, suddenly jumped up from the floor.
“I know he’s just a child, and I won’t do anything to him. I just want to find out whether he truly carries the royal bloodline or not.” I smiled indifferently.
In fact, I had been suspicious of Firman’s identity for a while now, but I hadn’t investigated it yet. Laura also turned a blind eye to it, which made me relax my vigilance.
Just as I decided to let the matter go, Lucy dared to hurt Arron. Now, I was determined to get to the bottom of this.
As for the memories I had lost, I didn’t expect to get anything out of Lucy.
So, it was ridiculous that Lucy thought she had any power over me.
“I’ll tell you whatever you want to know as long as you let my son go. Everything I did was for him! Vent your anger on me, not him. You can even kill me if that’ll make you happy. Just leave my son out of this!” Any semblance of her previous arrogance had disappeared. Lucy’s walls were crumbling down, and she began to desperately beg for mercy for her son.
Just when I thought she was giving up, I noticed that she suddenly took out a dagger from behind her and was about to stab it into her neck.
I wanted to stop her, but I was too late. Just as the dagger was about to connect with Lucy’s neck, a small figure suddenly broke in and shouted, “Mom!”
Firman threw himself into Lucy’s arms and sobbed, “Mom, what’s going on? Why are you holding a dagger?”
Afraid that she’d hurt her son with the dagger, Lucy threw it aside and held Firman in her arms nervously. “Firman, what’re you doing here? I told you to read your book. Why didn’t you listen to me?”
Firman shook his head and cried pitifully. “Mom, what’re you doing? Don’t you want me anymore?”
Title of the document I watched this heart-wrenching scene and felt nothing. Since Lucy dared to do something heartless, she had to face the consequences of her actions.
Tears rolled down Lucy’s face. She held the boy tightly and cried, “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. You must’ve been so scared just now.”
“Mom, don’t cry. Please…” Sniffling, Firman wiped Lucy’s tears and tried to comfort his mother.
Lucy buried her head in Firman’s shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably.
After a long time, she raised her head, wiped her tears, and looked at me pleadingly. “I know I have done too many wrong things before, Rufus, but the child is innocent. Please let him go.”
I slipped my hands into my pockets and looked at her indifferently. “My decision regarding the child will depend on what you can give me in exchange. You know, I was never a warm-hearted person.”
Lucy bit her lip hesitantly. She looked down at the child in her arms and then took a deep breath as if she had made up her mind. “Please give me some time to comfort my son. After that, you can punish me as you please.”
I nodded.
Carrying Firman in her arms, Lucy sang a lullaby and walked towards the bedroom.
I waited in the hall. Just then, I heard a commotion outside. A guard rushed in and reported, “Your Majesty, Adela slammed her head into a pillar when we weren’t looking.”
“Take her to the secret dungeon and have a doctor treat her. Whatever happens, keep her alive,” I ordered coldly.
After the guard left, the hall fell into silence again. Minutes ticked by, but Lucy didn’t come out of the room.
My subordinate was starting to get worried. “My King, I’m afraid something fishy’s going on. Let me go in and check on her.”
“No need. Just wait. The place is surrounded by guards. It’s impossible for her to escape, and she wouldn’t take her own life.” I paused and laughed coldly. “She cherishes living too much. She won’t just give up.”
Pressing the dagger against her own throat just now was all just an act.
If she really had the resolve to take her own life, she would’ve gone with Richard when he was sentenced to a life in prison and wouldn’t have chosen to live in this palace with Firman.
Finally, Lucy came out of the bedroom. She looked much calmer than earlier. It seemed that she had made up her mind.
After she closed the door behind her, she turned around and said bluntly, “Crystal’s real name is Sylvia. She’s your mate, as designated by the Moon Goddess.”
My heart sank. Sure enough, everything in my dreams was true.
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