Chapter 757 Assassination Attempt On The Prince (Part One)


    "Did you ever love Harper?" The question echoed in Francis'' mind. It was one he had asked himself a


    thousand times in the past. Of course, he had loved her. Her smile alone could drive him crazy enough


    to do anything she asked for. He would never deny the love he had once had for her. But it was all past.


    Now, there was only hatred in his heart.


    "Yes, I did," Francis admitted. "I loved her and hoped she would reciprocate my feelings. I was eager


    for it. But you know what? All I got out of this longing was disappointment, despair, pain, and grief. I lost


    all hope by the end. I had a hard time engulfed in despair. It was agonizing. I ended up wanting to kill


    her, even tried to do it, but still..."


    "What? Do you regret that decision?" Diana asked dryly. Men were all the same, unable to get over


    what they failed to get and never cherishing what they had already.


    "Certainly not. How could I? If I can''t have her, I won''t allow her to be with another man! I would rather


    destroy her," Francis said. He quickly restrained his feelings, regained hisposure and schooled his


    expression to his habitual indifference. "Diana, we are the same. We always put our interests first, and


    even those we love will be sacrificed to get our way. What we love most is ourselves. There is no other


    kind of love in our hearts."


    "I have to admit I''m surprised that you''re honest about your feelings. I thought you would tell me you


    still loved her and always would. It''s good to know you''re thinking clearly about this and it''s good that


    you understand what matters most to you," Diana said. She then stood up and continued, "Well, I came


    here to tell you that everything is set. Becky will help us as long as you promise not to hesitate. The


    smallest stumble will lead to unbearable consequences for us all."


    "Don''t worry. I will send her to theher world myself in the Worship Ceremony tomorrow," Francis


    said with a determined look as he gritted his teeth. ''Harper, don''t me me for what will happen to you.


    You should me yourself for ignoring me. You only care about Matthew. No, that''s not even it. You


    care about everyone except for me. You sympathized with Lilian because of her obsession with the


    man she loves. So, you helped her marry into the Great Jade Kingdom. You admired Lucas for his


    philosophical life attitude and helped him ascend the throne. You thought highly of Chodak because he


    was always calm and tolerant and helped him to get back to the Great Jade Kingdom. But you showed


    me no mercy. I''ve done many things for you. I even killed both my father and brother all for you. But


    even so, you just turned a blind eye to my efforts to gain your attention.


    You left me no choice but to do this to you!'' With that, Francis kneaded the sugar figurine in his hand


    into pieces. ''From now on, I will never make sugar figurines with your face again. Since I can''t have


    you, neither can Matthew. I''ll make sure of it!'' he swore inwardly.


    "Owen," Francis called. As soon as Owen entered the room, Francis veiled the venom in his eyes. He


    went back to being a gentle and handsome young man.


    "Your Highness," Owen responded.


    "Tell Luther to get ready. Tomorrow is the best time to take action. Ask him to help us upy the Birch


    Pass. I wonder how Matthew will react when he finds two hundred thousand soldiers lying in wait at the


    Birch Pass, all keen on fighting him and his men," said Francis slowly.


    "Yes, Your Highness." Owen took his orders and left. He was thinking the same thing. Now that Harper


    had arrived in the South Kingdom, he would never allow her to leave. He wanted her to pay for hurting


    his master.


    A figure lurked on a gloomy street as Owen took his leave. Looking at Princess Diana''s brightly lit


    mansion, the figure sighed, "You''ve chosen the wrong path atst." Then the voice faded away into the


    darkness.


    Both the royal family and people of the South Kingdom cared a lot about the Worship Ceremony. This


    was a big day for them. Every family provided offerings and prayers, hoping for a smooth year with


    abundant food and joyful lives.


    As per tradition, the Worship Ceremony was held in the Starry Pce where the Holy Maiden lived. On


    that day, the Starry Pce would open to the public, making it lively and full of people. The three


    countries'' emissaries arrived early as the Holy Maiden was preparing to conduct the Worship


    Ceremony. Lance, the South Kingdom''s king, sat in a lofty chair befitting his position. Although the


    South Kingdom was the weakest out of all four kingdoms, it remained stable throughout the years. All


    four kingdoms had always gotten along well with each other. In fact, nothing untoward had happened


    until Francis came armed intending to usurp the throne in the Bright Dynasty. The South Kingdom had


    gotten involved. It had created uncertainties about whether the bnce would remain between the


    kingdoms.


    "The four kingdoms have had little contact over the years. I invited you all to attend our Worship


    Ceremony in the South Kingdom to form a longsting alliance. I hope we remain on good terms


    forever!" Lance spoke in a gentle and kind voice. "The Great Jade Kingdom has weed a new


    emperor, Emperor Rndo. Princess Lucas has also taken the throne in the Bright Dynasty as its new


    emperor. Both of them are young and smart. We all need to keep in touch and reinforce our ties. The


    emperor of the Wonder Kingdom rarely sends his men out to visit anywhere. But he sent some here to


    attend the Worship Ceremony. I am grateful that you have alle here."


    "You''re very wee, Your Majesty," Miguel said as he waved the fan in his hand. "Our emperor is


    also eager in forming an eversting alliance with the South Kingdom."


    "Splendid! I''m overjoyed to hear that," Lance said with a smile.


    Kile, on the other hand, hadn''t taken his eyes off Harper. Despite the thick bandage on his head, he still


    did not restrain himself a bit. An imperial envoy from the Wonder Kingdom sat next to him, poking at


    him to remind him to behave properly. However, Kile merely moved his body to avoid his touch. "Leave


    me alone and don''t disturb me while I enjoy looking at a beauty."


    The imperial envoy was so disappointed upon hearing that. ''He was already injured from offending one


    woman. Why couldn''t he control himself at least a little?'' he cursed under his breath. However, he


    wouldn''t dare scold Kile. With no other choice, he coughed and said, "Prince Kile, the king is looking at


    you."


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    "Why is he looking at me? I''m not some beauty," asked Kile, his eyes still focused on Harper.