Chapter 791 I Want The Throne (Part One)


    Understandably, Diana was beyond annoyed when she was taken away from her bed in the middle of


    the night. It had been intensified by the fact that Harper had yet to ept her as her disciple. She was


    very upset with Howard who was taking her away.


    "Howard, do you really think you can just treat me like this because you''re my master''s elder brother?


    Well, you''repletely wrong. I only have to show respect for my master, not you. If you dare to


    continue being rude to me, I''ll certainly make you regret it!" Diana eximed while waving her hands in


    the air.


    "Your master or my sister, whichever you prefer, told me to escort you back to the South Kingdom, so


    you can be reunited with your father as soon as possible. At this moment, almost the entire kingdom is


    under Catherine''s control. Are you sure you want to continue staying at the Birch Pass? If you do, you


    may have to face a lot of consequences. Some of these might include the death of your father and


    Catherine inheriting the throne. You know what will happen after that. As the true heir of the South


    Kingdom, your mere existence is going to be a threat to her. Wherever you are in the world, she''s going


    to hunt you down," Howardprehensively exined. As soon as he loosened his grip on her, Diana


    fell on the ground.


    She didn''t scream for pain but instead, wore a frown on her face. "Do you really think that Catherine will


    kill my father? That''s impossible!"


    "Why is it impossible? It''s clear that she wants the throne. Now, based on what she knows, the official


    heir to the throne, which happens to be you, is already dead. And once your father dies, the throne


    would naturally pass on to her. It''s up to you whether you want to go back or not. If you don''t want to


    leave, I''m going back to sleep," Howard said while he got on his horse.


    "Then go! Right now!" Diana said. Then she got up from the ground and rode on the horse with so


    much ease that it impressed Howard very much.


    Meanwhile, in the South Kingdom''s pce, Lance was severely unwell that he couldn''t get up from the


    bed. The courtiers had no choice but to ask the Holy Maiden to check on him and possibly treat him. At


    that moment, the government affairs were being taken care of by two first rank ministers, a civil minister


    and a military minister.


    Due to the copse of the Starry Pce, Catherine had been temporarily staying in the Royal Pce.


    As a matter of fact, Lance was not sick. He had actually been poisoned by Catherine for the purpose of


    usurping the throne of the kingdom. Even though Lance knew that Diana had very little chance of


    surviving the Labyrinth Swamp, he still refused to hand over the throne to Catherine. Out of rage and


    resentment, Catherine had secretly given the venomous insect poison to Lance.


    "Your Majesty," Catherine greeted. At that moment, there was nobody else in Lance''s bedroom except


    the two of them. Since Lance couldn''t move at all, the only thing he could do was to open his eyes to


    stare at Catherine. In his eyes was apparent sadness.


    "I won''t let you have the throne," Lance slowly said. There was no way that he would allow Catherine to


    destroy the South Kingdom.


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    "If you don''t want to give the throne to me, then to whom will you give it, Your Majesty?" Catherine


    asked with a smile on her face. She then approached the table beside the bed and started pounding


    medicinal materials with a pestle. "Are you going to give it to Diana? But she''s already dead. Do you


    want to know why I''m so sure?"


    "You... you summoned the Holy Beast."


    "Your Majesty, you''re so smart! Well, it''s our kingdom''s policy that anybody who hasmitted a


    serious crime will be thrown into the Labyrinth Swamp and eaten up by the Holy Beast. So do you think


    that Sister Diana is still alive? In fact, I had never thought of treating you this way until Harper Chu


    reminded me," Catherine said, a very gentle smile still on her face.


    "Lady Harper?" Lance asked. Perplexed, he could not understand how Harper had anything to do with


    this. Was it possible that Catherine had colluded with them?


    Catherine stopped pounding the medicinal materials and looked at her father. With a stern expression


    on her face, she replied, "Yes, she told me the story of how her father had never treated her well. In


    return, she made him lose everything so he didn''t have any other choice but to live the rest of his life in


    remorse. Your Majesty, I also hope that you can taste the loneliness that I''ve experienced over the past


    years."


    "As the Holy Maiden, you enjoy the admiration of themon people and even possess prime rights


    which are exclusive to you. All of those are not enough to satisfy you? You and Diana are sisters.


    You''re forever bonded by blood! Why did you do this to her? Why did you take her life so brutally?"


    Lance asked in a harsh tone.


    "Sisters?" Catherineughed so frantically that she almost burst into tears. "Can a younger sister


    betray her elder sister? Is that what sisters are supposed to do? If she didn''t refuse to be the Holy


    Maiden at thest moment, I wouldn''t have needed to bear the responsibility of that godforsaken


    position! I grew up by myself in the Starry Pce. Do you know what that feels like?"


    "Catherine, you should think about what happened more carefully. You should ask yourself: Has Diana


    ever owed anything to you over the past years? Yes, she often went to the Starry Pce to quarrel and


    fight with you. But do you really think she''s irresponsible and improvident? Anyone who bes the


    Holy Maiden needs to be separated from all of her rtives and friends. Diana was afraid that once you


    became the Holy Maiden, you wouldn''t recognize her as your sister anymore. She was also afraid that


    you would feel lonely. It was for these reasons that she made it a routine to visit the Starry Pce,"


    Lance stated while tears welled up from his eyes.


    There was not a single emotion on Catherine''s face while she quietly stared at Lance. "So what? I will


    never forget whose fault it was that I be the Holy Maiden in the first ce. If she didn''t throw the


    responsibility at me, she wouldn''t need topensate all these years. She''s selfish!"


    "It wasn''t Diana''s fault! She didn''t want that to happen to you. She wanted to be the Holy Maiden at that


    time—"


    "Enough!" Catherine furiously eximed, cutting off her father. "I only know that I was the one who was


    forced to be the Holy Maiden at that time."


    When he saw how enraged Catherine was, Lance didn''t know what to say. He couldn''t argue the facts


    with her anymore. It was neither his nor Diana''s idea for Catherine to be the Holy Maiden.


    "I didn''t know you resented being the Holy Maiden so much. I remember that I had asked for your


    opinion in advance and you said you were willing to take on the position," Lance finally said. His voice


    sounded somewhat illusive, as if he was trying his best to recall the past.


    With a bitter smile, Catherine asked, "Was I allowed to refuse? Everyone knows that it''s a great honor


    to be the Holy Maiden, but I never wanted it for myself. At that time, I liked someone very much and all


    I wanted was to marry him when I grew up. But all my dreams about the future were destroyed. The


    Holy Maiden should have been Diana. But you preferred her over me, so you forced me, like a


    sacrificialmb. I couldn''t understand. I''m also your daughter, right? How could you have forsaken me


    this way?"