Chapter 1529 A Slap
When Dylan saw Arielle’s face, he could not hold himself back anymore. All of a sudden, he staggered backward, but Vinson managed to catch him in time. After Dylan regained his balance, he turned to Vinson and slapped him.
‘‘W-Why… Why didn’t you take care of… take care of her?’‘ Dylan roared in sorrow as he clutched his chest and glared at Vinson.
He had trusted Vinson so much and had believed that the latter would protect Arielle with his life, but in the end, what happened? Why didn’t he protect her? Oh, my dear daughter…
At that thought, Dylan’s tears kept streaming down his face. He was utterly devastated by the loss of his daughter.
Meanwhile, Vinson could only watch him sob in silence. He did not know what he could do to lessen the pain the old king was feeling.
‘‘Please don’t cry. She’ll definitely be upset if she sees you in this state.’‘ Vinson’s cheek had turned red right after the slap, but he said no words of complaint about it. He knew that Dylan only did that because he loved Arielle wholeheartedly. If Arielle had meant nothing to him, he would not have cared whether she lived or died.
However, Dylan did not respond to him. He turned away to fix his gaze on Arielle instead. The longer he looked at her, the thinner the air around him seemed.
It had taken eons before they finally found each other, but it seemed like just the blink of an eye before they were separated by the line between life and death.
‘‘What happened to her? Why did she suddenly—’‘ Dylan choked out but could not even finish his sentence in the throes of his sorrow.
Sybil quietly wiped away his tears as he watched the scene. He, too, could not believe that the princess was gone just like that. The king had not even gotten the chance to announce her existence to the people before they lost her.
Sybil could only imagine how anguished the king must be.
Vinson’s eyes dimmed when he heard the king asking about the details of Arielle’s death. In a barely audible voice, he began, ‘‘The doctor said that it was due to complications of her gunshot wound.’‘
Dylan turned even more resentful upon hearing that.
I have to find out who the ones behind this are to avenge Arielle. I can’t let her just die in vain like this.
In the meantime, the queen mother and the queen, who were both in the palace, received news about Arielle’s death.
The queen mother was in the study when the news traveled into her ears. Immediately, she put down the document she was reading and furrowed her brows.
The queen had just left the palace. Even if the queen wanted to end Arielle’s life, she would still need time to make arrangements. Yet, Arielle had suddenly passed away. Moreover, the queen mother had yet to make any move.
Her expression darkened while she was in deep thought. The queen mother still remained wary and suspicious of the news. After all, she was a woman who had gone through ups and downs in life.
‘‘Send someone to look into this and find out if she’s really dead,’‘ the queen mother told Monisha, who instantly began working on it.
After Monisha exited the room, the queen mother turned to look into the distance. Everything would be fine if Arielle is really dead, but if the news is fake, I’m going to make sure it becomes true.
Matthew, who had gone to the ward with Dylan, narrowed his eyes when he saw the scene.
Why is His Majesty so upset about Arielle’s death? Who is she to him?
When he thought about how Arielle had held the king’s arm and entered the venue during the king’s birthday celebration, he furrowed his brows.
Could it be that those rumors were true? Is he that upset about Arielle’s death because he has fallen for her? No, that’s not right. Arielle’s a capable girl. Even if the king were to fall in love with her, she would not reciprocate his feelings. But if she wasn’t in love with him, why would she say those things to persuade me previously?
