Semua Bab The Perfect Prince Consort: Bab 1 - Bab 8

Keisha stared at me, completely unmoved by my reaction, and suddenly seemed to deflate."Are you trying to hurt me? Or are you hurting yourself?"Hurting? I wasn't trying to hurt anyone. I was just being the prince consort she always wanted."Isn't this good?""What's good about it? You finally came back. Stop saying these hurtful things. Can't the three of us just live together like a real family?""Fine."I answered so easily that the light in her eyes dimmed even more.Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the door."Your Highness, the three gentlemen have arrived."I broke into a smile. "Please, bring them in. These three gentlemen are the best I could find. I guarantee you will be pleased, Princess."Before Keisha could respond, I stood up and welcomed them inside.When the three men entered, Keisha froze. Her eyes went wide.Because each of them carried a trace of her adopted brother, Gregory Maynard. One had his eyes. Another had his build. The third had his

When Keisha lost our baby, I nearly blacked out from the shock.But I was still worried about her health. I made some tonic and brought it to her.That's when I overheard Keisha giving instructions to a servant.She was telling the servant to send Gregory out of the capital ahead of everyone else. Find him somewhere to stay. And give him plenty of money. She didn't want him to go without.From her orders, I also learned that their affair had been going on for at least ten years. Keisha had hidden it well.I threw the bowl away. I went to bury what would have been our child.When Keisha found me, I asked for a divorce.My terms were simple: I would take our son, Thomas, and nothing else.But then Thomas—who had just been in my arms, asking if I was okay—pulled his hand out of mine."Father, you want to divorce Mother over something this small?"Mother is a princess. It's only natural for her to have close companions. She's already given you plenty of honor and status. You real

"Sebastian… SEBASTIAN!"Keisha ignored the wound on her collarbone. She ran to Sebastian as fast as she could and caught his body before it hit the ground. She didn't seem to feel any pain."Sebastian, stop pretending. Get up!"Sebastian didn't respond. There was still a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. Blood foam dripped down his chin and onto the back of her hand. It burned so hot it made her whole body tremble."Sebastian?"She shook him. She called his name over and over. No response.Something cracked in her eyes. Panic flooded in like a rising tide."Get the doctor! GO!"A servant ran off.Thomas rushed over. His face was pale. His voice came out wrong—high and broken."Mother… what's wrong with Father?"Keisha acted like she hadn't heard. She didn't answer. She just kept wiping the blood from Sebastian's mouth with trembling hands."Why is he coughing up blood?" she whispered. "Why? Why is he coughing up blood?"The courtyard fell silent except for the crackl

Keisha wanted to be alone with Sebastian, just to talk to him quietly.But Gregory burst through the door, soaking wet and wild with fear. He threw himself at the foot of the bed and grabbed the hem of Keisha's robe."Keisha… Keisha, please help me! Thomas has lost his mind—he's trying to kill me! I'm practically his uncle. You can't just stand by and let him commit murder, can you?""Get out."Keisha's voice was barely above a whisper, but it was cold enough to freeze blood.Gregory froze. "What… what did you say? Thomas is trying to kill me! Aren't you going to do something?""Disturb Sebastian again, and I'll kill you myself."Something in her eyes—in her voice—made Gregory stumble backward. He nearly fell.Just then, Thomas burst into the room with servants behind him."Seize him!""Thomas! I am your uncle! You can't just decide to drown me!""Shut up! I only had one father, and your twisted idea killed him! This is all your fault!"Gregory scrambled backward, pure terr