Chapter 339: The gist

- Imperial Herb House -

"Where is Rita?" Layla asked some of her workers whom she called to her office.

"Boss, she resigned." One of the workers before her said.

"What? Why?" Layla asked in a shocked tone.

"I don't know" Another worker said.

"But I pay you guys well and treat you guys well. Can any of you identify why she resigned? I want to know. Please tell me if I did anything wrong before I left" Layla said.

"You are the best person we have worked for. None of us here can think of anything bad to say about you. You simply treated us well. We enjoy working with you and wouldn't leave to any other place even if the pay is far better. That's how much we love working under you" A worker said.

Layla exhaled.

Although she was glad because of the heart-warming thing they said, she was still unhappy at the fact that her worker whom she treated like her best friend had resigned.

When the workers saw the absent-minded gaze in Layla's eyes, one of them said "Boss, don't think too much about it. She must have left due to reasons best known to her"

Layla nodded.

"Alright. Guys, thank you so much for the sweet words and for cheering me up. You can go back to your posts now" She said.

The workers nodded and began to leave one after the other.

Layla furrowed her brows.

"But Layla, why would you just leave like that?" She asked in a sad tone.

"Well, I wish you luck in all your endeavors. Farewell, friend. We will meet again if fate allows us it" She said.

Then she closed her eyes to comprehend the plethoric battle techniques that were sent to her head.

***

A day later...

At a restaurant where a lot of people were busy drinking alcohol and discussing on different matters, someone suddenly stood up and said with a loud voice "Guys, have you all heard the latest?"

He question pulled everyone's attention towards him.

"Huh? What's the latest? Can anything happen in this city without us knowing?" One of them asked.

"Of course. So many things are happening. It's only a little of them that you guys know. The rest are kept hidden from the public" The person said.

"Okay friend. But do you mind hurrying up and tell us the latest gist?" Another said and asked.

"I would tell all of you. Haha." The person said and laughed.

Then he continued "Actually, what I am about to tell you is something that I witnessed. So, it isn't a rumor. It's very true because I was there and saw it all happen."

"Okay. Then tell us. Or you scared of telling us?" Another asked and grinned.

"Scared. Why would I be? My aim is to expose this person"

"Alright. Go on, tell us." Another said.

"It's about The Godly Punisher. He is going out with the princess of the royal family in Smith City" He said.

"What?!" Everyone questioned at the same time in an exceedingly shocked tone.

"You had better not try to dent The Godly Punisher's image. Or we wouldn't forgive you" One of the people listening unexpectedly stood from his chair and said angrily and in a loud tone.

"Haha. Cease your reeling mind, folks. What I am saying is true. Like I said earlier, I was fortunately there to see it all happen. I am not trying to soil his reputation like you all may think. I am only trying to praise him, The Godly Punisher, for having such powerful eyes that can see only beauties that would fill one's mind with marvel and astonishment. He has Olivia, the Great Holy Daughter of the Immovable Mountain Academy who is a peerless beauty. And now, he has the Royal princess, Layla, who is also another peerless beauty. To be sincere, I admire him. Anyways, he has the attributes for all these divine beauties to trip for him" The person said and grinned.

"Wow" People that heard this became shocked.

"Well, he deserves to have all the stunning beauties to himself. Come to think of it. Between Layla and Olivia, who is more enticing in appearance?" One asked after the shock that was delivered to his mind vanished.

"I don't really know. But I think Olivia is more attractive than Layla. If they stand together, Olivia's stunning beauty would overshadow that of Layla" One said.

"I agree with you. What you said is right?" The person said and smiled, concealing the evil intent in his tone.

Not long, what the person said in the restaurant made it way out to the public.

People began to discuss about Alex's wife, Olivia, and his prospective girlfriend, Layla.

The news got to Olivia who was absolutely shocked.

'It's not long we wedded and the bastard is already going out with another lady? He even came back from his long journey and didn't alert me of his return. I need to visit that bastard and give him a piece of my mind' Olivia who had stood from her chair and began to walk around her room in anger said within herself.

'No, it's that bitch I need to visit. She needs to know her place if she would eventually become his wife.' Olivia said within herself.

Then she prepared to go to to the Imperial Herb House.

***

Two days later...

- Royal Palace -

Layla appeared before two people of the opposite gender who sat on golden thrones.

"We have been hearing news that doesn't sit well with us. How would you, the princess of the Royal Family, move around with that boy that is from the Houston's mansion?" The king who was Layla's father asked with wrath in his tone.

"Father, what you heard isn't true. I did not move around with the boy that you mentioned. It's just some people that made up this story to drag my name in the mud." Layla said.

"Hmm. I would believe you. But if it ever comes out as true, I would strip you of your royal title. Also, I would disown you. I definitely can't have a daughter who would willingly allow some guy that would have many wives in some places have her hands in marriage and become his tenth or twentieth wife." The king said.

Immediately Layla's father said this, Layla shook briefly.

However, the trembling of her body didn't go unnoticed by her parent who were powerful cultivators.

Layla's mother looked at her husband to see what he would do while Layla's father looked at his daughter with an indescribable gaze.

"Daughter, you just shook. And that was after my statement. What caused the trembling of your body? Or is the news that I and your mother heard actually true?" Her father asked with slight anger in his tone.