Chapter 255 - A Walking Disaster III

"I didn't know that after you became a s.l.u.t to Ramuja, now you sell yourself to the Great King so he would give you shelter, you dirty bitch," Merry cursed. She had deep hatred towards the man in front of him, especially when she noticed that nothing had changed much from his appearance. In fact, after almost a year of hiding, this guy had grown to be even more stunning. He had his soft features defined slowly, he still had that beautiful golden hair, seductive thin lips, and his golden eyes—

Merry was surprised when she found that Aster's golden eyes had gone, his eyes were just light blue right now, there was no golden circle around his pupil. Merry approached Aster hastily, but Aster didn't seem to respond, in fact, he didn't blink at all.

Merry realized that something was wrong with Aster. She pushed the sofa and Aster fell backwards with the sofa without much fight, "Ah!"

The sofa fell and Aster hit his head, he tried to find his walking stick, his hand searched around panicky.

'He is blind! He is really blind! Thank god!' Merry was joyous in her heart. She laughed happily as she pulled Aster's hair forcefully, "Wow, Grand Duke Aster really lost his eyesight, his beautiful eyes disappear too, now he is worthless, hiding in this room like a beggar~" Merry taunted.

Aster hand trembled, he couldn't see anything in front of him, but he felt that Merry in front of him was a different Merry that he knew in his childhood memory, "Merry… let go."

"Let go? Bitch, you took everything from me, you took Ramuja's love, you took… you took…" Merry had a hard time remembering what kind of thing Aster took from her, but she shook her head, "It's not important! You are just a s.l.u.t!"

"You are unreasonable," Aster said low, "Let me go now," Aster ordered.

"Please, didn't you see our position has changed? You are now a fugitive, I am the future Empress of Golden Camellia! I am the future Great Queen of Arctyr! And I'm also the future Sun Queen of Sun Kingdom! They all love me!"

Aster was startled with such a bold claim. But the more he listened to it, the more he realized that Merry was deluded beyond help. Somehow, Aster took a pity on her. She must've been craving for love.

Merry noticed Aster pitying her, which made her blood boil. She pulled Aster's hair and then pushed him again, his head hit the wall, "DON'T PITY ME! I AM ALSO A NOBLE NOW!"

Aster gritted his teeth, he was at such disadvantage because he couldn't see anything. His hand frantically searched around for his walking stick, but Merry found it first. She tapped Aster's head with his walking stick and said, "Are you searching for this? Too bad, you are a blind bitch now!"

SMACK! SMACK!

Merry hit Aster with the walking stick ruthlessly. Aster cowered on the corner while trying to shield himself, "Help! Ramuja, Irion!" Aster tried to call for the shadow guards to protect him. But no one came.

Aster gritted his teeth, 'I don't want to be abused by someone like her!'

Aster tried to catch the end of the walking stick, when he finally caught it, he pulled the walking stick towards him and then punched the black figure in front of his eyes.

"Ack!" Merry fell to the ground as her left cheek was punched. Meanwhile, her right jaw hit the table and she was dizzy for a minute due to the concussion.

"Ugh…" Merry felt that something was missing in her mouth. She spat and two of her front teeth fell to the ground. Merry was shocked for a moment and she screamed;

"AAAAH!" She looked in the mirror and saw that two of her front teeth were hollow. She glared at Aster furiously, she was thinking to play around and taunt this bitch for a moment before ruining his face, but all she wanted right now was to ruin Aster's face, "YOU BITCH!"

***

The scream inside Milord Aster's room could be heard by Irion's shadow guard and Ramuja's spy. They instantly nodded together and jumped to save Milord Aster, but two poisonous needles flew towards them. They dodged in hurry and fell to the private garden.

They stuck together and observed the surrounding, trying to find the culprit.

"No need to look around like that, we are here," two women emerged from the tree, they were fully covered with only their hawk eyes glaring at them, "Irion Swordheart and Prince Rama's subordinates. So, Grand Duke Aster is really hiding in Great Arctyr, no wonder we cannot find him anywhere, Milord Aster is indeed a smart man."

"Emperor Charles will be very happy with the news, he will be married soon with Milord Aster," the two women prepared their daggers and attacked. Irion and Ramuja's subordinates were forced to fight these women, unable to help at all.

***

Mariette was walking towards the direction of Aster's room, when she heard the scream from far away, she immediately rushed to the room. She saw the two maids who were supposed to guard Aster's room was missing and the door was open wide.

'Where are the shadow guards!?' Merry panicked. She ran towards Aster's room. When she was at the doorway, she saw a foreign woman attack Aster. She was madly trying to claw Aster's face with her sharp nails. Aster's shirt had been forcefully stripped and he had been cornered.

"YOU ARE A DIRTY BITCH! YOU SHOULD BE UGLY AND DISGUSTING! WHAT IS THE USE OF THAT FACE! ARGGH!" Merry was clawing Aster who curled up to protect himself.

"ASTER!" Mariette rushed and she pulled the madwoman.

Merry lost her balance and she fell to the ground again. She glared at Mariette who dared to disturb her, her red eyes looked scary and intimidating, as if the gentle Merry who stole all the attention in the Autumn Festival never existed.

"You are Great Princess Mariette, right?! Why in hell you let a bitch like him take a shelter in this palace! You guys have been seduced by him!"

SL.A.P!

"Watch your mouth!" Mariette yelled. She glanced at Aster who was trembling with all the scratches on his body. He still buried his head in his folded t.h.i.g.h. Mariette cracked her finger as she shifted her attention to this woman called Merry.

Mariette had never been this angry before, "You are bullying my little brother."

Mariette took the candlestick on the table and smashed Merry's face with it. Merry screamed, she tried to fight by trying to pull Mariette's leg. But Mariette raised her feet and stomped at Merry's hand with her high heel, "I'm not blind." Mariette said coldly.

"Arrgghh!" Merry screamed. The sharp heel was piercing her hand. She struggled to get up, but Mariette ruthlessly beat Merry's back with the candlestick.

"YOU ARE HITTING THE FUTURE QUEEN! YOU ARE HITTING THE FUTURE EMPRESS! I WILL EXECUTE YOU!" Merry cursed uncontrollably. The prolonged pain had made her stupid.

Mariette scoffed, "Hmph, I will beat you until you wake up."

Mariette beat Merry until Merry's consciousness drifted away slowly. Feeling that the madwoman finally lost her consciousness, Mariette finally stopped hitting her. She took a deep breath as her c.h.e.s.t palpitated.

"I will report you to the ministry and execute you for—"

BOOM!

Mariette was startled with the sudden smoke bomb. She coughed and tried to find Aster who was still cowering on the corner. Slowly, the smoke dissipated and the body of that madwoman had gone.

"GOLDEN CAMELLIA BROUGHT THEIR SHADOW GUARDS!" Mariette screamed. She took her crystal ball to alert the soldiers. She smashed the ball on the ground and the loud ringing was heard throughout the palace.

Aster who was still cowering on the corner finally raised his head, he saw a black figure in front of him, he trembled and reacted by hitting the air in front of him. Mariette caught Aster's hands and said, "Aster, it's me, Mariette."

Aster stopped hitting and he was stunned for a moment, "M—Mariette!" he hugged the woman in front of him. His body still trembled out of fear, "I—I don't know how Merry could find me… I—"

"It's fine, she's gone now," Mariette tried to pacify Aster. She wanted to pat Aster's back, but looking at the grievous scratches on his back, she only gritted her teeth and patted Aster's hair.

Tuskan who heard the crystal alarm ran as fast as he could to Aster's room. He was stupefied with the sight of messy room, blood splattered on the floor and furniture, and Mariette who hugged shirtless Aster with many grievous scratches on Aster's body.

"W—What happened?"

Mariette glared at Tuskan who was too late for everything, if she hadn't had the initiative to check on Aster, she didn't want to imagine the aftermath.

Mariette said calmly, ��Golden Camellia used that woman as a bait, Charles has been suspecting you. Tuskan, you've failed to protect Aster."