Chapter 208 - Deceived

I wanted to talk to Aaron and directly asked him who was the next person he handed the royal seal to. I was informed that he was so scared and couldn't say a single word to anyone, even to Kyle.

I felt guilty for what I had done. Aaron was the first person I thought of when I talked to Kyle about having a secret heir, but I changed my mind when I couldn't find him. If I didn't bump into him that day, I planned to give Benjamin the seal.

Funny. Maybe deep inside my head, I knew all along that Benjamin was a lying bastard. That's why I still ended up giving the royal seal to Aaron.

Aaron was just a young man working in the palace as a historian. I met him once in the royal archives and became my friend. I know he was honest and kind. I also know that his loyalty lies in the royal family.

Whoever Aaron chose, I know he was the right person to pass the order to the next one. I sighed while looking at the blue sky.

I was sitting on the bed reading a book. The window was open so that I could smell the fresh air from outside. I wondered. Maybe if my baby girl were still in my womb, she would like to hear the book I was reading.

I felt a sudden pain in my chest again. When would this feeling end? What should I do to forget about it and move on? I wanted to be okay for Jayden and especially for Caden, but it's too painful just to accept everything.

I sighed and laid down on the bed. I felt exhausted from thinking and decided to sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I hope that this was all a dream when I opened them.

Jayden POV

I went to our bedroom and found Peggy sleeping on the bed. I saw tears falling from her eyes, and I knew she was having a nightmare again.

My chest felt so tight seeing her suffer. The first time she carried our child, she was all alone. I wasn't around to support her. Now, I was with her, but I wasn't able to protect her and our child. I felt like I was so useless.

I couldn't imagine how painful it was for her. I felt like my heart was ripped out from my chest when I heard the news from the doctor. 

That day, they also took me to the hospital, and my room was just beside hers. I wanted to go to her, but they said she was still in the operating room. I was so mad at that time because no one would tell me what was happening. 

Until dad and Peggy's father came and asked me to calm down. Then they started telling me what had happened. I broke down. It was like the day I lost my mother. It was agonizing. I felt excruciating pain.

When Peggy woke up, the doctor told her what had happened to Mireya. I was just outside her room, hearing her screams and cries. I wanted to comfort her, but I was so scared. Then she decided not to see me for a while; I felt more broken.

I respected her decision and didn't force her to see me. But her father talked to me and told me that she needed me more than anyone. He was right. I am her husband. We felt the same when we lost our child, and being a coward and not facing the truth would put us both in despair.

I sighed and touched her gently on the cheek. I wish I could carry on the weight of her pain and worries. If not all, at least half of it.

I thought everything was fine when we got married. I didn't expect that our enemies would go this far. I was even more shocked when we found out about Benjamin.

I have met the man a few times, and if you talk to him, you wouldn't expect that he was lying. The man was really good at acting.

When you look at him, you won't suspect him as a bad person. He was soft-spoken and very calm. Sometimes, you would think that he didn't know anything, but I guess it was part of his plan. I saw him play with Caden a few times, and back then, I was impressed.

It didn't seem fake to me. His laughter and smile when he's with Caden were genuine. Maybe he wanted to have a child of his own. He couldn't have one since his wife slept with other men and had a child with two of them. But still, I don't care if his love and care for Caden were real. He killed my daughter, and he will pay for it.

Everyone has been deceived by him. Matthew was so mad that he wanted to go on a rampage to look for Benjamin, but Kyle stopped him. If I wasn't stabbed and Peggy was okay, I might join Matthew with his plan.

But I know Peggy wouldn't like it. It would just add another stress to her.

'Beep'

I frowned when I heard the sound of my phone and saw a message from Luke.

'We had a lead on Benjamin. He was still in Flousia. Let's talk.'

That's what it says.

I looked at my wife again. She was quietly sleeping, and for some reason, she stopped crying. I was hoping that she was dreaming with Mireya, and they were talking happily right now.

I leaned forward to kiss her before I turned around. With clenched fists and gritted teeth, I walked out of our bedroom, thinking of a thousand ways to torture Benjamin.

I will make sure that the bastard will pay for what he did to my family.. If I had forgiven Matthew because of Peggy, I am willing to bring her foster father to hell.